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I have been looking online, but am unable to find if there is a maximum number of courses colleges will accept AP Credit for.

I am going to be taking around 10 APs in high school. If I were to score a …

I know that different colleges have different "schools." Do I have to pick a particular one for undergraduates, or is that only for graduate students? And If so, which is best for students who want to …

I just applied into Hanover college

So, I was wondering if I should try applying for colleges soon even though I’m in 11th grade? The thing is, I don’t have any AP/IB classes nor do I have any college courses, so I feel like that’s kind …

1.) I play zero sports. While I do currently have more than ten academic activities, sports are not included in my extracurricular portfolio. Will this affect my admissions chances? (Dream schools- Up …

Hi, I'm going to be applying to college as an international student from the UK, and I was wondering how I would work out my GPA? I was wondering whether your GPA is made out of your grades of all 4 y …

Is talking about living with anxiety a bad idea? Do colleges not want students who have an illness?

So I applied to be a summer page. The senators office recently emailed me and asked if I would like to instead go to the Spring session and basically offered to sponsor me for that session.

I am confli …

One of the colleges I am applying to has its own application portal on its website in addition to Common App. Should I submit through their website or the common app?

I am in grade 11 thinking of applying

I'm a 12th-grade student from India. I don't have enough E.C's and Grades to get into My dream University.

So, I'm in the thought of taking a GAP YEAR. But I want to know that does it affects my colleg …

Although the other POLL is not over it seems that 85%-90% of seniors are applying early. I'm curious as to why so many seniors are applying early. I think many 9th, 10th, and 11th graders want to kno …

So my principal from secondary school wrote my counselor recommendation. We don't have a counselor.

All she wrote was...

Meggy attended X high school from - year to - year. She participated in all relig …

I have a pretty low GPA(2.95) but I took 10 AP's and I was in a school that was really competitive. Most people knew how tough my high school was, we are one of the top public high schools in Texas.

How do I choose an essay prompt that best describes me and will help me express myself to admissions officers on the common App?

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So my counselors aren't familiar with college applications to the US. I have some questions.

1. Do they need to put the school letterhead and stamp on the counselor and teacher recommendations - or …

I think it would be interesting for the 9th,10th, and 11th graders to learn what % percentage of CollegeVine members are applying early this cycle. Thanks for participating and good luck! PLEASE VOTE …

I have around 4 extracurricular activities. So how do I answer the why question. 'why is this meaningful to you'.

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I'm very confused on the requirements to become a neurosurgeon and other related topics. Below are a few questions I have. It's fine if you can't answer all of them; just answering one will already …

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I am planning to apply to Vanderbilt for ED2, but I am concerned about my GPA - it is 3.78 UW (4.28 W), on an upward trend, and with the most rigorous course load (12 APs). Everything else a …