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I understand that when schools offer an optional essay to be submitted, it isn't actually optional. However, I have seen a few colleges ask for an optional essay done within 12 months of school, but I …

My high school works with a 7-point grade average, they do not measure in GPA so I have to calculate it myself.

My unweighted GPA, through converting my average in 7-point grade average ( 5.857... out …

I'm a current junior and thinking about applying to a program for the summer. These would be mutually exclusive, so if I sign up for one, I would be expected to do that one and not the other. One is t …

I’m hoping to end my first semester with a 3.3 UW and with 4 B’s and 2 A’s. I’ve been ahead in math by a couple years so I took Alg 1, Geo, Alg 2, and got B’s which explain the somewhat low gpa starti …

I am a 10th grader at an Early College High School. I am currently taking 5 honors classes and 3 college classes.I chose to go here because I have a dream of majoring in astronomy at RICE University. …

Okay so thoughts about multiple colleges wanting to connect even tho I'm waiting for a specific one to connect with me

Hey guys, so I currently have a 3.3 GPA and im in my Sophomore year at Penn State, (I'm finishing up my last two semester at PSU and then applying to UPenn... Is this a good decision to make? I know t …

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I am a sophomore taking a heavy course load of all weighted classes. One of my classes is known to be the hardest in our school - it is an Advanced Honors PreCalculus class (I am in 10th grade) wh …

I swear I checked over and over and just happened not to catch them before hitting submit. I did things like forgetting to put a space between a word, mispelling one word on my resume, and forgetting …

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I'm applying to Syracuse University for Fall 2023 and it has the best program in my area of study. The thing is I'm an international student and would need around 65K$ in scholarships per year. …

I have consistently gotten A-/A/A+ for the past three years of high school but am now getting B/B+'s. This is partly because I'm taking harder courses, and partly because I was distracted by college a …

I used to get them, but after four years of therapy, I have not had one in three. The main reason for that is that I found a passion: anthropology. Naturally, I made all that the central topic of my p …

So I put that I would do winter track this year for my college applications, however, I currently do not want to do winter track as I am currently quite busy. So should I contact the admissions office …

Hello. In the Cornell Hotel School Admissions website, under the “What courses should I have taken in high school before I apply to the Nolan School?” section, it states that the following secondary s …

When will College Vine update their acceptance rates to the acceptance rates for the class of 2026? I'm pretty sure that the current acceptance rates they have listed are mostly from the class 2024. I …

I rounded up my gpa from 87.68 to 88 on the self-reported section of the common app. Do you think I'm fine because my counselor submitted my school report. will they think I'm lying? it was an honest …

I am in my senior year and I am taking AP Calc, D.E. Cisco (counts as 4 D.E. classes), Academic English, Academic Government, and Academic Computer Science. I already applied to 2 colleges that I want …

I know colleges can request predicted scores for the ib tests but will any schools reject me based on the actual scores I receive?

I did terrible my freshman year of high school but pulled it together sophomore year with mostly all A's and B's and one C for the entire year. I ended up skipping my junior year and taking dual credi …

As a Junior at Central High School in San Angelo, Tx I look forward to exploring my options for college, and I'm very interested in what College offers! As a Christian, I want to attend a school that …