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So currently I am facing a dilemma. I am applying to multiple prestigious test opt colleges like Yale, uchicago, Vanderbilt,etc. I read on college vine that if my sat score is within that range, which …

I took the ACT + Writing and I only have my multiple choice score back, my first applications are due on the 1st and the writing score is coming out on the 7th. Can I not report the writing score?

What are the equivalents of the GSCE? Are the WACE or JAMB exams consider equivalents? Some schools are asking me for the courses I took during high school and their levels? So do WACE and JAMB classi …

During my freshmen and sophomore year, I was a trainee at SM Entertainment and consequently could not attend school regularly. I had 2 C's, a few B's, and mostly A's during my freshmen year, but my gr …

What are good majors and minors for pre-med outside of biological sciences? Besides Biology or Biochemistry, I was thinking about majoring in Mathematics with Applied Medical Science (only offered at …

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I am currently a high school senior who is applying to a few target colleges for Investment Banking. I know how important internships are in the IB process and I was wondering if anyone …

So I applied to Chapman as an Early Action Applicant in October and got my decision of deferral last week. My GPA before was a 3.39 (W), but with the mid year report now in place a 3.47 (W). How can I …

Since the beginning, I reported that I am Asian in the demographic category of CollegeVine. I have applied to 3 UC schools (UCLA, UCB, and UCSD). My UW UC GPA is 3.78 with 4 AP, 10 honors, and 2 colle …

Hi, I’m currently a sophomore and am trying to line up my extracurricular stuff for college. I am interested in prestigious schools, such as NYU or Columbia to major in political science

So far, I hav …

It would be for a school that instructs you to be creative when writing the supplements (Tufts), but the poem is still of amateur quality. It has a nice rhyme scheme, but I know that this is considere …

Hi everyone! Recently on my dashboard, I saw that an essay I sent for review was rated in the top 16% for the reviewer. What exactly does this mean? I don't see a feature to rate essays when I'm revie …

Sometimes you need 20 karma and sometimes you need 10 to submit an essay. Right now its 20 karma and I keep refreshing to see if it will change. Today is only my second day on collegevine so does anyo …

Hi, I am applying as an international student. My SAT score is 1380 and I am not sure whether or not I should submit this. I am applying to schools like Notre Dame, Williams, Rice, and Uchicago. Pleas …

i check college vine and they recommended to intern at the USTD i live in md would it look good on an applicant applying for a finance major. also on the chances what would it go under.

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I am applying as an international student. My school obviously does not offer AP courses, but I have attended one online in my free time. I got 5 on the exam. But from an outside perspective it loo …

Whenever I search Canadian universities in the Admisison Chances/Difficulty section, none of them appear but all other colleges do.

I was going to apply to UTA and UTD, but last minute decided not to. I had already connected with them before applying and I now want to remove them from my connections- how can I do this?

Hi! On Common App, Brown has a section where you can upload your resume and ends with "some applicants maintain an online presence that showcases their background, talents, or creativity. If you maint …

Columbia University asked "Have you completed research with a faculty member or mentor in an academic discipline such as science, engineering or other academic interests (e.g., humanities, social scie …

Do I have a better chance with 25th percentile test scores or no scores at all? Does being a homeschooler affect this since they may not rust my grades much? Will scores as a whole be lower this year? …