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Background: A student from India. Studied in the CBSE curriculum till 11th Grade, dropped out and got homeschooled to explore more of my interests rather than wasting time in school studying things i …

I would like to get help from someone who can help me write my college essay

I am a rising senior and actually am lost on what to write about.I checked the common app essays but till i dont know what t …

Every time I try to manually enter my prompt, the page kinda glitches and reloads and takes away everything I typed in it. Does anyone know to fix this?

I completed my 11th grade with CBSE but dropped out and took a GED with a 190 score ... I have a score of 1550 in the SAT ... will it hurt my chances?

9th grade: 89%

10th: 91.6%

11th: 94%

12th (dropped o …

I’m attending the University of Maryland College Park (UMD) as a freshman this fall. I wanted to know if my major is marketable enough to get me into data science if I wanted to do it. UMD offers an …

Is the Collegevine chancing accurate enough? I used the College Board one and they're giving me different responses for the same university. For instance, the Collegevine one says that a university is …

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I am an Indian Student from CBSE Board.

My grades are as follows;

Class 9: 92.4%

Class 10: 98.4%

Class 11: 89.4%

Predicted Grade: 95%

SAT:

1st attempt: 1440

2nd attempt: 1560

On June 29, 2023, the US Supreme Court struck down the use of race in admissions, deeming it unconstitutional. This ruling significantly impacts students of color and their chances of acceptance into …

I am from India with an above average CGPA studying in SSC BOARD. We dont have any AP exams here and I dont have a strong hold in extracurriculars. I am planning to have my career in commerce and busi …

grade-3.7 on the scale of 4

opting commerce stream next year

I am aiming for harvard

Why are the collegevine essay examples for UC applications not popping up? It says the page is unavailable.

This has always been a burning question that I’ve had. So you apply to college either in the summer of your Junior year or fall of your Senior year, so your GPA only takes into account those 3 years o …

The use of RACE is no longer legal in American college decisions. Up till now, if you were Black, LatinA or Indigenous, college admissions offices could give you a measurable boost on your college app …

UT Austin requires 3 essays but one of them is optional. Should I still do the optional one.

Due to the pandemic, conditions in my country, and other personal problems, I had a troubling freshman year in high school. And as a result, I dreadfully underperformed in my academics, acquiring a GP …

i just wrote my SAT in June and l finished High School

i’m a junior in high school and i’m looking to joining the military but i also wanted to a lot with music. if i get into the military i wanted to the military band since i’m already a drum major at my …

I’m an incoming junior and a bit nervous about my application and what i should do to improve my chances at getting into a good college. I’m planning on majoring in CS and want to get into a higher-en …

I am taking summer geometry and getting 94% on day 3 of summer class. Though I am trying to maintain an A, but what if i dont withdraw and i end up getting B grade. How this will impact my chances to …