Welcome to your community feed

See how others are talking about admissions and get your questions answered by supportive peers.
3
4 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

Is it better to take honors or AP classes?

I just found out that my school offers 24 honors courses and 11 AP courses!! However, in the student handbook that they give us, it says they offer a "couple" of honors courses and 9 AP. I've only tak …

3
5
1
4 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

Project

Hi! I'm working on project to create a risk free environment for teen writers (ages 13-19) allowing them to explore their own creativity and writing. However, we don't have many users on our site and …

1
5
0
🎉 First post
4 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

Are there any virtual government opportunities?

I am a rising senior and am interested in studying foreign affairs and a language. I have been researching for some government involvement opportunities that are still taking place, but due to COVID-1 …

0
2
0
🎉 First post
4 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

Should I take SAT even if it is test optional?

Hi, I know this question is asked a lot but I want to add my perspective. I am a rising senior. I have a 3.98 unweighted GPA and by the end of my senior year will have taken 4 honors courses and 5 AP …

0
5
1
4 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

Is it helpful to put Junior Scholar and Duke Tips on your resume?

Is it helpful to put Junior Scholar and Duke Tip on your resume

1
1
0
🎉 First post
4 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

Extracurricular Piano question

Hi,

I am unsure on how to define my extracurricular piano for the chancing section (what tier).

I have been playing since 2nd grade and have taken each year the available tests from the state music te …

0
1
0
4 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

Will college classes(dual-enrollment) count more credits towards your GPA?

Okay so I am enrolled in two community college classes for this summer and I read that both classes will be counted as APs. While calculating my GPA on this site, there is a huge difference in what my …

0
2
2
🎉 First post
4 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

How to get strong extra curriculars

I’m a freshman and I want to get accepted into schools like Harvard , Yale, John Hopkins, etc. Schools that have great medical programs, but my extracurriculars suck. I’m going to be a sophomore this …

2
4
0
4 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

How do I get strong extra curriculars while doing the things I love?

I’m a freshman and I want to get accepted into schools like Harvard , Yale, John Hopkins, etc. Schools that have great medical programs, but my extracurriculars suck. I’m going to be a sophomore this …

0
3
0
🎉 First post
4 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

What SAT score should I submit/not submit to selective test optional schools?

Since many colleges are now test optional for the next admissions cycle, I'm wondering if I should or shouldn't submit my SAT scores for applying to selective institutions (Wellesley, Middlebury, Amhe …

0
5
0
🎉 First post
4 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

Admissionsss

Hey I'm in As(grade11) just gave my A1 exams this year but the cambridge said that our As grades wont be considered so the A2 grades will be then our overall Alevels grades. I have satisfactory grades …

0
1
1
🎉 First post
4 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

What are credits for homeschoolers?

I am moving back to the USA and I've been homeschooled (I'm in the 9th grade), but I was not aware of any credits that were needed to go back into the public schooling system.

1
1
1
🎉 First post
4 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

credits

hi im a homeschooled student who lives in nj but school is florida based i want to go to public school. i am in ninth grade. how many credits do i need to be considered a sophmore in the state of nj. …

1
2
1
4 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

SAT Practice Tests

I've heard non-official practice tests for the SAT aren't the most realistic compared to CollegeBoard's practice tests. If I finish all 8 official tests, what material should I use?

1
5
1
🎉 First post
4 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

what do you do if you are an international student applying to a few ivy league schools

What do you do if your an international student applying to a few ivy league schools and there are quite a lot of things hindering your acceptance into these schools? Life in my country students do no …

1
5
2
🎉 First post
4 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

Is CollegeVine overestimating my admissions chances?

I'm a rising senior, and I don't see myself as a competitive applicant. Even though schools like Smith and NYU are labeled as "Target", Barnard and Grinnell are considered safe schools, and I don't un …

2
8
0
4 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

What should I do to prove I "took the most rigorous courseload" when my school doesn't send colleges a School Profile?

I go to a small (<200 in my class) rural high school that offers 8 AP classes consistently (we have a few that only run every handful of years) and which often conflict in a way that you can't take th …

0
3
1
🎉 First post
4 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

I finished freshman year with a 3.1 I’m not proud of it but is it hard to get up ?

I’ve always been on top of my work but in the beginning of the year I was kinda struggling.it really went down hill because I was on vacation for what was supposed to be two weeks and it turned into t …

1
8
1
🎉 First post
4 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

Way to see 1-10 rating and 3 traits on essay reviews?

Hi there, just wondering if there's a way to see a reviewer's 1-10 rating and/or the three traits they listed to describe you. I've reviewed a bunch of essays and always answered those questions, but …

1
2
0
🎉 First post
4 years ago
Admissions Advice
Question

Course Rigour

I'm an international student and I have a completely different curriculum where we aren't offered AP classes, honors, etc. How do I fill this in my Profile because then my chancing answers don't take …

0
2
Displaying questions 13581-13600 of 14656 total

My communities

Admissions Advice

Join more communities to personalize your feed

Explore
 

Join the conversation

Ask a question
Start a discussion
See how your peers are thinking about college admissions.
Reply to a post
Help other students and share your experiences.

Community Guidelines

To keep this community safe and supportive:

  1. Be kind and respectful!
  2. Keep posts relevant to college admissions and high school.
  3. Don’t ask “chance-me” questions. Use CollegeVine’s chancing instead!