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Some of you have seen a big change in your CV chancing results on your college lists. Regardless if you are high achiever or not, you are going to see some numbers that make your head scratch. Therefo …

Did anyones chancing just tank? Mine earlier today was normal and now many of the school on my list were nearly cut in half. Is this a bug or the new accurate calculator? Did this happen to anyone els …

So I heard about how the metrics for admissions chancing has been redone, but my chancing percentages dropped SO MUCH like from over 80% to the “normal” acceptance rate like 30%. Is this happening to …

I got an email inviting me to apply. What is this and how do they select who is recognized? Does it help with college admissions?

I am a rising Senior And I'm interested in my question above especially with many schools becoming test-optional.

My dream schools are MIT, Stanford, NYU and UCLA, and i'm going to be a math major, and while the odds are low to get accepted, I was wondering what some things I could do are to make my resume stand …

Hello, I'm a rising senior in South Carolina :). My grades and such are good, but my main concern is being able to pay for college. I have been doing my due diligence when it comes to research since m …

Where I'm from (the Philippines), schools don't provide AP or Honors' classes. Everyone is taught the same general topics in each subject without any opportunities for accelerated learning or speciali …

Hello! I am a high school junior entering my senior year. I have a bit of a unique situation regarding college credit and would like some advice on it.

I am a part of a program that allows me to earn a …

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I just received an invitation from a program known as the "National Society of High School Scholars". I've gotten many, MANY scam program invites, but this one probably looks the most legit out o …

Hi!! For context I am a rising senior and apart of my school's founding class. We have a sister location that has been around since 2014 (I think) but we just opened in the fall of 2019. Because of th …

Hi everyone! Some background info: I'm a rising junior with a 4.25 WGPA and I am looking to major in neuroscience or something related to the medical field. I have taken 2 APS and the rest are all hon …

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My early decision school considers demonstrated interest, and I was hoping to send an email to my admissions officer to introduce myself. What would be a good way to introduce myself to an …

Hey! I am applying for college this summer and I am confused about degrees. Would I be able to do a BFA in drama, and also the dual degree program, BA in journalism and MA in journalism? I keep trying …

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I'm a junior nearing the end of a year-long exchange in Austria, and I've been thinking a lot about how this year will affect my admissions. I'm here with a fully immersive program and have been l …

Where I'm from (the Philippines), schools don't provide AP or Honors' classes. Everyone is taught the same general topics in each subject without any opportunities for accelerated learning or speciali …

hi, im a rising senior and I’m thinking of applying ED to Duke and also considering applying to other schools like Wakeforest, Vanderbilt, Howard, etc.

My chances so far are (updated, they dropped)

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I’m Matt -- I do data science here at CollegeVine and have been around in the past talking about some of the methodology behind our chancing model (In addition to name dropping Carleton C …

Hi! I will be a 9th grader this fall and would like to get a “leg up”, if you will. I haven’t taken any high-school courses but I might over the summer. (Also this summer I am learning Java and improv …

Can colleges see the percentage or does it not matter whether it's a 93 or a 97 if they're both A's?