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Would colleges consider Coursera courses as course rigor or extracurriculars

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I created this account with my school email as I wasn't sure if I was going to keep using Collegevine or not. After using it so much, I have found it extremely useful! So I tried changing my school em …

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 essays?

Hello. I am a high-school freshman set to graduate in 2024. I was wondering when was a good age/grade to start communicating interest to colleges? I was also looking for some advice in how to show int …

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I am filling out my college chancing profile for collegevine and I was wondering if college in the high school classes would be considered "honors classes" or "college courses taken at a local fo …

People tell you to write the personal essay (common/coalition essay) about something personal that only you could write about and that shows a piece of your story that would be missing from your appli …

I am a recent high school graduate (class of 2020) and back in 2019, my family had received an opportunity to live in the US as permanent residents, the process halted due to COVID-19, and we weren't …

I want to be a computer engineer, so I have major in computer science and electrical engineering, I think I’ve heard that it’s more difficult To get into electrical engineering programs that it is for …

I wanted to know if you have any recommendations for engineering or computer science related books, this is for a question on a college application and I was wondering if any upper clasman have any re …

I am a senior in high school and I am currently applying to college. I am applying to some state schools, like Binghamton and Stony Brook, and a good amount of private schools such as Georgetown and B …

So I took a pre calc course over the summer with a different high school than the one I'm attending. Do I have to put the class in with the school as a summer course or do I just put the class with my …

I am a freshman, I have been working on a web app and have gotten promoted by my district! I’m proud and very passionate about this passion project But I realize this isnt much of spike. I’d like to r …

I’m interested in applying to summer programs and internships but not sure when would be a good time to apply. I’m a freshmen and my passions include math computer science and engineering however I ha …

So, I looked at the due date a few months ago and saw that the recommendation letters were due in January 2021. But, today I had the curiosity to try to add a recommender on the actual application. Si …

I've heard that career tests may help me be able to decide my major if it comes down to that. How helpful are they, and which ones would you reccomend?

Highschool sophomore preparing for college,hey Mr/Mrs I was born and raised in Africa and I've been brought up by my father all through my life the question of not having a mother at home has always a …

I'm a current sophomore, and I was wondering if it is good to take more than five APs next year? I don't do much community service or anything in particular outside, but I do stress a lot in school. I …

I'm currently 14 and would like to graduate my sophomore year. This is because I simply have always wanted to, and want to push myself. I would like to know if a college would accept me at 15 or 16? I …

Why do race/ethnicity demographics add/take-away from the chancing profile? I sort of understand that colleges want to add “diversity” to their campus, but how significant of a role does the cultural …