Admissions Advice

ACTION REQUIRED: Update CollegeVine App Settings in Google Admin by October 23, 2023

For enhanced student data protection, Google is set to limit access for users under 18 to third-party apps like Coll …

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 …

Well, I am wondering if Avid will affect my chances at Ivys in a positive way or negative way. Here are the details, I am a sophomore from Minnesota from a fairly known Minnesotan high school, the onl …

Hello, I'm a current sophomore in high school.

I took geometry last year as a freshman and my grades were very bad. First semester, I ended with an 84 and 2nd semester, I ended with an 88.

Now, in sop …

I’m applying for MIT and am currently working on a guided independent research project through my research course. Could I submit my introduction for the research instead of an abstract since it’s und …

How does one go about finding mentors or professionals for research opportunities? Any tips? Current Sophomore.

HI, I am a sophomore in high school and I want to know what activities will make me stand out. I am currently in NHS, interact, our school's newspaper club, and speech and debate. I have not yet decid …

I am a senior in public highschool.

Hii I am a junior at Alameda High School and i'm just wondering how can i make my applications more superior than other people applications? Im currently making a club at my school, on the varsity foo …

Hi! I am a sophomore in high school and I am currently trying to start to figure out what I am going to do to make me "stand out" to colleges. I am interested in studying psychology in college and pos …

Hi,

I've seen that applications ask for any research experience and I'm confused as to what all entails under this umbrella. For example, is research experience only work you've done individually and s …

I am an Asian who wants to be an astronomer. I want to study in MIT but I am not sure ...... Please help me to get the answer to my this question ( please don't get angry on my English)

When should i start looking into scholarships and if i get 100 scholarships some how can i use all that money for any collge i choose or how does it work also i am blogging what sats should i mention …

How can we share the list via email or otherwise with our student and counselor?

I am looking at schools such as UVA, NYU, Yale, and Rice. I don't currently meet the extracurricular standards or AP Class standards, what can I do?

I'm struggling to put together a theme for my college apps. The classes I am taking at the AP level and most of my electives are STEM related. Most of my ECs are political and leadership focused (inte …

I applied around December 3rd for the University of Oklahoma and I haven’t gotten an email or letter on whether or not I’ve been accepted. I was wondering how long the wait time is generally as some o …

I took an extra class at a local university (MIT) and asked the teacher/ grad student to come to my high school club and present his background and the work he has done at the university. I also was a …

So I am a Canadian student interested in applying to some American universities. I am a US Citizen, so I don't think I would be considered international for most schools. When I try to convert my perc …

I am a high school student in an underfunded school. I will only have the ability to take two years of Foreign Language. How can I show colleges I know multiple languages? How can I strengthen my appl …

I didn't know that we should submit our general scores when we choose to consider our sat/act scores.

I chose YES because of the subject tests. Would that make a problem if I don't self-report or send …