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I am a rising junior and entering the DP this August (2022) and this past academic year, I gave a TEDxYouth speech at my school as a sophomore. My talk was titled 'Our Untold Stories of COVID-19' and …

Hi, I'm participating in a 2-year long STEM-related capstone project through my high school, and I decided to put it on my list of extracurriculars on CollegeVine, but it seems that there is no catego …

I gave a presentation at a small national convention, but none of the categories for extracurriculars on Collegevine seem to fit for that. What do I put it under? Thanks.

I know a good portion of early applicant are recruited athletes or students of that kind, which might make the statistics higher than they actually are. I want to apply to Stanford early action, and a …

I am a rising senior and want to get a partial schedule for the upcoming school year. In my school, we have an a-day b- day schedule, which means we have eight total classes but four each day, and the …

Let's say a college requires you to have 4 social studies units in high school. Do they mean 4 units in 4 different classes or just 4 total unit? I have taken World History Honors (1 credit), Geograph …

When I finish with school I wanna find a better job I really like that’s my question so I need someone to help me find the job I really like to do for my future

My school doesn't exactly have a ranking system of students per se, but what we do have is a once-yearly academic achievement award given to the one student in each grade with the best academics (high …

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I am currently in FTC team at school. I am thinking switching to a community FRC team because it's a higher level than FTC.

Would being part of the school team is more important than community bas …

I am currently in India and want to study abroad in the US so is it possible to get into prestigious colleges like Duke, UCB without Letter of Recommendation. And also suggest how to compensate for it …

The summer before my senior year I plan on attending an (albeit paid) program where I get certified in CPR and EMR through my local EMS. Would this be impressive for an application and how would I sho …

I am aware that UT Austin auto-admits anyone who graduates at the top 6% of the graduating class from a public Texas high school. If I were to get auto-admitted, would it mean that I get into my desir …

How should you best describe your extracurriculars in common app. The dos and don’ts, and how to make them stand out. I would also love to know if my extracurriculars are competitive enough to get int …

I'm a rising senior who is applying to some ivies and top 20s next admissions cycle.

I have pretty strong ecs (four big leadership positions at school, a freelance writing gig, multiple state and natio …

Hey everyone,

I’m considering wether to take AP French or AP Art my senior year. I want to go to a liberal arts college, so I’m wondering which class might be more beneficial for me.

I love Art, and w …

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I understand that moving is a very cliche topic, especially for international students. But my life has honestly been centered around moving.

I moved to Canada when I was six from Korea, and to differ …

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I am an international student planning to apply to US this year. So wanted to ask whether MUN is impressive. I have participated in 3 MUN, but it is really rare for students from my country to …

Heres what I am thinking about for my "Why Us" essay for University of VermontBasically UVM has a program where you can raise up a cow. Growing up working on a farm during the summers was something re …