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Can anyone help with my extracurriculars? Pre-dental student in high school!! :)
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by @rs5004
pre-dental
highschool
extracurriculars
0 votes
3 answers
Hello! Currently, I'm a high schooler getting ready to start my junior year of high school. Luckily, amidst my college researching, I found collegevine and decided to try out their services. After ...
Do I need to provide my blog link?
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by @DebaterMAX
ECs
commonapp
0 votes
2 answers
So as one of my extracurriculars is I write fan fiction and I also maintain my own personal blog and I want to group that under Amatuer writer so it takes up less slots as I have 10 pretty good ECs...
How do I navigate Collegevine?
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by @yara
extracurriculars
0 votes
1 answer
How do I look back and see what I wrote for the extracurricular activities and sports (like the tier I,J,K,L)?
Foreign National Award
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by @rosabyn1
extra
0 votes
3 answers
I am a Korean who's contemplating whether I should compete in a literature competition. But the problem is that it's Korean, meaning that I'll be writing and submitting a Korean literary work. And ...
Is ap important as I an international student where high school don't take ap classes?
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by @Goofyball
AP
0 votes
3 answers
My schools dont teach ap so shall I take it? Also how many ap woould you recommend if the if you affirm with the first question?
When will college admissions begin?
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by @Ashfaaq
applications
0 votes
2 answers
Due to the outbreak of Covid-19, I was wondering when college admissions will start in US because i am an international student. I want to start my application as soon as possible. Can you please s...
How should I write in emails directed to college admission officers?
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by @Lexus
curious
junior
1 vote
2 answers
Iām a current junior navigating the application process. Unsure about how I should write in emails to admission officers to ask questions about things I couldnāt find online.
Which are the Elite Tier 1 schools?
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by @Dwos
elite
0 votes
2 answers
Watching both the 5/27 and 5/29 presentations, Tier 1 Elite research colleges were designated differently. The Wednesday presentation included: Vanderbilt, Rice, Wash U, UC Berkeley, Georgetown, Ca...
Covid and how it has impacted my chances
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by @tomburner
coronavirus
5 votes
1 answer
I'm hearing from my seniors that the chances of getting accepted into top schools for 2021 will be much harder since there might be a lot of students who are accepted for 2020 that will defer their...
AP Spanish?
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by @Shadowclaw
AP
1 vote
3 answers
Is it worth it to take AP spanish senior year?
For context, I have taken almost every AP available (Calculus AB+BC, Psych, Physics 1/2/Mech/EM, CSA, WHAP, APUSH, Lit), and this is my coursework ...
How do I calculate my Unweighted GPA?
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by @Aaliyah
unweighted
GPA
0 votes
1 answer
I'm currently a Junior in high school and I want to know how the unweighted GPA is calculated. Is it calculated with the GPAs throughout high school (ex. 9th & 10th grade) or just your 11th grade y...
Does College Credit Classes in Summer Programs from Prestigious schools are worth it?
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by @Camilasantos
sophomore
0 votes
1 answer
My dream School is John Hopkins University and I would like to take this classes from them and put it in extracurriculars on my resume and I don't know if this classes are worth it, and if I have m...
Is my ECs good for me in freshman year?
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by @ryanmcohs2023
admissions
extracurriculars
0 votes
1 answer
I cannot participate in after school clubs so I am trying to improvise.
1. I have basically been the head coach for my brothers baseball team. I have created lineups, kept stats, emailed parents...
Should I major in IT?
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by @ryanmcohs2023
admissions
majors
1 vote
2 answers
I never really considered it, but I help my family ALL the time with technology and how to work it. My parents think IT is a good career for me. If I am good at helping people with technology, is I...
Does going to a summer program for pre-college really helps your resume?
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by @Camilasantos
dreamschool
sophomore
1 vote
1 answer
My plan was to go to UT Austin but I wanted to get a hand on experience and because of the COVID-19 I decided to cancel it. But next year is my junior year and I really want to know if it would rea...
How strong are my EC?
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by @chalk
computerscience
engineering
extracurriculars
applications
1 vote
1 answer
I have spent 3-4 hours on programming each weekday and 4-5 hours on the weekend for 3 years. I plan to major in computer engineering.
Extracurricular activities:
1. Programmed Applications:...
Is my EC too weak for business/econ? International need aid
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by @Icecream
financial-aid
extracurriculars
0 votes
2 answers
Founder of a very unique non profit. First in city.
Student council president
Covid-19 hand sanitizer producer. Sold 100 for free.
Web design- designed 5 websites was paid for it
Work, market...
Since colleges are going test-optional for the class of 2021, what will they look at to choose the students they want?
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by @amritap28
test-opt
highschool
advice
help
college
3 votes
2 answers
high school junior
going to take SAT again in August
Are my 9th grade marks good enough?
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by @Science18
grades
0 votes
1 answer
I am studying in India in an icse school which is a different school pattern than in USA, and as I can't figure out my gpa, can someone please tell are the grades given below good enough for MIT:
...
Can I find my chancing into specific departments of the college like a combined medical program it offers?
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by @gowiththegru
premed
MedicalSchool
2 votes
1 answer
I am a sophmore in high school and know that I want to go to medical school, residency, and become a doctor. I researched that a lot of colleges have a combined college and medical school program w...
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