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While I have used the chancing calculator on collegevine, I am still unsure about the tier level (level 1, 2, 3, etc.) for some of my extracurriculars. I would love some input! (activities are …

In yesterdays Cornell Sun, reporters stated that 4908 students were admitted to the Class of 2026.

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AP english 11

Spanish lll

Algebra plus

Advanced medical careers

Certified nursing assistant

Medical terminology(Dual credit)

Aquatics

Chemistry

AP US history

Please let me know if I should do more or a way I c …

Due to an accident involving my mom and my dad losing his job, I had to work extra hard to make money for me and my brother to survive. Because of this my first semester grades were bad, and so was my …

Hi! I'm a freshman and this is my current course load. I want to get into a good college, so is this enough?

Fall 2021

Honors English 1, Honors Biology, Spanish 1, Geometry 9, Theology 1, Health, Fundam …

How much do colleges care for letters of recommendation? Do the subjects the teachers teach factor into it? I’ve already asked my pre-med track teacher and my environmental science teacher, and my gui …

Hi, I want to do business in college, but I'm struggling to find available internships in my area. Any ideas on what internships I should apply for? Most of the ones I look for are for college student …

Any advice if this load looks ok for Freshman Year:

- ENGLISH LIT & WRITING

- ALGEBRA II

- BIO

- SPANISH II

- JAVA PROGRAMMING

- P.E.

I am also hoping to take an AP class outside of school on top of that any …

My daughter has won numerous academic awards and has an academic scholarship to her independent HS. Yet there doesn't seem to be a place to enter these. Are these not factored in?

Hello, hope you're doing well. I'm not sure which tier one of my extracurriculars is. I run a non-profit business that makes around 15K a year, but I didn't start it, I was chosen to succeed after the …

Hi, current freshman here. I want to get into a BS/MD program in the future - I know how competitive they are, but going to a rigorous nationally-ranked high school, it has been hard to keep my grades …

My 18 year old daughter from India has been accepted in Pratt and USC for B Arch for Fall 2022. Pratt has offered a scholarship of $105000 spread across the 5 year course. Which one should she choose …

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Academic Bowl - really passionate about this club, trying for state level wins

Reading Bowl - co-founded this club and became President after my former teacher (also sponsor) was willing, managed to …

Hi, do any of you guys have any recommendations for college counselors. Most of them that I have seen are 10s of thousands of dollars. Please let me know any good affordable ones.

Hi, I'm a sophomore in HS and am planning to pursue the medical field as a possible career path. My dad is an engineer, so I had a lot of exposure to that field growing up. Both courses are different, …

therefore i picked these class AlgebraII and Spanish II and ChemistryI and U.S. History & Geography and these are the only class where i could take honors which one should i take becuase i am trying t …

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I will be taking my first AP exams this May and I was wondering how I should study or if anyone has any advice. I'll be taking the AP Biology and AP World History: Modern exams.

Thanks!

I’m currently a sophomore is HS, and I want to eventually go into the medical field. I either want to be a Physicians Assistant, or a Nurse Anesthetist. I’m looking for some extracurriculars that I co …

Hi, I am a rising sophmore and I am interested in actuarial science. I am unsure of what extracurriculars, ap classes, and colleges are best for this major. Any advice? Thanks.

I want to write an essay a lot, but I don't know where to start or what the topic should do. I want to know how to make it from the basics.