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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 am currently a freshman in high school and would like to know when is the right time to take the ACT and SAT. All of the colleges I would like to attend have a preference for both and I would like t …

I just had a college interview and want to send a thank you email to my interviewer. The problem is I can't find her email anywhere. I forgot to ask and I've been looking all over the admissions staff …

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I have read some reddit threads between admissions officers where they talk about students who were rejected for having a resume that was "too good to be true". I am worried about this b …

I attended the Harvard Summer School Pre-College Program and the Stanford Pre-Collegiate Summer Institutes programs this summer. They were paid, but highly selective and STEM-focused. Though they were …

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So I've decided I'll like to pursue CS&PSYCH if possible. I don't have ECs in this area because 1) I never had opportunities to explore these areas 2) I was, until this admission process, very conf …

So as a junior interested in civil engineering with no STEM-related ECs is it worth joining the Sci-Oly club. I have really good other ECs so I'm a bit hesitant due to time commitment. Any advice is a …

Hi, I need an advice. Should I send the financial aid app first? Or after submitting my common app?

Please help me! Thank you in advance.

I wrote my essay about overcoming adversity. My essay is about half describing what I went through and the other half describing what I learned and how the lessons I learned will be valuable for me in …

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What are the best free online resources for studying for the ACT (especially the STEM sections)? So far I only know about Khan Academy which I used for SAT.

Thank you so much in advance!

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I am a junior (high school class of 2022) at a public early college high school in Michigan (different than dual enrollment-- for example, we have grades 9-13 instead of 9-12) where all students ta …

Hello! I'm thinking about applying to a rigorous program in my state. However, I'm having trouble answering this question, any advice on what to mainly talk about or associate with?

Hi! I am currently a freshman in high school and I plan to become an adolescent/developmental psychologist. My school doesn't offer Psychology classes, but it has some other Health classes that relate …

I have excellent grades and I attended a public boarding school.

I am a high school senior considering applying to UCSD (and possibly other schools in the UC system) but I do not live in California. Is it possible that I could get a fee waiver for these schools and …

I was wondering how much my chances would improve if I am a WHITE kid who knows how to read, write, and speak Mandarin (Chinese). I also know how to read and write Spanish. Since Collegevine's admissi …

The Psat was moved to the 26th of January 2021, but If I want to take the Sat in december I need to pay before November 5th. If I do great in the Psat I could win the National Merit Scholarship, but I …

I'm a junior and taking AP Euro, APUSH, and AP Lang, and am considering taking APUSH and AP Lang exams, but not AP Euro. I'm also aiming for an Ivy League college.

Why does it occasionally not cost karma for me to submit an essay? At one point in the day it cost me 10, and later it said none required. Just curious.

I'm in the process of applying to Penn State. they have an optional essay that says "Please tell us something about yourself, your experiences, or activities that you believe would reflect positively …

I submitted my college essay for review and the feedback I got was amazing. Now that I have all the feedback I need is there anyway to remove my essay from college vine? Or another question would be w …