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I am a high school freshman. I have lots of interests, but I'm really uncertain about what to focus on and major in when I go to college. I definitely do not want a cubicle job. I want a job where I c …

I am the graduating class of 2025 and I would really like to get into Caltech. I have really good grades, but I know Caltech is extremely competitive, and you have to stand out. I was was wondering wh …

Hello, I am a junior who was just accepted into UPenn Wharton's "Essentials of Entrepreneurship" summer program the other day. I was excited until I discovered this program was actually not that selec …

Im graduating high school in 2023, which means that I will be applying to colleges in fall 2022 and hopefully on a college campus in fall 2023. My high school will be helping me with the applications, …

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My name is Sage and I am a freshman in high school. This year I got a letter saying I was selected to represent my school in the Congress of Future Medical Leaders because of my grades and extra-cu …

Hello! Does anyone think the Class of 2023 will still have test-optional admissions in a lot of schools? Is it better to submit a test score even if optional?

As a high school graduate in 2026 what should I do to have better chances to get good grades?

Also I need high school advice

I’ve been reading up on some EC articles, and I’ve discovered that most of my extracurriculars are more well rounded. Does that heavily impact admission? I am planning on majoring in film production. …

My school doesn’t offer honors classes because they said that all the classes are taught on a rigorous level. This means that some college applicants who did the SAME amount of work as me will have a …

Today BU's school newspaper published this article about lowering the admit pool in order to avoid over crowding and lack of housing/dining hall support which has been a problem at BU for 2 semesters. …

I've been reading posts of HS students scrambling to apply to pay-to-play college summer programs. Some of these are short like a week or two. Some are six to eight weeks. The shorter ones do not not …

I'm a junior graduating in May 2023 which means my admission cycle is fall 2023 right? But my application cycle is fall 2022?

Hey guys, I'm a little confused about how financial aid works. On the "financial aid" section of one of the colleges I applied to, I received a loan. Is that it? No grant or anything? Are they gonna g …

I am going to be taking college classes in the coming fall during high school and will receive an AA degree by graduation. I was wondering which universities will accept dual credit courses. I current …

I got in!! And I am going. I wish I knew the percentage acceptance rate and precise selectivity of the program besides the mere "selective" used to describe it on its website. How would I rank it as a …

Hello, is AP classes important and crucial for admission chances?

I am currently a junior and starting my search for colleges. I've been doing some research and it says (for my top school Yale) the unweighted GPA is a 3.95 and a weighted of a 4.14. I used a few calc …

I have frequent doctor's appointments, which usually makes me miss my afternoon classes in school. Do colleges look at this?

Hi everyone,

First question, does anyone have experience with the accuracy of the CollegeVine admissions calculator ("chancing")? These percentages feel a little bit optimistic.

My daughter is American …

I'm really interested in attending more competitive schools. Not the Ivy Leagues or Stanford, more like Boston College and the University of Washington. However, I'm concerned about some of my grades …