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I am wondering about the accuracy of my chancing results with selective colleges because it keeps saying that I have room for improvement in my courseload. I will have finished 13 APs and 3 classes fo …

Hi. I've heard of many internships for high school students who are interested in STEM or engineering but I haven't heard of any for film. Are there any internships that are available for high school …

I can't find some of the colleges/universities I want to apply to on this website and I want to know why. They are: Central, Eastern, and Southern Connecticut State Universities, Framingham State Univ …

I've tried adding Barnard, Johns Hopkins and the University of Arizona to my list multiple times and they wont show up on my full list of colleges. I've even taken all my colleges off and tried agai …

Hi I'm chiara, I'm 15 in the 10th grade and I'm worried about college. I want to go and learn about college and I'm still trying to pic my major. When I ask my parents about college they brush me off …

I have just started high school, and it seems I will be participating in these extracurricular activities:

- Yearbook staff

- 4 clubs (Harvard Model Congress, Key Club, a music project that performs for …

Hi, I am entering into the Regeneron National Science Talent Search. It is a prestigious national competition that accepts about 20% of their applicants, however, the decisions from the competition bo …

I am homeschooled but I have taken ap exams at my local public highschool before. I would really like to take AP drawing. I am pretty good at art and have taken art classes at my local art museum so …

I am in Indian high school , grade 10, preparing for grade 11 subjects to choose and plan for applying to abroad universities on full financial aid.

Does the college chancing at Prep Scholar use UW GPA or W GPA

I'm really enjoying the virtual student panels. Is there a plan to increase the scope of the colleges represented? So far, it seems heavy on the major universities, not so much for students looking a …

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For students who want to submit an arts supplement specifically music, what sort of songs do you recommend and are hymns acceptable? Also, is it wise to submit a portfolio if you are not pur …

The chance calculator on college vine didn’t take into account a few important aspects of my application - self-studied and received 5s on AP exams, prestigious non-academic recognition and distinctio …

I don’t think I have done enough in my capacity to get accepted to my dream college so I want to make an effort for another year and apply then. I am currently promoted to grade 12. So what do you adv …

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I want to go down the pre- med track, but I really don't want to spend 4 years studying biology or biochemistry. Can I major at business administration while taking pre-med classes at Duke univ …

Hi, a club I have been a part of since my freshman year of high school has been canceled due to covid.

I was wondering how I would go about explaining to colleges (on the common app activities section …

Does UVa require supplemental essay this year?

I am wanting to graduate at the end of this year (my 3rd year of high school) but if I do this I will have 3 sciences, but only 2 of those will be lab sciences. Would this put me at a disadvantage for …

I am a senior in high school trying to figure out what my college admissions essay should be about. I would like to write my essay on Alexandria Ocasia-Cortez, but I’m not sure if it is a good enough …