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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’m building my chancing profile and since my school doesn’t offer any ap classes i wrote 0 to all of the coursework spaces. but when it’s chancing me i think the algorithm thinks about me as i had a …

Should I apply test-optional to Carnegie Mellon and Columbia University with my 1440?

Here's my dilemma -- for both of these schools, I fall below even the 25th percentile score (Carnegie -- 1460, Col …

I wrote out my first name and my middle name in my CollegeVine profile. I want to change it so that it only shows my first name, but it's greyed out and I can't even click it. What should I do?

A significant feature of my college application is being the recipient of a nationwide scholarship to study abroad as one of only 65 students selected by the U.S. State department to participate in an …

I am having some trouble figuring out what the best extracurricular things I can do to get into Stanford are. My school doesn’t have honors society’s and I’m not sure how to really make myself seem wo …

Hi!!! My dream school is Stanford and right now my school is having us choose our classes for Junior year. I have take Honors Biology and Honors Chemistry as they were the highest science classes avai …

Will submitting 0 of the 4 AP exams I have already taken negatively affect my application by a decent amount? I scored 3's in both AP Histories and 2 in AP Chem and AP environmental science. However, …

I’m a student currently studying in class 12. I’ve got good grades in my 10th boards and decent marks up till class 12. I want to apply for a university(first-year student). I have a few queries regar …

I am a junior in high school looking to apply to business schools for a career in product development/design/management. Based in California, I hope to apply to UChicago and UPenn with this in mind, a …

How do I find a mentor if its even worth it if i am considering applying to bsmd programs also i am a sophmore

How exactly does the peer review service work? I used it like once or twice, expedited on both, and one got reviewed in like half an hour while the other one took like 8. The conclusion I came up with …

So on the common application, I forgot to report the IB tests that I PLAN on taking my senior year. I only reported the scores that I HAVE taken. I was about to curl up in a ball and cry for ten hours …

I am a high school senior applying to colleges right now. I am looking at my list of schools and the chances the website is saying I have to get into them. It says I am applying to 4 safety schools ou …

I am interested in business but not exactly sure which in-depth subject. Maybe accounting or Business admin? I have a low SAT score 1140, but I wont be reporting my score because its bad and I was onl …

I want a fun but sophisticated font that is not overused. (I am applying to an art-related major) Is Candara appropriate for a resume?

Iḿ kind of freaking out because I feel like iḿ giving up my chance of getting into a good school. My older sibling thinks I could be good at running and I could get scouted. But I don't want to run …

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I am in 9th grade from Pakistan (where extracurricular activities are not the norm) but I want to be eligible for MIT. I woukd love to get some ideas. My passions are programming, Maths, psychology, r …

UTD engineering How competitive is it?

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I am an IB diploma student will that make me competitive?

I have already outlined a common app essay from prompt 5 and submitted it after several proofreads and peer edits, but in the case of elite schools, I feel the need to “upgrade” my essay status from g …