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I'm an international student and I'm considering applying abroad to the Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, but I can't seem to find any information about it on CollegeVine. I hope to see …

I am a senior in high school. I am 17 years old. I have been struggling with the college application process for a while with little guidance, and I've concluded that I'm not nearly as prepared as I t …

I don't remember entering my first or last name, so I assume Collegevine used the display name from my Gmail account. It got my first name right, but it's listing my last name as the same as my first …

I currently have a gpa of 3.4 and i’m applying to Boston University Early Decision. My regular gpa is well under average because BU avg gpa is 3.7, however, my senior grade for the first marking perio …

hi! im a sophomore in highschool with absolutly ZERO extraciriculars.

i participated in a couple online yale splash classes that all relate to my intendend major. im also doing 5 more classes in decem …

Okay so my high school doesn't offer AP courses, and I have no other means to take them. Will this affect my chances of getting accepted at a university? If yes, what can I do to compensate? I can't t …

A hyper tensed international freshman here-

The only activity I could do right now is writing a blog (which I am not rn) because we don't have any clubs in my school except scouts and I cannot even par …

So I've asked this question before. My question was why doesn't the "what do you think about the essay topic" or the "what do you think about the essay flow" show up in the feedback I receive for my e …

Hi! I'm wondering what to do about colleges that aren't listed on CollegeVine—is there somewhere that I should suggest schools to be added? Many of my top choices aren't even on the app.

I recently learned that there are only 2 AP classes in 12th grade. To compensate for this should I start taking courses at a local community college the summer before sophomore year?

Hi! My school just finished the first trimester, and I got 2 B's, one B in honors algebra 2, and one B+ in AP Chemistry. I'm a little disappointed that my GPA has fallen to a 3.9 from a 4.0, but I und …

I've found several Universities with multiple campus options are not listed, such as the University of North Carolina not having the option to pick UNC Asheville.

Hi, does anyone have an idea of what glue words are?

Would colleges consider Coursera courses as course rigor or extracurriculars

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I created this account with my school email as I wasn't sure if I was going to keep using Collegevine or not. After using it so much, I have found it extremely useful! So I tried changing my school em …

why doesn't the "what do you think about the essay topic" or the "what do you think about the essay flow" show up in the feedback I receive for my essays?

Hello. I am a high-school freshman set to graduate in 2024. I was wondering when was a good age/grade to start communicating interest to colleges? I was also looking for some advice in how to show int …

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I am filling out my college chancing profile for collegevine and I was wondering if college in the high school classes would be considered "honors classes" or "college courses taken at a local fo …

People tell you to write the personal essay (common/coalition essay) about something personal that only you could write about and that shows a piece of your story that would be missing from your appli …