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Quick question- is there a way to record any academic awards you have won at your school here on College Vine? (I know you can record extracurriculars, but can you record something like an award for " …

Rising Senior is getting mixed message from her advisors, can anyone help clarify.

Academic Background: Straight A student, on a 6.0 scale has a 5.04 GPA, has completed 9 AP courses and the rest Hon …

I am an international student from Nigeria. I completed high school(called secondary school here) in 2020. I am trying to get into a college in the United States with full financial aid. I have a 3.2 …

I study outside the USA. I'm finishing my 11th Grade. My school itself is very advanced in that it's a specialized science high school---all of its classes are more advanced than a "regular" high scho …

I'm applying to be a biology major, but my ACT scores were better for the humanities sections.

For reference, my ACT distribution was 33 math, 33 science, 35 english, 35 reading

I'm just a little worrie …

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I got accepted ED to washu which has a 14% acceptance rate and is a top 20 school. I got a C- for my final semester in AP calc AB but it was an A- my first semester and I'm pretty much a straight A st …

Hello, there. I'm an incoming sophomore and I am wondering if my current extracurriculars are good enough for some nice colleges. For context, I am interested in the intersection of computer science, …

I have worked at this restaurant for 3 years and manager for 2 1/2 years (will continue to do so).

Time:Average of 28 hours every week (School time)

Average of 40 hours every week (Summer time …

I posted a question like this not too long ago, but things have been updates since then I was hoping to get more feedback on my extracurriculars. Are there any other things that I can do to expand my …

I'm in 11th grade; I have all A's. And I have a 3.9 GPA. When the time comes, I'm applying to Ball State. My school does offer Honors classes, and I am taking at least 2 or 3 of them. My school also o …

so yeah like im confused

Hi, I'm a current junior who is really passionate about the environment, chemistry and politics. I have around a 3.7ish GPA/30-33 ACT (I've only taken mocks so far and my school doesn't have an open …

This might seem to be a very dumb question to ask. Please bear with me. Do we have to fill out all the prompts on the CommonApp? I apologize for asking such a basic question, but I am genuinely confus …

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I have a vague idea of what an EC spike is, but I'm still a little confused on what it truly means. Can I get some specifics? Also, are there any EC spike ideas for choir/theatre? I'm not sure …

I make rap music but it sometimes contains vulgar language or inappropriate references. I also saw this can be a strong EC if I can get a significant amount of streams, but I'm worried that since the …

hi, im a rising junior and my gpa is very bad with it being at a 2.95. I want to work really hard next year and after calculating if i get all A’s my next 2 semesters i will get a 3.5 gpa and i feel l …

I got into both the Garcia Summer Scholars program at Stony Brook University and BU RISE at Boston University, and I’m not sure which one is a more helpful extracurricular for college apps. I want to …

I am a junior planning to apply to colleges this coming fall. It has been a long-time goal of mine to attend Stanford, or another competitive school such as Colombia or Yale. I do have an extensive li …

I want to pursue a career in clinical psychology and I am having difficulty with which class would look good on my transcript and help me with my major. I’ve heard information about both classes but c …