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I am writing the SAT in October. The problem is that the next SAT Subject test date after this is only in November, after the Early Action and Decision deadlines. Should I still write the SAT Subject …

I’m technically a sophomore in college and am 29 years old, so I want to earn a combined BS/MD so I can start working in my field of study ASAP. Many of the sites like these are catered to high school …

Hi, this is my first time posting a question here so I hope everything is alright. MIT is my dream school and I was elated to see that I had a 65-69% chance of acceptance. I referred this website to o …

I plan to take guitar lessons throughout high school, and will probably major in music when I get to college. Do guitar lessons count as an extracurricular activity?

I am trying to get extra volunteering hours, mostly in the medical field or at least related back to the medical field. I need more hours for volunteering one for my resume and for my college Apps and …

I was requested to have structure design,Art foundations and Graphic Design in order to be an architect but what really would i be doing in those classes?

I understand that the answer must be creative to showcase my surroundings and connect it with myself. But the only things that come to mind are traditional things from my country but those don't repre …

I am planning on starting a Red Cross Club at my high school this year. I do not exactly know what I want to do and I need help coming up with activities for fundraisers and service activities. Also, …

So I am kinda diagnosed with an alphabet soup of mental health syndromes but I don't have any life threatening and am high functioning. Should I even bring it up or is the information even relevant? I …

So for a EC description I'm character limited however and wanted to ask can I change

blah blah & yearly fundraiser that raises on average 1 (5k.) wanted to add the 15k part.

to blah blah & yearly fundra …

I have no clue what to write my college essay on. I have had some ideas but they seem too cliche. For background, I am a First Generation Mexican-American with Mexican Immigrant parents. I was thinkin …

For schools like UT Austin that want to see your expanded resume, how long should it be? I've heard that you should never have over a page for a resume, but is that only true regarding jobs or college …

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So I will be applying to college in the fall and while filling out the common app, I realized that I really only have 4-5 activities that I spend most my time doing. I feel that only these activites a …

So on the common app it ask for the hours you spend doing an activity per week. For one of my activites, I spend about an hour just to get to the place and back. Would this hour for transportation cou …

I am an international student from the middle east and I am crafting my writing portfolio. The thing is here it is a crime to be gay and as I am applying to my school, I am declaring that normally. Fo …

So while using the chancing profile on college vine. I was inputting volunteering as a tutor for one of my activites. I've been actively doing this activity for about 4 hours a week during the school …

If you are an international student who cant take honours classes or AP classes and schools in your country don't have a GPA grading system , what kind of information can you provide to prove academic …

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I am applying to several schools in the UC and Cal State system but have no idea how to apply or where to apply for scholarships. Is there someone who can provide links and walk me through it in as …

I'm a rising senior in high school trying to get a feel for student life at prospective colleges but there are no official visits allowed.