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I'm wondering how College Vine determines the acceptance rates displayed for different schools? How does acceptance rate affect chancing? Thanks!

I am a junior and high school and looking for colleges that provide college classes to high school students. I plan on taking college courses next year while still in high school.

I'm currently a Junior, are there any scholarship opportunities for Juniors or should you mainly wait for Senior year and then look?

Hi all. I am finishing up my junior year of high school, and I am very interested in UNC chapel hill. Problem is, it’s a competitive school, especially for out of state students. The other issue, is m …

What are things I should consider as an international student when choosing which colleges to apply for?

I'm worried mainly because my GPA can be considered low (3.2) when compared to Americans' GPA.

I've earned 2 first place state-wide awards for Beta Club in History competitions Sophomore and Junior year, and I was ranked in the top 10 for nationals this past year. As well as that, I was on a te …

I am high school senior. I am applying for Fall 2021

For example each para in the common app essay starts with a year "2010", "2015". Is this allowed?

I have the karma required for peer-reviewing my essay here on college vine. But the fact that I am most skeptical about is what if my essay reviewer is also applying to the same school or has a friend …

I graduated high school in 2009 and I had put college on the back burner after my mom suffered a terrible car accident. I will be applying to Schreiner University in Kerrville Texas next Fall but this …

I am a Canadian with US Citizenship, and I am planning to apply for some top schools in the USA as there is a possibility that my whole family will be going there. I currently have a 93/100 average, s …

Scholarship at marville university

Has anyone applied/been accepted into the University of Chicago Neubauer family Adelante Summer Scholars program? If so, how was the application process for you. And if you got accepted, do you mind t …

I am a parent. I entered GPA, SAT, and Extracurricular items.

On the results page, there are 3 criteria and based on my response, it shows "Excellent"

But result says admission odds are 40 - 50%.

If th …

My profile doesn’t have coursework but I’ve reached out to most places and they don’t allow students yet what can I do

During the pandemic, I have started to make and sell masks through some selling sites like poshmark, depop, and mercari. As someone who is going into a business/accounting major, I thought it might be …

I am currently a high-schooler with an H4 visa(dependent visa). Since I am not a citizen of the U.S, I know that I will not be able to apply for various scholarships. But I am confused about what scho …

I have done three (pending four) unpaid internships, but none of them could be considered traditional volunteer experience (two are marketing, one is graphic design, and the pending is to be an unpaid …

Hi,

I am currently a junior in high school and want to pursue a BS/MD program. Because of Covid-19 finding medically related volunteer opportunities very hard. I found a few websites that allow me to …

This is the first time it has happened to me and I have been waiting around a day for the review so I am confused what it means when I have 0/0 hours left which usually gives a report delay button but …

With an otherwise strong math and AP, essays and extracurriculars application. Would you suggest sending this SAT score to schools like

Wash U, Rice, and Carnegie Mellon?