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Are all of the in and out of state tuitions up to date?

I am looking at Boise State University and it is saying, on your website, that it is $24,000 in state but when I googled it, it was $7,000. If that could be elaborated for me that would be great. Than …

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Any good schools for Public Relations or Communications?

I am currently a rising senior and am planning on majoring in Public Relations or Communications. I am mainly looking for schools in the South, Midwest or Northeastern Parts of the US, and am also loo …

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Ethnicity on Application

I am applying for college this year, and while filling out my common application app, I was asked what my race/ethnicity was. I am Blasian, but appearance wise, I am African American. Would my chances …

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Can anyone help with my extracurriculars? Pre-dental student in high school!! :)

Hello! Currently, I'm a high schooler getting ready to start my junior year of high school. Luckily, amidst my college researching, I found collegevine and decided to try out their services. After fil …

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Do I need to provide my blog link?

So as one of my extracurriculars is I write fan fiction and I also maintain my own personal blog and I want to group that under Amatuer writer so it takes up less slots as I have 10 pretty good ECs. H …

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How do I navigate Collegevine?

How do I look back and see what I wrote for the extracurricular activities and sports (like the tier I,J,K,L)?

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5 years ago
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Foreign National Award

I am a Korean who's contemplating whether I should compete in a literature competition. But the problem is that it's Korean, meaning that I'll be writing and submitting a Korean literary work. And I'm …

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5 years ago
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Is ap important as I an international student where high school don't take ap classes?

My schools dont teach ap so shall I take it? Also how many ap woould you recommend if the if you affirm with the first question?

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When will college admissions begin?

Due to the outbreak of Covid-19, I was wondering when college admissions will start in US because i am an international student. I want to start my application as soon as possible. Can you please shed …

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Covid and how it has impacted my chances

I'm hearing from my seniors that the chances of getting accepted into top schools for 2021 will be much harder since there might be a lot of students who are accepted for 2020 that will defer their sc …

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5 years ago
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How should I write in emails directed to college admission officers?

I’m a current junior navigating the application process. Unsure about how I should write in emails to admission officers to ask questions about things I couldn’t find online.

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Which are the Elite Tier 1 schools?

Watching both the 5/27 and 5/29 presentations, Tier 1 Elite research colleges were designated differently. The Wednesday presentation included: Vanderbilt, Rice, Wash U, UC Berkeley, Georgetown, Carne …

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5 years ago
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AP Spanish?

Is it worth it to take AP spanish senior year?

For context, I have taken almost every AP available (Calculus AB+BC, Psych, Physics 1/2/Mech/EM, CSA, WHAP, APUSH, Lit), and this is my coursework next ye …

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How do I calculate my Unweighted GPA?

I'm currently a Junior in high school and I want to know how the unweighted GPA is calculated. Is it calculated with the GPAs throughout high school (ex. 9th & 10th grade) or just your 11th grade year …

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Does College Credit Classes in Summer Programs from Prestigious schools are worth it?

My dream School is John Hopkins University and I would like to take this classes from them and put it in extracurriculars on my resume and I don't know if this classes are worth it, and if I have more …

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Is my ECs good for me in freshman year?

I cannot participate in after school clubs so I am trying to improvise.

1. I have basically been the head coach for my brothers baseball team. I have created lineups, kept stats, emailed parents, went …

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5 years ago
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Should I major in IT?

I never really considered it, but I help my family ALL the time with technology and how to work it. My parents think IT is a good career for me. If I am good at helping people with technology, is IT a …

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Since colleges are going test-optional for the class of 2021, what will they look at to choose the students they want?

high school junior

going to take SAT again in August

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Does going to a summer program for pre-college really helps your resume?

My plan was to go to UT Austin but I wanted to get a hand on experience and because of the COVID-19 I decided to cancel it. But next year is my junior year and I really want to know if it would really …

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5 years ago
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How strong are my EC?

I have spent 3-4 hours on programming each weekday and 4-5 hours on the weekend for 3 years. I plan to major in computer engineering.

Extracurricular activities:

1. Programmed Applications: featured i …

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