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I am a junior in high school in Texas. At my school, we are allowed to take Dual Credit/Enrollment classes where we can get high school and college credit. By doing this, I am 46 out of the 60 credits …

I recently got deferred from BU, my dream school from early decision. It has hit me pretty hard considering it's my dream school. I thought my application was pretty strong , and dont know what to do.

Female 10th grader here who likes math and wants to apply to top schools like the Ivys and MIT! I’m currently in only one AP, Calc AB, which is an extremely easy class for me by the way, it doesn’t ev …

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I'm working on the Princeton supplemental essays, and I'm confused at how these word counts are structured. In the "Your Voice" section and the "why major" section, the prompts ha …

Right now I'm taking honors precalc(I'm a sophmore)and I almost got a C last quarter(ended with a B though) although I am doing a lot better this quarter. I'm wondering if it would be worth it to take …

Hi, I was recently deferred ED from Columbia University in the city of New York. I’m super scared since in the beginning of next year my mid-year transcript will be available to consider because this …

Hi everyone! I was recently admitted ED I to George Washington University. On the acceptance letter, they put that my admission and scholarships are contingent on my successful completion of my course …

I am currently a junior in high school and I have only taken one honors class my whole high school year so far. I haven’t taken any Ap or Ib classes. My weighted gpa is a 3.5 so far and I want it to g …

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Hope you are well. I just got deferred from a college, and I want to write a Letter of Continued Interest. Should I send this letter via email to the admission office of this college, or through …

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i'm apart of the youth voices program for itgetsbetter, a nationwide lgbt organization.

https://itgetsbetter.org/ (our website)

us as an organization strive to uplift and empower lgbt youth, and jus …

I'm a high school senior, applying as a chem major to T20s.

From 9th-11th grade, I had all As, aside from one B in a dual enrollment math course (Differential Equations)

In my first semester this year, …

All the schools that I'm applying for don't require recommendation letters. I was thinking of asking some teachers but I haven't made any close enough relationships. If I don't submit any letters will …

Out of Career GPA and Unweighted gpa which one is more important for college and which should be placed in the GPA section of CollegeVine?

If you have about a 15-20% acceptance chance at schools you are interested in (as the chancing engine predicts), then you are mathematically supposed to/predicted to get into at least one interested s …

Hi 👋🏿, I'm a junior in high school at Nigeria and I just recently found out that AP courses increase my chances of getting into an ivy League school and so I decided to take a few.

My school doesn't te …

When is ivy day 2022?

I am an international freshman undergraduate applicant from Nepal. I have a 1390 SAT and a 4.0 Weighted GPA. I applied to Olemiss, Whitworth, and Uni of Alabama and didn't get the funding I wanted. I …

I am applying to CUNY schools through the CUNY application, and when it comes to uploading your essay, there is nothing there on the application site to indicate which prompt you chose to do. So, shou …

MIT: Describe the world you come from; for example, your family, clubs, school, community, city, or town. How has that world shaped your dreams and aspirations? (200-250 words)

Tufts: How have the envi …

I’m applying to three different universities and for different programs for 2022 admissions.