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I'm an upcoming senior in high school currently researching majors and programs to apply to for the future. I've heard of people getting accepted into direct med programs, and that significantly lower …

I’m about to go into my junior year of high school and I have quite a lot of free time in my hands due to covid-19. I’d love to spend some time focusing on my studies by taking some online courses tha …

I was thinking about I know I want to do service. I am already planning on working at food banks and doing a service trip. However, I read on college vine those are lower tiers of service. I was think …

I'm from Puerto Rico and I'm very interested in studying out of state, but I'm trying to seek colleges that are affordable and generous. My types are in a big city (urban), with many undergraduate stu …

I’m going into junior year of high school and I want to start my own service project or club as a leadership opportunity, however I don’t have many ideas. I’d really appreciate it if anyone could shar …

My school doesn't have many APs that relate to my major and as such, I am planning to self-study many of the AP exams I wish to take. I get that the classes can raise my GPA, but how much does a 5 fac …

I am a rising Junior and with the hit of COVID, my grades dropped like a bullet. My school offers AP and Dual Credit, assuming I take those for the next two years, how much will my 2.8 GPA rise?

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I am teaching myself Ancient Greek. I really like this ec, and progress is good. It is relevant to my intended major because I would like to do History. Unfortunately, I can't find a way to …

I am going into my junior year and I am currently interested in pre-med. I was told to start making my list of colleges/universities that I will be applying to next year. I am still a little confused …

Do you guys recommend any books or sites a lot of people have told me when they went to SAT prep in a local college it didn’t help them I can always try some where else though. Any advice would be gre …

I want to major in international relations/affairs. I have 1 Spanish credit from middle school, and 2 credits of Turkish(high school). Will this affect my admissions chances to top colleges?

I'm interested in science, history, and English, and I love to volunteer. I had an internship at AMNH but it got cancelled due to the pandemic. I live in NY, and if anyone has any ideas or opportuniti …

Hi everyone! My main question is should I continue a foreign language throughout High School. Some background for you, I took Latin three years at my middle school, but I chose to start Spanish at my …

Hello!

Rising senior here.

Thinking about college apps, I have recently been questioning my options when it comes to majors. To be honest, I want to major in film, but I know how "useless" people say i …

Senior applying to international schools

I am a high school junior and I am planning to start a virtual non-profit organization.

I want to know what can I do to start.

What I need to do and how I will reach people. My main goal will be to help …

How much does a Senator help you get in? Would it help to work for one for summer to get them to write a letter of recommendation? Would a celebrity help you get into the school. How much would they h …

High school junior.

I am interested in science and math, and I want to major in civil engineering. I am a rising sophomore.

Extra-curricular so far:

Varsity Soccer

Varisty Track & Field

Varsity Cross Country

So several of the schools I'm applying to have their required/recommended teacher & counselor recommendation letters, but many also have an optional non-academic rec letter. I've heard that using thes …