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I was recently notified that I have been deferred in the early action round of the college to which I had applied. On college vine, this school was a safety for me and my credentials- why is the reali …

hi im a freshman and i aspire to become a peditracian,but i dont know any extracirruclars to do instead of HOSA,dos anyone know anything else i can do as a fourteen yr old or in the future??Thanks

Is it alright to ask teachers for a copy of the letter of recommendation they wrote for you? I need letters for scholarship applications and since my counselor sent me a copy of the one she wrote for …

I'm a junior right now that is selecting courses to take senior year. I am applying for a internship program with a local hospital, which will allow enough time in my course schedule for 1 science cou …

Last year I heard about HERLead through a teacher. Unfortunately, I was told too late and couldn't fill out an application. I have found out this year that is not coming back. I want to know about som …

I am applying for PROMYS - a very competitive mathematics program- class of 2021 and I want some effective tips for my application to make me hit this program. I will welcome it if there is anyone wh …

I'm a high school freshman, that has a dream to be a primary care sports medicine physician. I plan on going to The Ohio State University,however i'm not exactly sure what I should major in to achieve …

I hate seeing my points wasted and my time wasted as I finish waiting for a essay review but only getting comments like "good transition" and "good word" in five different ways is annoying and frustra …

I need some help and tips for the summer programs applications...Is there an expert who can be my private advisor for that?

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I am a Tunisian student , and i have a really good gpa(4,31) and I want to study film making in the US with a scholarship, so what is the college that I can get in

I'm am writing a letter of continued interest for a school I got deferred from. Can I get it reviewed on CollegeVine? And what kind of essay would it fall under?

Deferred from Georgia Tech EA2 (Major: electrical and computer engineering).

I have an activity I've done since but it doesn't relate to my major (I got a volunteer training role with the Eliza Orlins …

How can I improve my GPA? My career GPA (don’t know what that’s for even) is 2.9777 and my unweighted GPA is 2.5777 how can I improve those? I am in 10th grade and want to if at all possible get a 3. …

I'm planning on taking Pre-Calc + AP Statistics in 10th grade and Calculus in 11th grade. That would put me at 3 years of math but 5 high school courses completed. (Geo, Alg 2, Pre-Calc, Calc, Ap Stat …

Hi! I'm a junior and will be taking the SAT this spring. I received a score of 1260 on the PSAT I took in the fall, which doesn't put my projected score as high as I'd like it to be. I was wondering i …

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This Friday, my school starts scheduling for our junior year. I am planning on taking ap bio, gov, and lang, Spanish 3, pre-calc, and a tech credit. I want to apply as a psychology major to fairly …

Hi, I’m currently a junior in high and I’m leaning towards biology, specifically medicine. Can someone recommend colleges that are prestigious but aren’t Ivys and have a good bio program?

I'm a student from Tunisia and i plan to study film making in the USA , especially harvard , so is it possible ?

Basically, can submitting stuff like a writing portfolio, awards, and even the language section in the common app can tip an admissions decisions? Can doing every essay the school throws at you do muc …