Admissions Advice

As a freshman last year, I started to try to put myself out at my school, for instance creating my school’s first Asian Student Union. This year (my Sophomore year) I am considering to apply for the I …

Hi! I need some easy passion project ideas for a prospective psychology major. I'm an upcoming senior so it has to be fast and easy to do

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I have the opportunity to intern for a campaign for the House of Representatives or for a Senate Campaign. My question is two-fold:

1. I intend to major in CS or Business, would being a campaign …

I am currently a rising sophomore interested in law, economics, and international relations. I am aware that summer internships and research programs are integral in demonstrating passion for college …

Hi everyone! I'm a high school student (about to finish my sophomore year) and was wondering where my extracurriculars stood and whether they need much more work or just a little. I've had trouble fin …

I'll be applying to mostly regular schools and several Ivies/prestigious universities, and I was wondering if my passion for art could be used as a focal point of my application? I'd say that I defini …

Hello! I am interested in applying for the Senate Page Program but am extremely split on whether to apply for the summer or semester program because each has pros and cons. For context, I would like t …

Hey everyone, I'm currently a sophomore. I have a question about whether I'm allowed to include middle school achievements in my future college applications.

I am aware that colleges tend to only cons …

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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 …

I plan to major in archaeology or art history, but my end goal is to work in museum curation, currently most of my ECs are art based, art camps, AP art, etc… what are some good EC’s for my intended ma …

I'm currently in 11th grade (idk the equivalent to the US education level). I'm an international student and looking for high school programmes that could strengthen my qualification for application.

I …

Hello, I have a couple of questions regarding extra circulars. For some background information, I am currently a sophomore but I’m moving to another state for my junior and potentially senior year. Du …

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 …

This is regarding the "extracurricular" aspect of the chancing simulator. Though my GPA and SAT may not be as good as they can be, I've always thought that I've maintained a good amount of extracurric …

I’m a high school junior, incoming senior, and I feel like I have not done enough. I go to a complete school as well with rigorous academics so I am constantly around people who sre going above and be …

I’m hoping to be a clinical psychologist later in life. One thing I’d like to do is have extracurriculars that reflect that. So far all my ECs are art based (advanced choir, writing, visual arts, etc. …

I am considering creating a submission for the Youth Citizen Entrepreneurship Competition, but I was wondering if this competition was prestigious or well-known enough to be worth the effort.

Also, ple …

I am traveling to China during my entire summer break to be with my family. Many of my teachers and friends have advised me to do something special while overseas to stand out in the college admission …

I am going to be graduating a year early (Class of 2025 instead of 2026). I would say my stats are pretty good right now except my extra curriculars (3.9 GPA, 1480 SAT, 33 ACT will be taking the tests …

Hey all.

I just had a bit of a concern with my college app.

A few months ago I was invited by a group of my friends to make a non profit organization. Since then we have made significant progress includ …