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What are the categories in the common app to put Ecs, awards, and other courses. I know that there is an Ec section and an awards section, but are there any more places to list your accomplishments? T …

If I write about taking a certain course, joining an activity, or pursuing a certain major etc., am I obliged to actually fulfill those things? Though I'm interested now and writing about them in my s …

If I took a summer program in a certain school (for example, JHU), but decided that I want to apply ED to a different school (for example, Columbia University), will high achievements in this program …

My kids will go to college in Fall 2022. I had one time of bonus about $50,000 in year 2018 and 2019. and the income come back to normal salary in 2020. My question is how those bonus will affect m …

I'm a sophomore who's interested in both business (entrepreneur/finance/econ) and math. However, I'm not sure which one will be better for my future. My dream is to start my own company in trading/inv …

Hi! I just had a question about deferrals and how they show up on CollegeVine.

I got deferred from two very selective schools (<10% acceptance rate to be specific), including one I was sure I'd be rej …

I was curious to know if the standard "short and concise introduction/conclusion, three body paragraphs" formatting of lit essays is expected in the common app essay? I've gotten mixed reviews on my e …

I attend a private religious high school where higher education is discouraged. I need a counselor's recommendation for Common App but my school might not let my counselor give a recommendation, becau …

I connect to Purdue University and I added in a personal message within the connection part (it was listed as an optional requirement to connect with a school). I then connected to UC Berkeley thinkin …

When I connect with new schools, I don't get the option to send in an additional message also with the connection. I was told that it should come up everytime I connect with a new school, but it only …

When applying to schools such as Illinois, Purdue, Ohio State, and Indiana, what type of SAT scores are generally regarded as a "good" range for these colleges? And will taking specific SAT subject te …

So I was planning on writing a few college essays earlier on (11th grade) but I’m not sure if the college essays are the same or if they will change each year. Also, when do people usually write colle …

I recently received an admitted letter from a college, and I wonder that is there any possibility to get infected?

While filling my profile I noticed that there are only US states and in the ZIP code blank it accept only USA's states. Does it mean that if I am from another country, I cannot use fully the website, …

What should I write to the section of position leadership description if ı'm playing violin and not a member of anything about it

Columbia University is asking this question:

"How many people are supported within your household including yourself (e.g., parents, siblings)?"

I'm unsure how to answer it because most universities ask …

NYU's testing policy is really flexible. I am not sure if I should submit my AP exam scores: 5 on Macro, 5 on Stat, 5 on Lang, or my SAT which is a 1380 (on the lower side). I believe my extracurricul …

I signed the FERPA waiver which waived my right to know what was in my letters of recommendation from my teachers. However, I really wish I knew what they had written about me to give me a better idea …

Sophomore :)

Details (you don't need to read this I guess): I'm a sophomore in a public high school. All my life I've done really well in my passion areas (english & biology) but I've been a straight B- student al …