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I have wanted to go to UNC since I was born! My dad and all my relatives went there, and so I would feel very proud to get in. However, I have a 3.6 unweighted gpa (which I understand is low) and my c …

My dad was senior class president at Duke. He organized their class gift, which was constructing a new gate. I kind of want to capitalize on my legacy in my application and make the gateposts symbolic …

In my area there isn't many community service events that I can participate in. I also don't have the ability to get to them. I was wondering if that would affect my chances, since I've heard that com …

Hey, I just wanted to ask if anyone could give me a more specific explanation of what extracurriculars are. I know this is a dumb question but I am a first-generation immigrant and homeschooled so I h …

I have worries about not being ranked very high in my class because there are so many people who have done well throughout high school in my class. I’m fine with not being at the top of my class but I …

I got a C in one of the toughest honors classes in our school a B- in AP Chem and a B+ in AP Euro. If I can get straight A's second semester, will colleges appreciate the improvement in grades or will …

For schools like Brown, Columbia, Duke, and Northwestern that ask for short responses about lived experience/how my unique experience will contribute to diversity at their school, I've written an essa …

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I wanted to ask about the accuracy of College Vine's chancing. The chancing seems to be highly inflated, and I'm not sure if I can trust it. It's kind of giving a s …

So ACT scores came out today and I got a 36 (35 math and sci, 36 eng and reading, writing pending) but I have a 1510 SAT, meaning the ACT looks better obv but if I had say a 1560-70 SAT would it reall …

Recently, I've started applying for colleges and writing out essays, I've realized that my main college has two majors that would be great for me. I want to go into zoology and veterinary medicine. Th …

@CameronBameron you usually have good analysis on this type of thing, any thoughts?

My school doesn't follow GPA, my percentage is 99% and my sat is 1510

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So I'm currently a junior, and I'm currently taking Honors Calculus + APES, AP World, AP Lang, AP Psych, Law, and Honors French 3. I get that this is not really a rigorous workload, especially for a j …

I live in the UAE and it's REALLY safe here. My parents often tell me about how unsafe the US is especially towards Muslims. I want to know if it is safe for an international Muslim student to live th …

SO basically i’m going to keep this short but informative. I am a current junior in high school and I was diagnosed with POTS a year ago after being misdiagnosed with so many other things. I was barel …

Facing the reality of financial burdens, I decided to take a gap year to lend my parents a helping hand. As I searched for job opportunities in Mongolia, I quickly realized my options were limited to …

Hello, I'm a junior in high school, and I took the SAT (paper version) two times recently. I got 800 math for both times, but my English score went from 620 -> 590. I'll be taking the digital version …

Although I am still in the middle of my second quarter for Biology I Accelerated (which is weighed the same as AP) I have a single D bringing my grade down for this class. I was wondering how negative …

I plan to go on the pre-med track and my dream school is Johns Hopkins. What are some extracurriculars I should do that are medicine related?

I'm a grade 12 student at an accredited high-school in Ethiopia. In Ethiopian most high schools, there aren't distinct honors or AP classes like in some other educational systems. Instead, they focus …