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I am from Brazil and would like to apply to Music degree.

hi, i'm a junior in hs in the USA. my unweighted is 3.929, but my weighted is much higher (4.929). there's no scale on weighted, it just goes higher the more ap/honors classes you take. should i ever …

for clarification:

top schools = Columbia, Yale, UChicago

less prestigious = maybe UIUC?

I'm also wondering where do Berkeley, UCLA, USC and Georgetown lie.

background information:

I'm that kind of st …

Not that "I'll definitely get in" but would it be safe to say that the chance is okay and I can be optimistic about the prospect of admission?

I took my first ACT with Writing on March 2nd, 2021, and got a composite score of 33 with an 8 in writing.

I took another ACT without Writing on July 17, 2021, and got a composite score of 34 (E: 35, …

I need help finding FAMU's 500 word essay prompts because I know it's one of the admission requirements for freshman applicants.

I'm not sure if I have a shot at getting into college (as an international student)

Hello, I'm an international student from a country with a 180° differences with American ones. My school has no AP class, nor IB class. So I only go to a regular class and I have no choice for my cour …

Please read the last part for the context of my choice.

I concluded that I have 3 choices for this year.

1- Attend the College of Wooster this January with 17k cost per year, try to get the best grades …

Is this distinction significant? Is there a place on college vine to list this on my profile?

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I'm currently a junior in high school with a 3.74 gpa and I was just wondering, what should I be doing to prepare for college right now? My counselors have been no help haha. I've currently been e …

Hi! I've been told I should list all of my honor societies under one honor on the common app. I am in National, English, Math, Social Studies, Spanish, Science, Tri-M (Music), Thespians, and Speech an …

I'm just entering my final year at high school, so am i to apply to colleges now knowing fully well that i have no exam results yet or i should apply to colleges after i have my results which will be …

I know fasfa has opened and I'm not finished my essays yet. I'm a senior and I work five days a week as custodian at my school from 2:30 to 8:30 so It's hard to get everything done, so the weekends ar …

I am an international student. In the honors section of the common app, they asked to mention five honors. There are about 17 awards I want to mention from sports and games. Every award is state/regio …

Hi, Im a senior in Texas, and I was wondering I asked my counselor at school for my GPA and he told me it's 3.85 and my school uses a 5.0 scale. Is it a good GPA on a 5.0 scale? and how does it even w …

I am a 9th grader and am looking for extracurriculars that would help me with admissions to top schools for pre-law (ideally Harvard), and I am looking for ways to stand out amongst others. Thank you!

Hi, I am Dev Patel, currently a freshman in high school and I have general question or want advice on time management. Like I come from school and do my homework until night, have dinner and sleep and …

my gpa is 3.4 right now as a highschool senior and i really want to increase it for university. is it too late ?

Hi,

I am in middle school and am wondering what I can do for extracurriculars to up my chances of getting into a good college (med school). I want to do something really "cool" and standout. My dream s …