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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 a junior and this year was a very tough time in my life resulting in my gpa going down. I really want to go to a specific college but my gpa is pretty low

I am a 7th grader and discovered this and want to get accepted into Duke, but I want more extracurricular activities. Any sugggestions?

I took APCS this year and received an A both semesters. However, I know I didn’t do well for the exam. The thing is, my high school puts all your AP scores on your transcript (so you can’t hide them) …

I am really passionate in tutoring and public service. I tutor online and in a few other organizations. I am interested in starting up a nonprofit for free tutoring in my school because I know a lot o …

Finished AP Spanish Literature (2020). Should I also take a test like DELE so that I have a CEFR score? I see that some colleges (e.g. Princeton) are requiring placement exams even for those with 5s …

This question is regarding the best chance of getting in.

US High School Junior -- Hope to start studying Arabic online this summer as research internship now cancelled. Can anyone recommend a site/firm? I'm exploring www.arabacademy.com, which has partnersh …

I am currently a junior in high school and I am taking classes that normally are offered in college. I am in AP calculus and I am not dong to bad in the class as it is. I am also taking AP chemistry. …

what classes can i take to drastically improve my gpa, i'm taking summer classes but their not enough

Due to the current circumstances, I’m nervous that I didn’t do as well with AP testing this year as I hoped. Do colleges (I plan on applying to state schools) consider your AP scores when making their …

So the PSAT is from my understanding a lot more “elite” than the regular SAT as it is more prep-y and is more available to upper part of the socioeconomic group. So as a lower middle class background …

I am a high school Junior (Class of 2021). Is it possible that it can be updated on the site to give more accurate chances especially for the Class of 2021 since most colleges even some of the ivies a …

I have added some universities to my college list. The chancing percentage seems to be inaccurate and it keeps saying

" 😔 Unfortunately, you haven’t cleared the minimum academic requirement for this s …

I am in the process of making an HS resume for a summer job post-COVID and I don't know how can I list a recommendation.

Also if I am applying to jobs like sonic tacobell do I need a cover letter?

It seems like the algorithm may not have been updated. For example, it only allows you to enter a max SAT score of 800, but then on the "chances" it says the average score is 1530 and you need to imp …

I got to a local community college, I moved to the US senior year of my high school. I feel so lost in the UC application system, I don’t know how to actually do things that will make my application s …

I watched a few of your seminars. The other day one of the Collegevine presenters said that he would submit to a school at >25% of the schools admitted SAT range as you would probably be at the >50% f …

I want to start my essays in the summer, much like many of us, but I also want to try and finish most of my essays during the summer. My school usually starts around August 20th-25th but it seems like …

I am curious as to how I may be able to attend the summer RSI program.

My school is located in a low income area and the majority of students are on free or reduced lunch. There are around 500-600 students to a counselor. My school has never had anyone go to the Ivy Leag …