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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 …

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I'm a rising junior and I'm starting my common app application. I'm trying to get into one of those t20 colleges including cornell and upenn and I was wondering if working at my family's restauran …

A lot of online volunteering opportunities are suggested to high schoolers by bloggers and even Collegevine requires an age above 18, such as the UN volunteering program and Translators Without Border …

Hi, I am a sophomore, and this summer, I am looking to start a newsletter highlighting my state's literacy levels and the efforts taken to combat low reading and writing skills. I want to go to Harvar …

By the end of my junior year, I’ll have already met all requirements for a high school diploma. I’m not going to graduate early though, I’ll be spending my senior year taking courses at my community c …

i've been in orchestra for the past 4 years, but since i've come to highschool i've come to realize that my teacher is really stuck up and ruins the fun out of it. literally there's only 70 students i …

I have wanted to go to UNC since I was born! My dad and all my relatives went there, and so I would feel very proud to get in. However, I have a 3.6 unweighted gpa (which I understand is low) and my c …

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I'm applying to the Honors College at the University of Missouri, and one of the requirements is submitting an additional essay. One of the essay options states: "If you feel that an essa …

How many schools have you applied to, are you applying to, or do you plan on applying to in the future?

Would this be considered a scholarship, and/or an activity/extracurricular? How would I enter this on the common app, and how would it be categorized for CollegeVine chancing purposes?

It was a schola …

If I did an activity between the 11th and 12th, which summer does that fall under in the common app?

Also, can "Weeks spent per year" be an estimate for how much you'll spend in the future as well? Be …

On the Common App, there is a section titled "Courses and Grades" that I'm not required to fill out for any of my schools. Is it still beneficial for me to complete it anyway? Also, if I choose not to …

I'm adding Key Club as one of my activities and I need help putting it on the common app. How should I write the Position/Leadership description when I'm just a member? Is there a way to make it sound …

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I know you must have rolled your eyes at the title, but please read this through cuz I really REALLY need help/advice.

So, I'm an international low income student, who has studies the Camb …

I wrote a college essay about how I don't say "I love you too." because I don't want people to feel forced to say it too. The basis is that my dad never said he loved us too, but instead just responde …

I am a senior in high school out of state hoping to get accepted into Western Michigan University.

I have a 3.0 GPA and will increase with my current senior year. I want to major in business analytics. …

I talk abt 4 of my related activities in my common app essay. These are important to me. Some are volunteer which I have put a lot of time into. Some I have put less time into but did all 4 years.

I a …

I applied to a university a few weeks ago & paid the application fee because they said they'd send me my admission results in two weeks. It was supposed to be a quick and easy thing because they adver …

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in the common app, in the other course section I accidentally added the course I took at my communication college for which I do not get credit at my high school.

I was told by my college …

I participated on my school's track and field team but I never qualified to participate in varsity or school competitions. Should I still put this on my CommonApp because I was still technically still …