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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 …

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)

- 18 …

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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 …

I'm a junior, but for certain reasons I will be graduating a year earlier than is standard. Because of this, I've decided to take a gap year and enroll in college in the fall of 2024. Should I even ca …

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I am a rising high school junior interested in taking business or political science major in an intention to do Law in future.

what kind of internship that I can explore during summer ? where to …

I understand it depends on what course you are taking and I want a data science and business major so I am wondering which is better for those degrees.

I'm not sure if I should ask my teachers and counselor about the letter of recc during the summer like maybe 2 weeks before the school year begins. Or if I should ask like around 2 weeks after the new …

What should I do this summer?

I’m a rising junior, I’m going to be a math major, and for the past two summers I’ve done number theory classes on AoPS.

These are my plans for the summer so far:

1. Study f …

How often do people take the AP class but not the exam and also will that affect your admissions chances? Thanks!

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I'm currently at the end of sophomore year and I have a 4.00 Unweighted, 4.54 Weighted GPA. I'll be graduating at the end of my junior year, having fulfilled all my credits. At …