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I've been reading and responding to posts from some students who say they are going to be 15 when they graduate from high school. That seems really young to me. I thought most high school seniors are …

I'm choosing my high school courses as an 8th grader and I'm wondering if there is any difference in Advanced Culinary Arts and Culinary Arts in high school. I'm currently taking it in middle school, …

For me, theater is my most important extracurricular, and it could be considered my "spike". However, I do not intend to have theater/acting to be my main major. For most colleges, it is either my sec …

I'm an 8th grader as of now, and I'm looking for help on deciding my high school classes. I'm thinking about taking English I (Honors/GT) and English II (Honors/GT) as a Freshman and Sophomore in high …

-How does the Harvard admissions work based on the admissions case?

-How much would being a URM(black), a girl, Restrictive Early Action, good LORs, and good Personal Essays boost my chances?

Also, can …

I am sorry for asking this type of question here.I am 18 years old now and science student.I have already submitted my application to the universities and soon will submit to other universities.I am t …

I have taken an online course during my summer break(by the University of Helsinki-Finland), and I got 2 ECTS(European credits). Will I be able to add these credits to my application(in the college co …

Hello, I'm an international student applying for USC as a Film & TV Production major. I'm supposed to write a personal statement about who I am as an individual, and how my experiences have shaped me …

To people who got accepted to Harvard, Cornell, good schools, etc. what were your estimates on Collegevine for your schools?

im a high school junior and im having trouble finding a tech related extracurricular to add to my college resume for a competitive computer science major, im looking for something online or in the sea …

I attend a Nigerian high school that doesn't offer any additional classes

I have a 4.056 rn if only APs but if I include honors I have a 4.71?

Hello.

I'm a senior and I just applied to Pembroke College at Oxford University (yes, the school in the U.K.) on October 15th.

As an international student, I didn't know how to apply to the university …

My UC essays are quite good on their own, but only really shine when read as a whole. For example, I talked about being first-generation for my "challenge" essay but left a lot of the overcoming for m …

I'm currently a junior in the IB diploma program, and I'm planning on dropping the program this upcoming second semester. I'm dropping not because of this rigor (though it is hard) but because what is …

I know that Collegevine ranks your schools as Target, Safety, etc. but, what is a percentage I should look for when applying? 40%, 50%, and up. Also, is the simulator correct/around the range. Like, I …

I understand that within each of the four essays it’s very much encouraged to show a different side of oneself. However will the admissions officers be able to see that by reading all the different es …

I have done academic UIL events since middle school and I'm very passionate about what I do in my events. I try my best overall and I think this will help me strengthen my application because I'm stil …

I am in several clubs and have many volunteer hours, but I feel like I need just a few more long-term ECs to add, and I heard that some hobbies count.

First off, how and why do they count, and second, …

Hi!

I am graduating from High School at 14/15. Right now I have a 4.0 unweighted GPA and 4.056 weighted GPA, 1500 SAT, 3 APs, 13 Honors, and okay (maybe a 3/4 out of 6 on the Harvard Scale) ECs. I have …