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Hi everyone I currently speak Spanish as my mother tongue and English perfectly I also speak German and I am starting to learn Portuguese. Now my question is will this have an impact on the universiti …

Hello! I'm a freshman in High School and I'm wondering if anyone has any ideas of what someone in my position could do over the summer to help boost my application. At the moment, over the summer I'm …

Good day! I'm so confused ,I want to apply to top schools,Brown especially for the medical program.What can I do to have an outstanding application that will guarantee an admission with a financial ai …

Hello, A2C redditors. I applied to about 13 colleges and I have already received rejections from an ivy, NYU and UIUC(computer as 1st major and math as 2nd). Now I really do wonder what will happen to …

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I had taken French 3 prior to high school

grade 7 - French1 ; Grade 8 - French 2 ; Grade 8 summer French 3.

Is this enough for colleges ?

Amherst's Early Decision acceptance rate is in the 20s compared to a single digit Regular Decision acceptance rate. Am I actually more likely to get in with Early Decision or is it just another case o …

I want to be able to go into UC Berkeley and join a summer program or activity but i cant join anything what cant I do currently to look good for my admissions letter.

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Are collegevine worthwhile?

I've been at a highly national ranked high school for 3 years and have taken 7 AP classes and 6 honors classes, but due to personal reasons Im having to switch to a lower national ranked high school f …

I competed at regionals for Science Olympiad. I'm now an alternate for state. How would this rank on extracurriculars? Will this still look good for colleges?

For info, I'm a junior. I joined Science …

My school only requires the SAT in March of eleventh grade, and I know most people only start their SATs in junior year, but would it be beneficial to take it in tenth grade? I'm a freshman currently …

Hello all,

I am a sophomore in high school.

I've been thinking about what to major in college, i'm not 100% sure but I have a few interests that I can see myself pursue a career in.

-Biology

-Pharmaceu …

I want to go into Social work, but I also want to go to UCA (University of Central Arkansas). Does UCA even offer good Social Work majors?

When looking for colleges that work for the major I want to go …

I just received news that I might be a volunteer "community" writer for my city's biggest newspaper. I looked online and its among the top 50 nationwide (America).

What tier would this be? I'm asking …

Grades are al A's at the moment. Last year they were A's and B plus. I believe applying as a science (animal science/biology) and EA has hurt me. I did not apply test optional and met the threshold in …

I am a sophomore in high school and I am very stressed about getting into college. I am not the top of my class, I feel like my extracurriculars are not competitive enough, and I overall feel like I w …

I am going to 9th grade this August, and I really want to be an oceanographer. I am having trouble thinking about what classes I should take in high school to become an oceanographer. Can someone help …

I’ve been accepted into both SUNY Oswego and SUNY Potsdam, and I can’t pick between the two. I’ve visited both and followed all of the steps for choosing a college, but I LOVE them both, I don’t know …