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If I were both president of my school’s Academic Decathlon club and I won an individual award at the national level, would I list that as 2 separate extracurriculars on CollegeVine? Since one is a sig …

I'm writing to share that the Chancing Results are now a single % percentage number not a range of numbers. I'm not sure when this went into effect but at least for me, it's no longer a range of numbe …

This may seem like a silly question, but I want to make sure that I do not back myself into a hole.

I feel like my theater director knows me better than any of my other academic teachers, but I also don't know whether schools prefer academic ones. I know the Common App has the "Other" option as well …

I am a grade 12 student, going to apply in 2022 and I am searching an university or college which

1) gives 100% need based scholarships to international sudents or have very low fees.

2) can waive Engl …

All I can see in Admissions section(Uni website) is info. regarding Fall semester... What about Spring term? I did a gap year and if I apply now will I only be able to join next Sept. or can I join th …

I am a science enthusiast and want to enter Engineering Programs in Colleges (not as prestigious as Tier1) for eg. UWMadison, UMTC, Tulane, Florida tech, Illinois Tech, Purdue etc.

In my ExtraCs I have …

Hello, I am a current sophomore and an international student. I was wondering if it is necessary to participate in national or international competitions to get into elite colleges in the US? Last yea …

I've changed schools 4 times my high school career, and as a senior now I am realizing I don't have anyone to reach out for recommendations. I'm really lost on what to do, should I just apply to schoo …

Can I get into college at age 16.

I'm currently in the 12th grade. I didn't do kindergarten and I got double promotion in grade 5 so I skipped grade 6. Will colleges accept me?

Again I have a question about extracurriculars(I swear this is the last one). I'm international student and my school doesn't offer any clubs or athletics at all (only student council in which I've pa …

Hi!! I'm a junior and I'm planning to apply for UPenn as an international student, but I'm not sure on what to do for my extracurriculars :((, I got rejected by a lot of organizations in my school (de …

I am a 9th grade student from Odisha, India. I am descent in my studies and score between 80-90% every year. This year, I am in my freshman year of high school. I am confused about whether I should do …

My question is related to common application ( US universities), my daughter is in CBSE 12th. I have two questions

a) While mentioning Course and Grades, in common application, should we select the Gra …

Hi, I'm a senior can anyone help Me? I'm having a really hard time coming up with an anecdote/memoir for my essay. I keep trying brainstorming exercises on YouTube, but nothing seems to be working. I …

I am a science enthusiast and want to enter Engineering Programs in Colleges (not as prestigious as Tier1) for eg. UWMadison, UMTC, Tulane, Florida tech, Illinois Tech, Purdue etc.

In my ExtraCs I have …

I learned at Lebawi Academy and my results are so good

My school does not offer any AP, IB or Honors courses. Nor do colleges in my locality allow high school students to take their classes. How will this affect my application? Will it harm my chances in …

Hi! I'm confused.

I am an International student, and I want to use Common App for my application. Do I need to send any documents (e.g. transcript) phisically? Or can I do everything online?

Currently, I am in senior year and would like to apply SAT/test optional through the common app before December/Nov deadlines. However, I am applying for my first SAT trial on December and expect to t …