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Is it appropriate to reach out to my selected major's dean at the schools I apply to and is it a means of showing demonstrated interest at the school?

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If I have an interest in a program e.g. sustainability, which I did not select as one of my academic interests on common app but have participated in it as an extracurricular, can I write abo …

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I'm a junior from India. I have certain extracurricular that don't exactly have an official route. For example, my mother runs a tailoring and embroidery institute and I know almost 11 styles of tr …

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I'm a student from India who's using CollegeVine to look at my admission chances for various colleges, and one thing that keeps pulling down my chances are AP/IB/Honor programs.

There are no AP/IB/ …

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Will not having awards or honors affect my admission chances at selective schools?

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I have read several books in the 2019/2020 session. For schools that ask to list them, am I expected to list all if they are over 30? Also, do schools have a specific preference and order?

So I took the SAT 2 times:

In October 2019 I scored 680 EBRW and 800 Math, but had a 15 on the essay

In August 2020 I took it without the essay and scored 730 EBRW and 790 Math.

This means that my supers …

I’ve seen all the webinars about the activity order is what is most important to you. But wouldn’t it look strange to put down let’s say your sport all the way at the bottom if that is what you spend …

I am accepted into my top choice and I have yet to visit so how will I know if it is the right fit for me? I am a senior this year graduating class of 2021 and relieved to have an acceptance, but wha …

I want to share the dashboard and the chancing profile with other users.

I’m currently a senior in highschool and I’m looking for volunteering hours to fill up my college applications. I used to volunteer at a nursing home but now it’s closed due to COVID. I live near Hous …

Which of the Tier 2 and 3 colleges require that students take the SAT with essay for applying for admissions?

12th grade

Hi, was wondering how many of you are applying for BS-MD this year, and how you think stats of students will vary.

Any views about how Pitt honors college compares with Case western reserve university for Premed, acceptance into med schools after undergraduate etc?

I am reading through requirements for colleges and for most of the ones I would like to apply to, I need two SAT subject test scores. I am going into college to become a civil engineer. I know one of …

I'm a senior going through the admissions process who attends a very rigorous school. I feel like my application will be very competitive however, if I am compared with my classmates, it might blend i …

So I took the SAT twice and my super score puts me at the 75th percentile of my dream school(my dream school superscores btw). My separate two scores ,however, only put me at the 50th percentile. So m …

im a junior, I attend a magnet high school, 4.1 gpa, 1060 sat score (still taking it and practicing).

I just got a certificate from Coursera (Chinese for beginners) and I don't know if it counts like an accredited course or if it count for my academic achievements for college.