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I'm a rising senior and is worried by the fact, most of these activities are done either this summer or in the fall. Half of these extracurriculars are projected for when I submit applications by Dec- …

In ninth grade year, I was basically stuck inside all day and due to strict parental restrictions, wasn’t allowed to do any outside ecs. The only ec I did was poetry as a hobby online. Will elite coll …

Hi so I started doing duolingos French course because I have always wanted to learn the language and it’s something to do over the summer. My school does not offer French and I was wondering if doing …

Covid began for me in 8th grade and continued until the end of 9th grade. During that time, I basically did no Ec's (just did poetry on the side but no competitions or anything.), even though my grad …

Hello, I went from 3.2 to 2.66 by the end of my junior year due to covid and moving school 3 times, right now I wanted to pursue my education at the University of Houston after senior year I'm sitting …

I go to a very highly ranked technical high school and was wondering if this would effect me positively or negatively. For example, the fact that for 4 years I already have been working and learning i …

Quick question- is there a way to record any academic awards you have won at your school here on College Vine? (I know you can record extracurriculars, but can you record something like an award for " …

Rising Senior is getting mixed message from her advisors, can anyone help clarify.

Academic Background: Straight A student, on a 6.0 scale has a 5.04 GPA, has completed 9 AP courses and the rest Hon …

I am an international student from Nigeria. I completed high school(called secondary school here) in 2020. I am trying to get into a college in the United States with full financial aid. I have a 3.2 …

I study outside the USA. I'm finishing my 11th Grade. My school itself is very advanced in that it's a specialized science high school---all of its classes are more advanced than a "regular" high scho …

I'm applying to be a biology major, but my ACT scores were better for the humanities sections.

For reference, my ACT distribution was 33 math, 33 science, 35 english, 35 reading

I'm just a little worrie …

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I got accepted ED to washu which has a 14% acceptance rate and is a top 20 school. I got a C- for my final semester in AP calc AB but it was an A- my first semester and I'm pretty much a straight A st …

Hello, there. I'm an incoming sophomore and I am wondering if my current extracurriculars are good enough for some nice colleges. For context, I am interested in the intersection of computer science, …

I have worked at this restaurant for 3 years and manager for 2 1/2 years (will continue to do so).

Time:Average of 28 hours every week (School time)

Average of 40 hours every week (Summer time …

I posted a question like this not too long ago, but things have been updates since then I was hoping to get more feedback on my extracurriculars. Are there any other things that I can do to expand my …

I'm in 11th grade; I have all A's. And I have a 3.9 GPA. When the time comes, I'm applying to Ball State. My school does offer Honors classes, and I am taking at least 2 or 3 of them. My school also o …

so yeah like im confused

Hi, I'm a current junior who is really passionate about the environment, chemistry and politics. I have around a 3.7ish GPA/30-33 ACT (I've only taken mocks so far and my school doesn't have an open …

This might seem to be a very dumb question to ask. Please bear with me. Do we have to fill out all the prompts on the CommonApp? I apologize for asking such a basic question, but I am genuinely confus …