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Is it necessary to contact the counselor and correct the mistake or email the new essay copy. Or is it better to ignore the mistake since the word is not a big deal.

I am a senior looking to go out of state, and I'm wondering if I should limit my search to private colleges because I know financial aid will cover it.

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I'm just a little stuck on what to say, I described what I did in the other box but I'm not sure what my position would be.

So my SAT score is 50-100 points below some of the schools that I'm applying to middle 50% score range. My guifance counselor said I should submit my score for scholarship consideration, but I don't w …

If I had a national competition that I was invited to canceled due to the pandemic, should I mention that in the designated section and if I should, should I just explain what happened or treat it as …

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If I have to upload a document via google drive on my commonapp, what access would commonapp have to my documents. Because, google drive said commonapp would have access to all my docs, I'm …

How are the extracurricular activities ranked. Please explain and interpret the tier ranking system you have on the chancing profile.

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Hey, could someone help and maybe give some basic points to answer this question with. I don't want a basic haha i love your school because of the football team. I want it so they know I know alot abo …

I have great extracurriculars, a good essay, good recommendations. I took 3 ap classes and 6 honors classes. As well as i will have taken 10 community college classes by the time i graduate. What are …

My counselor want to write Letter of recommendation.please help him how to write

Which examination marks to mention 10th 11th 12th midterm or protected score?

Hi, I have taken the SAT a few times. The first was in Nov 2019 as a benchmark. I did not do that well on the test but scored a 19 on the essay. When I took the SAT again, I did much better on the act …

I am a blog writer for an organization known as the Helyx Initiative. I write science-related blog posts every month. Becoming a writer is pretty selective and we must send the editor a sample of our …

I’m a currently enrolled undergrad student but I want to check my chances with a grad school I have in mind. This portal keeps asking me for my high school GPA and my high school information. Is there …

Have the recommendations provided by the Chancing Tool been updated in light of the CollegeVine recommendations given for SAT test submissions based on COVID impacts? For instance, it was recommended …

This would answer the prompt, "Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like y …

Hi, I'm learning a language on duolingo and a few online coursera courses. Should I put that in my activities section or additional info?

I am from California and from where I am, there isn't some academic competition that I would like to partake in such as STEM and Math competitions.

Where Can I find compare the list of companies that recruit at different schools?