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I'm currently a sophomore in high school and trying to put together my schedule for my junior year. I want to take 5 AP classes next year (we're allowed six every year): AP Language & Composition, AP …

Hi! I'm a junior planning on going to college for entrepreneurship. Business highly motivates me, since freshman year I have taken a semester introductory business course, a full-year Marketing Manage …

Dartmouth College yesterday announced that it received $40 million and will apply that to extending its Financial Aid to international students on a Need Blind basis while meeting 100% of the demonstr …

Based off of the chancing here on CollegeVine, it estimates that both Duke and Columbia should be hard target schools for me if I send in my 1380 on my SAT. However, I'm hesitant to send it in because …

I am in 10th grade right now and I don't have anything to put in the awards category of the common app so I was wondering if there are any awards/competitions I could enter if I want to go into law or …

If I had two B's during my first semester as a freshman and all A's taking ap and honors courses my next three years, but I had skipped 8th grade during a pandemic how are my chances of getting into a …

I’m a high school junior trying to figure out my schedule for next year. I’m currently enrolled in AP Calc BC and have an A for both quarters. Would it be better for me to take multivariable calculus …

I am considering applying for Running Start for my Junior and Senior years of high school. If you didn't know, it's a program where you spend two years of high school taking community college classes …

I’m struggling to find school that I want to apply too. I’ve already looked in my area.but I don’t even know where to start looking in other states.

In my last question, I asked what I could do to boost my chances of getting into colleges. My parents won't let me take any more Honors or AP classes after my freshman year. I've only had one so far a …

Hiiii, I'm currently filling out a transcript request from my school, so I can send it to colleges. My school gives me the option of requesting official or unofficial transcripts.

Which should I reques …

It's odd that this website assumes you're already in high school. I was just curious, initially, about it.

and is applying to Dornsife competetive

My Common App essay is 261 words, which might appear to be the bare minimum, but it's very concise and wrapped up nicely. I don't think there's anything significant to add, but will this hurt my chanc …

I'm not very involved in school activities and I want to get more out there. I plan on going into mechanical or aerospace engineering. My school is having a club rush soon and I was thinking of starti …

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In some of my high school classes, I have a grade around a 93-95%. Even though this is shown as an A in my school (we don't do A- or A+), if I apply to a college that considers these A-'s for th …

I am a rising senior and I have two spaces left on my schedule for next year, so I can’t take every class I want to. Which combination of classes would look best for someone who wants to apply to elit …

Hello! I’m a junior who was set on being a veterinarian for about 10 years. Recent circumstances changed my goal to a RNA(more likely) or an anesthesiologist, since I took chemistry and had been enamo …

Is there any other financial report except CSS allowed in Hobart and William Smith Colleges? Like Upenn has their own financial report form equivalent to ISFAA, does HWS has something like this?

I am a senior, and I've worked a part-time job after school and on weekends since sophomore year. I have a 3.75 GPA, and other extracurriculars as well, and I'm also an avid painter. Would having a pa …