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I've gotten a web app I made promoted by my district, I made it to help students with homework with and without DL. I´d like to pursue it throughout all of highschool but now Iḿ questioning whether I …

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I have taken 9 AP classes (including 5 this year) but am only going to take the exams this year. I duel enrolled previously for one of them. Will this look bad on my application? I got As in the class …

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I'm confused as to what my weighted GPA is taken out of. For unweighted, it is taken out of a 4.0. However, the weighted GPA can go higher than a 4.0 due to AP and honors classes, so is it still …

How does CollegeVine make an estimate for my chances of getting into a college? Where are their statistics coming from because when I look on Cappex, specifically for Boston University, it shows me a …

I’m a gap year and international student, who did CAIE A Levels. By the time I receive my final grades from my senior year exams, I would’ve submitted my regular decision applications. Do I still need …

I just applied ED and am very nervous waiting for results. I have "strong" grades and SAT scores according to College Vine for this school, but am worried that it still won't be enough. My chanceing i …

I'm an international student and I'm considering applying abroad to the Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, but I can't seem to find any information about it on CollegeVine. I hope to see …

I am a senior in high school. I am 17 years old. I have been struggling with the college application process for a while with little guidance, and I've concluded that I'm not nearly as prepared as I t …

I don't remember entering my first or last name, so I assume Collegevine used the display name from my Gmail account. It got my first name right, but it's listing my last name as the same as my first …

I currently have a gpa of 3.4 and i’m applying to Boston University Early Decision. My regular gpa is well under average because BU avg gpa is 3.7, however, my senior grade for the first marking perio …

hi! im a sophomore in highschool with absolutly ZERO extraciriculars.

i participated in a couple online yale splash classes that all relate to my intendend major. im also doing 5 more classes in decem …

Okay so my high school doesn't offer AP courses, and I have no other means to take them. Will this affect my chances of getting accepted at a university? If yes, what can I do to compensate? I can't t …

A hyper tensed international freshman here-

The only activity I could do right now is writing a blog (which I am not rn) because we don't have any clubs in my school except scouts and I cannot even par …

So I've asked this question before. My question was why doesn't the "what do you think about the essay topic" or the "what do you think about the essay flow" show up in the feedback I receive for my e …

Hi! I'm wondering what to do about colleges that aren't listed on CollegeVine—is there somewhere that I should suggest schools to be added? Many of my top choices aren't even on the app.

I recently learned that there are only 2 AP classes in 12th grade. To compensate for this should I start taking courses at a local community college the summer before sophomore year?

Hi! My school just finished the first trimester, and I got 2 B's, one B in honors algebra 2, and one B+ in AP Chemistry. I'm a little disappointed that my GPA has fallen to a 3.9 from a 4.0, but I und …

I've found several Universities with multiple campus options are not listed, such as the University of North Carolina not having the option to pick UNC Asheville.

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