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The schools on my list are as follows (in order from favorite to least favorite): Duke, Brown, UNC Chapel Hill, University of Pennsylvania, Vanderbilt, Princeton, Harvard/Yale (still deciding between …

So here are his stats: He has a 3.67 unweighted and a 30 ACT. He has played soccer/badminton for 2 years each(he's a rising senior). He designed a website with a friend that raised 1300 dollars for fr …

Hi, I’m a rising junior and I’m thinking about applying to some elite colleges.

Demographics:

- Hispanic

- First generation

- low income; less than 10k

However, I have 4 B+’s and 2 B-‘s in my transcript. …

Hi! I'm currently struggling to come up with what to write my Common App essay about. I don't want to write about a cliche. I'm from India and I've lived in the U.S. for about 10 years. I want to writ …

Hello, I began an extracurricular this month. The summer of my sophomore year. However, in the common app, when should I put that I started it during my sophomore or junior year?

Hello, I’m going to be a rising junior and I’ve been wanting to join a sport since my freshman year. However, I couldn’t because I was working three jobs and my mental health wasn’t okay.

I’m thinking …

I am an international student who goes to a small American international school in Indonesia. I need more unique or good extracurriculars outside of the activities my school has to offer. I have limit …

So I've reviewed a couple of essays and received a couple of reviews on my own today. When I ranked people's essays out of 10, I thought it was just rating it out of 10. When I received MY reviews, I …

I have an interest in one field but many of my extracurriculars are in different subjects. I really like all of them and I am not willing to drop any, but does this damage my chances?

Hi all!

As COVID-19 has me inside all summer since my intended activities have been canceled, I have decided what better way to spend my time then to get a head start on my college essays! I have decid …

Hello, I will be going through the college application process this year and I was wondering if I'm first generation. Both my parents didn't attend a four year college but my sister will be the first …

I am a US citizen living in a very small country in Europe where only a handful of students apply to USA each year. Does this give me a small boost in chances, all other things being equal, in top uni …

I have a decent GPA and going to Junior year. I have 100 hours on record for volunteering but I’m really lacking in extracurriculars and I’m looking to see what other things I can do that looks good t …

I have a poem that was actually put into a book, and is currently on Poem Nations website, also I'm a member of NSHSS will that make them look at me more closely?

Where I live, many of the newspapers and journals are very competitive, so I was wondering if there was another way/a trick to getting published. Is it just pure luck or is there some skill involved?

I am in high school and have an amazing idea for an app. It is a lot to describe in this text but just want to know what resources to use to program. I have no computer science experience just an idea …

Hello, I'm really passionate about photography and I'd love to have it published. However, I'm from New Jersey/New York but I can't find many opportunities. Any suggestions or opportunities?

Hello, I've been doing photography for quite a while already and I'm very interested in starting a blog. How do I begin? How do I make sure my photography doesn't get stolen? How impressive is this to …

i just got a letter in the mail from a school & i know it's not from college board.

does collegevine send our information to schools? if so, i cannot find an opt-out anywhere. i don't remember ever giv …

I was wondering if there were any platforms online that can pair you up with a live mentor to help assist your college application process? If possible, please include links.

Thanks in advance!!