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I am currently in my sophomore year and planning for my junior year. In 8th grade I took Spanish 1, in 9th Spanish 2, and this year Spanish 3. I am transferring to another high school and they have Sp …

I'm thinking about taking some dual enrollment classes but I don't want to overload myself. To anyone who is/has taken dual enrollment, is it worth it? How much time commitment does it require? Als …

Yesterday the Dean of CMU stated 2 facts. 1. Applications increased 4% this year, and 2. CMU admitted 600 less students than last cycle. Since I keep track of these things, I determined that the Class …

Earlier I wrote that Satyajit Dattagupta, the CMO of Tulane who single handedly implemented a marketing plan that put Tulane on the map as a 10% admit school even though many of its peers had 20-25% a …

Hello all. I have this question, can students still answer and ask questions in CollegeVine after their high school graduation? What will happen to my account by that time? If I can't have access to t …

Biology is mandatory. My school gives us the option between Chemistry and Physics. I don’t know which to choose. I want to be a biostatistician (If I don’t stay with this career it’s definitely going …

I took all my required classes and am planning on getting a job senior year. My schedule will consist of Italian, AP gov, lit, and yoga. Is this really bad? I have extracurriculars and can write good …

I'm currently an incoming freshman and I know that I want to go to Stanford University for a poli sci major and journalism minor. I haven't started high school yet but I'm wondering what I can do over …

Hello all, here is my problem. I'm unable to join the CollegeVine Website Support Community. It's shown at the Scholarships-Improve your odds-Join a Community section. I clicked on Join, and then it g …

I am a member of the National Honor Society (that is pretty self explanatory), and I am also an Eagle Scout. An Eagle Scout is the highest rink for scouting in the USA, you must go through all the rin …

The Chancing Engine Percentages are not what you think they should be. As an experiment I put a long list of Ivys, Elites, LACs, and Various other colleges to see what my current chances are. My gut t …

I am a junior who is planning on applying to Harvard would it look bad if I don't submit an Ap score I haven't taken the Ap Exam and I don't think I would do well because I am a terrible test taker an …

Here are some questions I have:

- what was the hardest ap class you ever took?

- are ap classes worth it?

- how beneficial are ap classes to college?

any other tips or tricks you have would be great as w …

I am a junior who is planning on applying to Harvard would it look bad if I don't submit an Ap score I havent taken the Ap Exam and I don't think I would do well because I am a terrible test taker and …

I’m a junior taking 1 AP class and 1 dual enrollment class this year. my school offers a total of 5-6 AP’s(mostly computer science/arts) we aren’t allowed to take any advanced courses until our junio …

I'm a junior and so far, I have taken 1 AP and 11 honors classes with 4.0 uw gpa. I will be taking 5 AP's (4 relating to my major except English) and 1 honors, my senior year. My school offers 16 AP's …

How do I build a spike if I'm interested in the computer science field? I'm a female and I'm also passionate about photography and sustainability.

ECs I'm currently doing/planning on doing next year:

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I am going to 12th grade from June this year and have only taken two APs in my life, should I take AP exams and will it be useful. I am graduating in March 2023 in India. I also only got 1300 on SAT.

I wonder how many colleges I am able to apply to during my senior year. Is there a maximum limit to the number? What's the average/good number of colleges a student should apply for?

I currently live in east Tennessee, but there just aren't any great internship opportunities near me. I want an internship that is going to really look good on college applications as well as provide …