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Back in high school, I did very, very poorly. I graduated with a 2.78, I got a 1080 on my SAT, I did no extracurricular activities, etc etc. I was the model doing-the-bare-minimum student, and I deepl …

I’m currently a senior and I’ve been accepted to several schools but my parents have made my decision on where to attend very difficult. They’ve agreed to pay for any local/state school I decide to go …

I'm worried I'm not going to be ready for college when the time comes. My school is really not the best. I live in a fairly poor area where there's not a lot of opportunity for people. My school isn't …

I'm pansexual and was wondering if colleges ask for sexuality on applications, and if this would impact me negatively in college admissions process?

I'm biracial white/asian, and collegevine and perhaps even the application sites don't allow me to mark multiple races. What should I mark? I pass as only white.

i'm an 11th grader, professional badminton player currently rank number 1 in the USA.

Hey guys!

So I’m currently a junior and Key Club Historian at my school. We are holding elections at our April meeting and my sponsor was asking us who’s running... the one position I wanted to run fo …

During my freshman and sophomore year of high school I was going through extreme emotional hardships and suffering from depression. My GPA for my freshman year was 0.12 and sophomore year was 1.1. I w …

I’ve received a few acceptances from schools, and more recently, got a full-ride scholarship to a local state university (YAY MONEY!) but they’ve only given me a limited number of days to respond and …

I am a sophomore in high school in the top 5% of my class aiming to go to a top 50 college. Unfortunately my school doesn’t offer any Math or CS clubs. What should I do (summers especially) to really …

I am planning to make a summer vacation plan for 2020 this year.

I would like to know which of Pre-College Summer Program (3~4 weeks) of the University or the Selective Summer Program (a week) offered …

I'm a sophomore interested in the social sciences, specifically political science/international relations. I'm looking to explore my career interests more and develop my extracurricular profile (which …

I am currently a sophomore in high school. I plan on pursuing a career in nursing after high school. I have already taken several college and AP courses including Intro to Psychology (A-), Political …

How do majors of a science school reflect their majors vs. a liberal arts school?

I got accepted into the Swenson College of Science at the UM Duluth. However, I want to go to UM Twin Cities because of …

I'm planning on taking the SAT subject test for math 2 and I'm not sure how I should study for it...Could someone give me some tips for books, websites, and other ways to practice?

I'm a high school sophomore, I have not yet taken my SAT but planning on taking my TSI soon.

i'm a high school sophomore looking into being a surgeon.

Hi, I'm a junior in the Boston ma area, interested in polysci and interning somewhere- does anyone know the best way to go about that? want to help with campaigning and be an intern, that sort of idea …

If I have 1450 SAT I, 35 ACT, nearly all 800 in SAT II, I am an A-level student with 4As in AS and expected 4A in A2, and 5A 3As in O levels. 75 to 100% ECs in tier A and B. With these stats what is m …

Hey, I am a Sophmore and my GPA is not the best, I have not taken my ACT or SAT yet, what is the best way to increase my chances. I'm not that athletic so I don't have many Extra-curricular activities …