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Any of the UC schools- LA, Berkeley, Davis, San Francisco, San Diego, etc.

My 9th grade marks are bad but I have read if your marks are better in latter years it would not effect?

Like my main focus would be pre-med but I also want to study religion.

Here is my basic college resume:

GPA- 4.3

ACT- 36

community service hours- 200 hours

track and field for 2 years, both in JV and V.

I always make the principal's honor roll.

I got a grocery store job around …

Would colleges would find it weird that I'm taking IT in my CTE school instead of the Medical Health Science course? During middle school, I was very against the medical field but I suddenly started t …

The college financial aid office request more information, is this early sign that I am admit by school? Or it is preliminary work?

During my sophomore year, I received a C grade in Honors Algebra Semester 1. While in my freshman year, I received a B (because I had a long-term substitute) in Semester 2 of Algebra 1, but an A in 1 …

During my sophomore year, I received a C grade in Honors Algebra Semester 1. While in my freshman year, I received a B (because I had a long-term substitute) in Semester 2 of Algebra 1, but an A in 1 …

I am looking for ways to get my application to stand out. Phase one invitational and is a submission of a short essay, resume, and two references. Phase two is invitational to go to campus for intervi …

I don’t understand why I am being invited to apply to universities honor programs or to apply to study abroad that I have applied to - when I don’t even if I know if I’m accepted yet to their univers …

Hi, I'm currently a 12th-grade Senior High School student from India, and I have been thinking of taking a gap year before applying.

My Grades are great (96% Overall) and My ECs are also good (Self-Fun …

Hi! I'm a freshman in high school and (as you may know) I am nearing the end of my first semester. I wanted to take the PSAT to see what I need to study, but my school only lets Juniors take the PSAT. …

My grades aren't to bad its average b- and b and I have added colleges college vine says I can get into but none of them have accepted my connection request and I haven't gotten any connection reque …

I want to transfer to top 20 schools like Columbia or Uchicago after my sophomore year. The ecs I have right now are related to volunteering/advocacy because that's what I want my spike to be. Should …

Hi,

I’m wondering why I have been admitted to 2 regular decision colleges already (6 acceptances in total so far) ? I thought that I wouldn’t or not supposed to hear from those schools until at least t …

I'm currently a sophomore at a CTE school. Right now, I'm taking Regents Chemistry, English 10, AP World History, 2 periods of CTE class (IT fundamentals), Spanish 2, Gym, and Algebra 2.

I plan to eith …

So I'm a freshman applicant, and I'm applying for UC's. Do you think it would be okay if I applied for a psychology major even though I'm currently taking psychology right now?

Online filters generally don't have what I'm looking for. Any US college that fits ALL of these points?

1. Any student can live off campus.

2. Open curriculum or does not have gen ed.

3. Flexible class s …

I am currently waiting on my REA decision and I cannot help but go completely crazy over it. Are there any ways to tell if you got in before they release their decisions?

If there isn't, please leave …

Unweighted GPA: 2.70 / 4.0

Coursework: 6 Honors, 8 AP

Test Scores

SAT: 1520

Math: 780

Reading: 740

ACT: 32

Math: 32

Reading: 32

Science: 33

English: 31

PSAT: 1410

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