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hi guys! i submitted my UCSB freshman application for fall 2024 a few months ago. i was hoping to switch my second choice major preference, and i saw on their website that sending them an email would …

The bottom line is that prestigious state universities are harder to get into than ever.

Unofficial 2022-2023 #UVA Admission Statistics (from their website)

Here are some unofficial numbers about this …

I am a current sophomore. During freshman year, due to some hard, hard, personal issues, I had a 2.0 GPA. In my first semester of sophomore year, I had an 89% GPA because I was still having those issu …

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I am receiving emails from current students at universities I’m interested in applying to asking if I have any questions about the school or admissions process( I am a junior in HS)- that I can con …

Hi, I'm a freshman with a 3.9 GPA. I'm in Boy Scouts (almost eagle), Student Council, Debate, Speech, and many more extracurriculars and varsity athletics. I really want to get into the US Air Force A …

iGem is the international genetically engineered machines competition. You have to design some form of genetically engineered machine and present it. There’s actually details about it on college vine, …

I have been doing Girl Scouts for 9 years including leadership camps. I was wondering what to list these as for a recent summer program application. Thanks :)

So I’m taking the CMAS 11 in a couple of weeks but I wanted to opt out since I felt it was kinda pointless. My parents wouldn’t sign the letter to opt me out. Is it really that important to take for c …

Hi there! I am a sophomore in high school and I messed up this year. Due to some family complications, first semester I got pretty 3 C's, 2 B's and 2D's. This semester if I work hard, I will probably …

I have no community hours, and I haven't done any extracurriculars. I like books, and I also like crafts and painting, but I don't have time for extracurriculars because after school I watch my brothe …

For the first time since the pandemic started, MIT's overall acceptance rate went up not down.

This is purely a function of getting about 20% fewer applications due to mandatory standardized testing re …

Hello there! Recently, I have been doing a lot of essay reviews on here and I was wondering if there was a way I could put my work here on a resume? For insight, I have currently reviewed 132 essays. …

Hey! I am a freshman in high school, my goal is to get into top-tier colleges. I play guitar; music is my life, but I also love writing too. I need to get more involved with extra-circulars and make m …

I have been recently diagnosed with Adhd as a junior in my second semester, my first semester while I got sick with Covid and Influenza A, I was failing chemistry and algebra 2. I am now getting almos …

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Alright everyone, here's the deal. I'm a junior, and I need to figure out what to do this summer for college apps. For reference, I do a lot of political science/civic discourse stuff, so most of my p …

Would folks recommend the JHU EI summer program vs the USC Discover Engineering program for high school students?

How is the course work, recognition of the program?

It says on my chances that my extracurriculars are below average, i am currently in my first semester of show choir and my parents think it would be better if I drop out of it because it so time consu …

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I'm a Freshman at a high school in NY which is notorious for focusing more on it's sports programs than STEM, and as someone very much interested in biomedical sciences (hoping to become a N …

Hello! So, my freshman year I did absolutely no school related extracurriculars. I’m talking no sports, no clubs, nothing. I dedicated my free time to reading, babysitting, painting, teaching myself F …