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When will Collegevine update to accommodate for the admissions of the 2023-2024 admissions cycle? All of the application submission dates seem to be from the 2022-2023 admissions cycle.

I took the ACT back in April of 2023, I got a score of 23 with my lowest scores being 18 in Math and 21 in English. I have already applied to a few colleges that have reached out to me and offered me …

I was wondering if you would be willing to take a look at my Common App Activties and tell me what you think at first impression. If you think I show leadership, commitment, and accomplishment, on the …

So the University of Michigan and the University of Washington both utilize the same essay prompt.

Everyone belongs to many different communities and/or groups defined by, among other things, shared g …

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I am a student from Kenya looking to apply to the U.S. (particularly Ivys) but finances are a huge consideration. What are the best schools that offer good financial aid in terms of scholarship …

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I am a rising senior with a 3.57 unweighted GPA. Lots of my peers took ALL on level courses since 8th grade & have higher unweighted GPAs than I do. I always thought it didn't matter because schools w …

I was wondering what were the essentials for applying to UCF, like SAT score, class percentage, GPA, recommendation letter, etc. I want to make sure I make it in, is there anything I can do to boost m …

One of my teachers today told me that I should probably switch out of AP Physics Mech C and do AP Bio because that would be better for premed. I’m planning on majoring in biomedical engineering in col …

For some brief backgrounds, I attended a local community college for one year after high school (2022), and I will be attending WPI this fall (2023). I applied to this institution because it has a str …

Hi! I’m a sophomore in high school and I have 50 volunteer hours so far, but they are for different things (nonprofit, humane society, and helping at a school). I’m not sure what I plan on studying in …

estimating odds of acceptance through early decision application

In the section where you enter grades/courses in the UC application, I selected that my school reports grades from A-F. However, I got an A- in a class, but there is no option to choose any -/+ grades …

Hi Counselor

Is there an overlap between APUSH and AP Gov

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Do I need to wait 1 year to be admitted to an in-state or public college after getting my Green Card?

I'm a transfer student in the USA. I completed my HSC(High School Examination) in 2021 from Banglad …

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I checked the admitted students profile for University of Maryland, it says 4.3

Not sure if I am reading their stats correct. does it require that high GPA to get into this University.

Thanks.

I was recently looking through the collegevine chancing sim, and I noticed that most of the colleges that I have lined up in the simulation at least encourage an applicant to have a letter of recommen …

I am a 10th grade student studying in the Maharashtra state board in India. My school does not provide AP and IB courses. I really want to get into Harvard and hence i have started working on my colle …

Can she get My daughter in / she is only at qt q 2 % chance of acceptance on her own at Duke University

Do we have to submit a portfolio if we are applying to undergrad as someone who wants to study architecture?