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So on the common application, I forgot to report the IB tests that I PLAN on taking my senior year. I only reported the scores that I HAVE taken. I was about to curl up in a ball and cry for ten hours …

I am a high school senior applying to colleges right now. I am looking at my list of schools and the chances the website is saying I have to get into them. It says I am applying to 4 safety schools ou …

I am interested in business but not exactly sure which in-depth subject. Maybe accounting or Business admin? I have a low SAT score 1140, but I wont be reporting my score because its bad and I was onl …

I want a fun but sophisticated font that is not overused. (I am applying to an art-related major) Is Candara appropriate for a resume?

Iḿ kind of freaking out because I feel like iḿ giving up my chance of getting into a good school. My older sibling thinks I could be good at running and I could get scouted. But I don't want to run …

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I am in 9th grade from Pakistan (where extracurricular activities are not the norm) but I want to be eligible for MIT. I woukd love to get some ideas. My passions are programming, Maths, psychology, r …

UTD engineering How competitive is it?

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I am an IB diploma student will that make me competitive?

I have already outlined a common app essay from prompt 5 and submitted it after several proofreads and peer edits, but in the case of elite schools, I feel the need to “upgrade” my essay status from g …

I'm from Brazil, and here high school students don't have internships/research opportunities, but everyone I see online getting into my dream schools has had some kind of experience like those. Will i …

Hi, I lost my email that I use for College Vine account. So I want to change my email. Can someone help me?

i am a high school junior, so luckily i still have some time to add some more extracurriculars, but i also don't want to look like i started anything this late in my hs career just so they'll look goo …

I am applying to BU 7-year accelerated medical program, and on the common app it asks if I would like to submit any additional info, materials, and essays (I assume research abstracts are included) an …

I’m a bit confused, on mypennstate I am listed as out of state, which I am but only because I am currently in Germany with my mum and dad(Sponsor), where I attend a American school on base. I have liv …

I need to know the difference between Weighted GPA and unweighted GPA so that I will know which type to go for. Especially for the college I might be going to. I want to be prepared.

Hi, I would like to have someone to review my essays. I don't have any karma now. I don't mind paying some money. Do you have such service?

thanks.

Cullen College of Engineering How competitive is it?

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I am an IB diploma student will that make me competitive?

When you apply to universities in November, do they see your grades so far from 12th grade?

On the common App for Rhode Island college, It asks what type of student you are. The two options I would be is either “FYR Freshman with no college work attempted” or “FFT Freshman with fewer than 24 …

I got a B- in midterm science( freshman year). Will it affect my chances at ivies if I apply for STEM fields there?