Admissions Advice

Hello collegeviners! I am an international student (Canadian passport) who has already applied to the colleges in my tags for RD. I applied first interest theatre arts & performing studies, and second …

Hello, I was wondering if a lot of applicants create the theme of cybersecurity in their college applications. I want to know whether I would have a lot of competition and if my niche is popular or no …

During my junior year I wrote 3 long (one 10 page, two 8 page) research papers that I would like to talk about on my common app, and additional information seems to be the only place that I could put …

hi! i was just wondering what ethnicity to put on my apps if i am egyptian. on the common app, there's no option for other, but under white it says "white (or of middle eastern origin)". idk if egypti …

Hi everyone! I'm starting to apply to colleges and want to solidify my list before applications open. I definitely don't want to apply to all of these schools on my list so if people could comment sch …

Hi! I'm a high school junior right now who is homeschooled. I've been comparing with my friends who are public schooled, and their high schools have lots of clubs and extra curriculars that my small c …

An overview of essential components that should be included in an application portfolio, especially for creative fields.

Hi, How should we report Pearson Edexcel IGCSE grades on Common App. There's only an option for Cambridge in the Testing section

If I took classes that are both dual enrollment and honors, which one should I pick on the common app? Example, Precalculus and Calc 3. My transcript says honors already but not dual enrollment. I’m a …

Hi everyone,

Hope you are all doing well. I'd like to get your opinions on what you think would be the proper way to formulate a connection request.

The example says "Hi Jane," as a start. When starting …

I want to apply to a lot of schools. Originally my list had about 10 schools but then my mom told me to apply to a bunch of Catholic Schhols (I'm Catholic). I don't mind applying to a lot of schools s …

Hi all, I'm currently writing my activities section for my common app and have an activity with multiple leadership roles throughout my participation (ex. StuCo rep 2 years, president 2 years). Do I r …

I've taken the ACT with writing one time and scored very well on the composite, but not as well as I wanted on the writing section.

On the Common App, it asks "Would you like to report an ACT Plus Wri …

I'm considering whether or not to answer the COVID-19 question on the common app. I think COVID-19 affected me in some relevant ways. My grandpa died from the virus, and I struggled more than other st …

Hi, I‘m an international student transferring to an American high school for my senior year. I didn’t do many extracurricular actitivites in my home country except for sports and DoE (Duke of Edinburg …

I've heard a few things about it, but I don't really understand how it is helpful for college applications. Is it like some sort of CollegeVine or a completely different thing or how does it work? Tha …

I currently have 4 of 5 awards. Trying to maximize the application, and I heard the honors section can be a great place to put in an honors society instead of taking up a space in the 10 activities. T …

Hi, I'm in the second gap year, so I need to send my application this year. However, I feel afraid about my extracurriculars, cause I want to apply for Neuroscience and I don't have no one published r …

So... I lost my phone yesterday and today is when applications for colleges open. It had some connections to my ApplyTexas, Common App and FSA ID accounts. What should I do? Is there any bandaid solut …

I have 11 extracurriculars and 9 awards, and I want to include all of them in my application if possible. Is it advisable to include an extra extracurricular and 4 extra awards in the Additional Info …