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6 months ago
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Ivy league worthy extracurriculars?

Hello, I am a freshman hoping to major in CS, and I am wondering if anybody has any good suggestions for extracurricular activities.

Currently I am in:

JV tennis, Youth and Government, UNICEF club, Key …

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6 months ago
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How do I boost my extracurriculars/gain unique opportunities as a sophomore? Any good schoolwide programs?

I'm currently a sophomore, and I'm wondering how I can boost my ecs or gain individual opportunities (whether it be internships, research, or specific programs, etc).

I have some free time, and I want …

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6 months ago
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How can I strengthen my extracurriculars?

I am a freshman in my first semester of high school who wants to apply to MIT. I asked CollegeVine's chancing algorithm about my extraurriculars and, as of right now, they're not very strong. I have 8 …

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6 months ago
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Extracurriculars

I'm worried about how my extracurriculars will look to colleges. I'm not sure if they're very good at all, or if they'll be enough to get into top tier schools. Are there other activities I should be …

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6 months ago
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Are my extracurriculars where they should be for PolySci and/or Urban Planning at USF, FSU, or UF?

As a junior in high school, I’ve been working to build up my extracurricular portfolio. I’m interested in majoring in either urban planning or political science, ideally at Florida State University or …

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6 months ago
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Are unpaid internships really that high up on the ECs tier list?

I know that the chancing stimulator has unpaid internships for non profits and medium sized businesses at 2A, but I have heard many online communities and youtubers say that unpaid internships don't m …

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6 months ago
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With this profile, should I apply to Wharton for Early decision or M&T program?

I am an Indian Student from CBSE Board.

My grades are as follows;

Class 9: 92.4%

Class 10: 98.4%

Class 11: 89.4%

Predicted Grade: 95%

Extracurricular Activities:

1.Project Kisaan Bhalai:

Started a project to …

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7 months ago
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Is A Charity Walk An Extracurricular?

I don't have many extracurriculars and I want to know if I can put down the charity walk I did last year. I didn't have any role in organizing it, I just participated.

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7 months ago
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i participated in crew 9th 10th and 11th grade. january 2023 I stopped crew because too time consuming. Now I particip

in debate and rowing. I'm in Modern band and play guitar and keyboards.

My assessment on College Vine for extracuricullar is low

Anything I can do?

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7 months ago
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Family Obligations on Application

Hi,

On the Apply Texas Application, it asks whether I have a family obligation that prevents me from participating in extracurricular activities.

If my parents don't allow me to participate in these act …

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7 months ago
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Medical Internships in Princeton, NJ?

I have missed most deadlines for the fall and spring season so I wanted to ask if there is any internships available for 15-year-olds around New Jersey. Preferably something that gives me clinical an …

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7 months ago
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How to show piano as an extracurricular on a college app?

I’ve heard a lot of stuff about how piano is not a good extracurricular to put in a college application, but I’ve been playing for nine years. I practice about an hour a day. I have participated in a …

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7 months ago
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Family Responsibilities

Hello,

I was wondering if some of my household tasks are worth putting in my college application. My most time consuming/regular task would be cooking. For the past 3 summers I have been in charge of c …

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7 months ago
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STEM medical internships

Does anyone know if there are any internships/opportunities related to medicine and that have registration open or will open soon?

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7 months ago
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Ideas for creative extracurricular activities

Hi so I’m a high school Junior and I just now realized the importance of extracurricular activities because I was so focused on my grades. Is there anything I can do now? Anyone have tips or ideas on …

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7 months ago
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What to do?

I am currently a junior in high school, and I feel that I'm very late in turning my attention towards college admissions. Throughout the years, I have only focused on school grades, which I have been …

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8 months ago
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what are the best extra curriculars for college admissions?

I’m in several clubs and honors societies and i’m interested in going to a competitive school such as NYU or BU. I see that the calculator lists organizations such as Interact and/or Key Club and NHS …

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8 months ago
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Am I screwed in terms of college admissions?

I'm a rising sophomore, and in my freshman year I did two sports, one club, and held up really good grades. However, I didn't hold a leadership position in the club, and to be honest there were only a …

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9 months ago
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How Can I Improve My Extracurriculars?

I'm a rising sophomore and I have ten extracurriculars, but they're not as strong as I would like and I wanted to ask if anyone knew how to improve upon them for admissions to a top school.

1. Girl Sc …

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9 months ago
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when should you cold email, and how should you do it?

Hi! For reference I’m a high school student. (Rising Sophomore)

My question is, when should you cold email a college professor, and how long of an internship should you ask for?

For example, let’s say y …

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