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Because the Supreme Court struck down race-conscious admissions on June 29th, we recently updated our chancing algorithm so that the impact of your ethnicity is greatly reduced. As a result, your chan …

I got an email inviting me to apply. What is this and how do they select who is recognized? Does it help with college admissions?

I am a rising Senior And I'm interested in my question above especially with many schools becoming test-optional.

My dream schools are MIT, Stanford, NYU and UCLA, and i'm going to be a math major, and while the odds are low to get accepted, I was wondering what some things I could do are to make my resume stand …

Hello, I'm a rising senior in South Carolina :). My grades and such are good, but my main concern is being able to pay for college. I have been doing my due diligence when it comes to research since m …

Where I'm from (the Philippines), schools don't provide AP or Honors' classes. Everyone is taught the same general topics in each subject without any opportunities for accelerated learning or speciali …

Hello! I am a high school junior entering my senior year. I have a bit of a unique situation regarding college credit and would like some advice on it.

I am a part of a program that allows me to earn a …

Hi!! For context I am a rising senior and apart of my school's founding class. We have a sister location that has been around since 2014 (I think) but we just opened in the fall of 2019. Because of th …

Hi everyone! Some background info: I'm a rising junior with a 4.25 WGPA and I am looking to major in neuroscience or something related to the medical field. I have taken 2 APS and the rest are all hon …

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My early decision school considers demonstrated interest, and I was hoping to send an email to my admissions officer to introduce myself. What would be a good way to introduce myself to an …

Hey! I am applying for college this summer and I am confused about degrees. Would I be able to do a BFA in drama, and also the dual degree program, BA in journalism and MA in journalism? I keep trying …

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I'm a junior nearing the end of a year-long exchange in Austria, and I've been thinking a lot about how this year will affect my admissions. I'm here with a fully immersive program and have been l …

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I just received an invitation from a program known as the "National Society of High School Scholars". I've gotten many, MANY scam program invites, but this one probably looks the most legit out o …

Where I'm from (the Philippines), schools don't provide AP or Honors' classes. Everyone is taught the same general topics in each subject without any opportunities for accelerated learning or speciali …

hi, im a rising senior and I’m thinking of applying ED to Duke and also considering applying to other schools like Wakeforest, Vanderbilt, Howard, etc.

My chances so far are (updated, they dropped)

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I’m Matt -- I do data science here at CollegeVine and have been around in the past talking about some of the methodology behind our chancing model (In addition to name dropping Carleton C …

Hi! I will be a 9th grader this fall and would like to get a “leg up”, if you will. I haven’t taken any high-school courses but I might over the summer. (Also this summer I am learning Java and improv …

Can colleges see the percentage or does it not matter whether it's a 93 or a 97 if they're both A's?

I'm a rising junior, and know internships, programs, etc are helpful! what are good things/ideas to be doing in the summer?

I don't know a lot about college and all the fancy stuff you need to apply for it, I just finished freshman year, and I'm looking at colleges, so I don't have to worry later. There are three subjects …

hi polygence is an online research program where they pair you up with someone and you do research with them, i was wondering if there is any alternatives that make it easier to do online research or …