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Hello! I am a current junior (in FL) in a new high school that was just established for the 2021-2022 school year. I am interested in applying to universities like University of Florida, Florida State …

I was just wondering if I did a paid internship program with Fermilab, but I don't know how prestigious that would rank in terms of extracurriculars in the employment section of Collegevine. I have he …

Collegevine is a great source of information .I really appreciate the incentive . So, thank you so much the collegevine team . But I want to ask is there any feature which let you apply to any school …

I feel like it's the same thing as FAFSA but answers on google were not really clear.

This might be a dumb question, but is it guaranteed that you will get a scholarship if you have a good SAT score (ex.1410) ACT score (ex.30) and GPA (ex.3.8)? And if you can get scholarships from this …

I plan to major in an English related field. My overall SAT score was decent but I did a lot better on the English portion than the math. I am planning on retaking my SATs to bring up my math score. I …

When uploading a recommendation letter to common app. Are the recommenders supposed to make recommendations specific to the potential university or what? Can I send the same recommendation letter to a …

I am a junior right now, I have two pass/fails for algebra ( I cheated and came clean so that's how we settled it), but I took a college math class and am taking an advanced one now this semester. als …

I was wondering how I should study for my AP exams, and even though they are a few months off I want to be well prepared and be able to get a 5 on both my AP exams.

The two AP classes I am taking are …

I go to a small school where advanced classes are offered according to grade level. So for juniors, we can only take Physics and AP Lit. Seniors can take Advanced Chem and AP Lang. I am taking both Ph …

I just saw an email from Georgetown University saying in light of COVID, they will gladly accept submission of the Georgetown Supplement through 11:59 ET on Friday, January 14th. Their typical rd dead …

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I’m about to be a senior and I plan to apply for an environmental science major after I graduate. I plan to take AP bio, oceanography, and vet science. Are there any other class that could put me a …

If you apply normally to colleges (no EA or ED) do they get your senior grades?

I'm a pretty good student in mostly honors/APs with a 3.9 GPA and decent test scores, but am wondering what more I can be doing as far as activities! I want to apply to college (currently a junior) as …

I have a 3.5 Unweighted GPA and I couldn't Take SAT Or ACT exams. and It's My Pleasure If YOU told me how can I attach My Transcripts To your college.on My online application full filaments or is it O …

I have a 3.5 Unweighted GPA and I couldn't Take SAT Or ACT exams. and It's My Pleasure If YOU told me how can I attach My Transcripts To your college.on My online application full filaments or is it O …

Before the fall semester I had a GPA of around 3.8, but the D that I got in one of my classes is going to tank it badly. Would it be a be a good idea for me to request a pass/fail for that particular …

I will start.

Not starting earlier.

Applied to UChicago without submitting my ACT score because it’s a 32. However, I’ve been reading that this year, even though it’s test optional, it may hurt more than help to not submit a score; they …

So I am a junior in High School and I am stressing out bcause I am finishing one of my classes with a B this semester. It is my first B. I have always got an A and A- in all my honors classes in 9 an …