Admissions Advice

We’re pleased to announce that the Community Forum is now officially open once again.

We appreciate the patience, curiosity, and enthusiasm you’ve shown. Your continued interest and support meant so …

We wanted to inform you that posting on CollegeVine’s community forum will be temporarily suspended for a few days as we work to mitigate some recent spam posts. While the forum will still be accessib …

ACTION REQUIRED: Update CollegeVine App Settings in Google Admin by October 23, 2023

For enhanced student data protection, Google is set to limit access for users under 18 to third-party apps like Coll …

On this website, I put in a bunch of stuff and made GPA a 4.0, ACT 35, and 1 tier A and 9 tier F and G activities, yet it still says that the Ivy Leagues are a long reach, no matter what I do. Does an …

So I am a member of a constant top 20 school in NSDA rankings. It’s a team of just about 80 people and I have no leadership position on it. But in congress (my primary event) I was to compete at state …

I am a well-rounded student who doesn't specialize in anything. Also, I am homeschooled, which means I can't form any clubs. Any suggestions for some good, out-of-the-box extracurriculars?

Hello! I’m really indecisive and currently lost.

A little background, I’m a sophomore going to be a junior in the next school year. I know that junior year one is the most important year out of all of …

I am a rising freshman attending the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology next year, and I am really interested in the paths I have to take in order to be a strong applicant for MIT …

I would be very grateful if anyone could tell me which are the highest ranking schools for Chem Engineering (with financial aids if possible but I would like to know good schools without much aids too …

I'm a junior, who will be applying to school very soon. I'm indecisive and would love to know what are the best schools for computer science in New Jersey or New York?? What are the best schools for m …

I'm an IB student from India, and we don't have any mock trial competitions or law societies that I can be a part of. So any help concerning extra-curricular activities that would strengthen my profil …

I hear a lot about needing a "spike" and not just being a "jack of all trades" for college apps. Despite this, I love being a "jack of all trades" because it gives me new experiences and my interests …

Also, what are some extracurricular options to prepare me for this career?

I'm a junior in high school right now. I've taken a lot of AP classes and by the time I graduate, I'll have taken 9 AP classes. Things haven't really been going well the past few years and my grades h …

If I have a far reach school does the chances increase if I do the earlier decision

These are my extracurriculars so far (sophomore year), I haven't taken the SAT or ACT but my GPA is 3.7

- STEAM Academy; 1 year (joined this year too)

- Editing (hobbies); 4 years

- DJ Light assistant; e …

I’m currently a freshman in high school and I want to start practicing for SAT although I didn’t finish up to Algebra 2 yet. What are some good tips to get a higher SAT score and what are some good SA …

I'm leaning towards Princeton right now but which other schools have good astrophysics programs?

I am currently a freshman in high school and I am learning ballet. I am considering learning an instrument on a professional level but I've heard mixed answers to my question: are these extracurricula …

My son was admitted to Colgate. They don't offer merit scholarships and last I checked I didn't qualify for financial aid though the process is daunting. How do I go about enquiring about it? I and Il …

I had scheduled a visit UPenn during my spring break, but UPenn cancelled my visit due to COVID-19. Since UPenn cancelled my visit will they still count my cancelled visit as demonstrated interest?

I have a passion for editing and photography since I've been doing it since I was 9-10 years old. How can I use my skills to do some community service or extracurriculars in school??

I'm a sophomore who has some extracurricular activities but none of them are really important. Is helping teachers out with fliers count as an extracurricular?