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This is an anonymous poll for the purpose of sharing with all the younger CV members as well as learning who are typical CV participants. For the sake of getting an accurate read, please participate. …

If there were general answers that would also be helpful for me and others, but here is what the activity is (I'm a senior btw): I am starting to work on what is going to be a lengthy apologetic lette …

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hey everyone! I'm new at this, and I'm considering studying up in NY. I'm from Chile, and I'm wondering about the requirements, like any information about financial aids, convalidation of studies, wha …

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I'm currently considering UNLV, but I want to know if there's any schools that actually have music tech as a major (preferably in the West region of the US)

When is the best time to ask teachers for LOR?

I'm planning on graduating high school with my Associates degree via dual enrollment. I was wondering if it will better my chances of getting accepted into competitive colleges or will AP courses be t …

I really want to go to UT Austin for psychology, but i’m really unsure because I rank outside the top 6%

One of my dream school is marked as a "hard target" for me by collegevine. I'm wondering if anyone has gotten into colleges marked as "hard target"?

I have been involved with a Non Profit organisation since the last two years and solely handle the department of Research & Development from scratch and its the first organisation in my state working …

i am an international student,and my school counselor is confused about the concept of mid year report.please,what does it consist of?

is it the summary of 10th grade and 11th grade transcript? please, …

I have currently filled out my entire apps for a few colleges however they require letters of recommendation. I've already added the people I want to write them but the counselors at my school won't b …

If I’m taking it to boost my GPA, will they look down on that?

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Schools on my country have been closed for the past 18 months, and our final exams have all been indefinitely postponed, and we have not had any kind of official test for 18 months, so I have absol …

Is pre calc and or calculus required in ALL majors and or required at ALL colleges?

So yesterday I won a state-level chemistry olympiad and will go to the national level, but I'm not sure whether it will be hosted before the regular decision deadline or after. So what should I write …

Hi! As a student, my academic profile regarding my SAT and rigor reflects well on my college application (1530, 8AP, 15GT, 2Hon). However, my GPA was severely impacted due to the development of an anx …

So my writing isn’t the best, and when I signed up to take the ACT with my school, I was unaware that I was signing up for the ACT plus Writing. When I was taking the exam, I figured I could just subm …