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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 took all my required classes and am planning on getting a job senior year. My schedule will consist of Italian, AP gov, lit, and yoga. Is this really bad? I have extracurriculars and can write good …

I'm currently an incoming freshman and I know that I want to go to Stanford University for a poli sci major and journalism minor. I haven't started high school yet but I'm wondering what I can do over …

Hello all, here is my problem. I'm unable to join the CollegeVine Website Support Community. It's shown at the Scholarships-Improve your odds-Join a Community section. I clicked on Join, and then it g …

I am a member of the National Honor Society (that is pretty self explanatory), and I am also an Eagle Scout. An Eagle Scout is the highest rink for scouting in the USA, you must go through all the rin …

The Chancing Engine Percentages are not what you think they should be. As an experiment I put a long list of Ivys, Elites, LACs, and Various other colleges to see what my current chances are. My gut t …

I am a junior who is planning on applying to Harvard would it look bad if I don't submit an Ap score I haven't taken the Ap Exam and I don't think I would do well because I am a terrible test taker an …

Here are some questions I have:

- what was the hardest ap class you ever took?

- are ap classes worth it?

- how beneficial are ap classes to college?

any other tips or tricks you have would be great as w …

I am a junior who is planning on applying to Harvard would it look bad if I don't submit an Ap score I havent taken the Ap Exam and I don't think I would do well because I am a terrible test taker and …

I’m a junior taking 1 AP class and 1 dual enrollment class this year. my school offers a total of 5-6 AP’s(mostly computer science/arts) we aren’t allowed to take any advanced courses until our junio …

I'm a junior and so far, I have taken 1 AP and 11 honors classes with 4.0 uw gpa. I will be taking 5 AP's (4 relating to my major except English) and 1 honors, my senior year. My school offers 16 AP's …

How do I build a spike if I'm interested in the computer science field? I'm a female and I'm also passionate about photography and sustainability.

ECs I'm currently doing/planning on doing next year:

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I am going to 12th grade from June this year and have only taken two APs in my life, should I take AP exams and will it be useful. I am graduating in March 2023 in India. I also only got 1300 on SAT.

I wonder how many colleges I am able to apply to during my senior year. Is there a maximum limit to the number? What's the average/good number of colleges a student should apply for?

I currently live in east Tennessee, but there just aren't any great internship opportunities near me. I want an internship that is going to really look good on college applications as well as provide …

( This is also posted in the Juniors Feed) I'm a junior about to be a senior and I have no extracurriculars. I plan on getting into things in college, but I don't know if that's good enough. I'm askin …

I’m currently a high school junior who has a fairly strong academic profile. my biggest problem is extracurriculars. i’ve been so focused on school that i haven’t had time to do much else except volun …

Hello,

I am currently a sophomore who will be a junior this coming fall. As of right now, I have put in 2 honors (chemistry and precalculus) and 3 APs (language, government, and psychology.) I am unsur …

If I graduated early, would I be able to attend College still? I'd be 16 turning 17 instead of 17 turning 18.

I'm an Early College High School Student in North Texas looking for a legal or government internship for the summer.

I'm wanting something that'll set me apart on the admissions process, that preferab …

Hi everyone!

I'm a junior this year, and I'm planning on applying to some pretty prestigious universities in the fall. However, last year my grades suffered because of covid. I'm wondering what I can d …