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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 have great extracurriculars, a good essay, good recommendations. I took 3 ap classes and 6 honors classes. As well as i will have taken 10 community college classes by the time i graduate. What are …

My counselor want to write Letter of recommendation.please help him how to write

Which examination marks to mention 10th 11th 12th midterm or protected score?

I am a blog writer for an organization known as the Helyx Initiative. I write science-related blog posts every month. Becoming a writer is pretty selective and we must send the editor a sample of our …

Hi, I have taken the SAT a few times. The first was in Nov 2019 as a benchmark. I did not do that well on the test but scored a 19 on the essay. When I took the SAT again, I did much better on the act …

I’m a currently enrolled undergrad student but I want to check my chances with a grad school I have in mind. This portal keeps asking me for my high school GPA and my high school information. Is there …

Have the recommendations provided by the Chancing Tool been updated in light of the CollegeVine recommendations given for SAT test submissions based on COVID impacts? For instance, it was recommended …

This would answer the prompt, "Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like y …

Hi, I'm learning a language on duolingo and a few online coursera courses. Should I put that in my activities section or additional info?

I am from California and from where I am, there isn't some academic competition that I would like to partake in such as STEM and Math competitions.

Where Can I find compare the list of companies that recruit at different schools?

I am applying to different schools for early action. I will finish my Common app application on time but I don't know if my school will be able to send my letter of recommendation and transcript on ti …

My parents were both working full time and my dad decided to stay home while we were in high school. How do I list this on the common application?

Hello!! I was wondering about that so I wanted to know if it actually matters or not.

While I have SAT scores that are good enough to send to more than half my schools, one school wants to know why I am not submitting my scores; I explained my hopes for my first score, how I needed amp …

It is my senior year and I really do not want to take Spanish online, but a lot of colleges reccommend it. How much of a disadvantage would I be at if I did not take the course? I am applying to Ivies …

So in the honors section of the commonapp, would I list national merit commended student as a national or state level award. I know that it has national in the name, but aren't I competing with studen …

I can't find my profile picture on the upper right corner or anywhere in CollegVine website. How can I update my profile in CollegeVine? I have 0 karma.

I recently read some "expert answers" that emphatically stated that students should submit SAT scores if they are within 60 pts (for SAT) and within 3 pts. (for ACT) because they feel test scores are …

I am a high school student. Will be going for my under grad in 2021. I had registered for my SAT 1 exam two times but it got cancelled. Now I have to concentrate on my Year 13 exam to get good score f …