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In Honors Chemistry, I earned one A and one B+. I AP Chemistry, I earned an A- both semesters, and a 5 on the exam.

I'm in a private school system. I'm wondering if attending a private high school is worth it; if I go to a public high school, it'll be easier to have higher tiers for extracurriculars, but someone s …

Hi! I'm currently a junior in high school, and I was wondering if there are any really good extracurriculars I could get involved with for my last year of high school next year. I know it's a little l …

I'm wondering what schools offer the best astronomy programs. I live in the great lakes area

I'm worried I don't have high enough tiers for my extracurriculars, so what extracurriculars should I do? How can I get higher tiers? Also, how can I mark down ballet for my extracurricular? I'm a 9th …

Right now my GPA is a 4.37 weighted and 3.856 unweighted! I have good EC's and 1 AP class I already took and I am currently taking 2 AP's. Any help is appreciated!

I'm a sophomore and my school is starting asb elections. I can't decide if I want to try to be treasurer or student board representative. I think I have a equally good chance of winning for both posi …

I am thinking of going into medicine, possibly an 8 year/ 7year program (really low acceptance rate). I'm Indian and I come from a relatively competitive area. I'm currently in 9th grade and did compa …

So CollegeVine is saying that for top schools (like MIT or Brown) I should improve my SAT from a 1520 to a 1540. Is this really worth it?

I'm supposed to be moving to the USA from Brazil for my senior year. Unfortunately, Brazilian schools don't put a lot of emphasis on extracurriculars and are more grade-driven, and my school in specif …

I'm a Sophomore and am wondering how does teacher recommendations work. I am confused whether your teacher that you choose is writing for a specific school or for you going to college in general. I am …

I am a junior considering my options for completing my whole bachelors degree abroad. One of my big hang ups with this is wondering if I am going to be missing out on the american college experience. …

I'm a high school sophomore and are wondering what schools have really good business and architecture programs? Preferably in the South, but anywhere is fine.

I’m a junior and was wondering how many schools you could apply to early action? Are multiple possible?

which are the best schools to apply for if you want to do a double major? (best interdisciplinary programs)

Because of limited time for tests and retests, which colleges are considering dropping testing requirements for the application process?

Just asking for personal opinions because i was curious...

Can I also apply to 2 or more schools for early action or early decision?

Hi, I'm a sophomore in high school and currently in shelter in place because of COVID-19. I am wondering what I can do to build my resume during this time from home.

I'm going to be entering 11th grade in July and I'm worried because I'm taking IB classes and in that I've got to drop one science and I don't really like physics but I'm not sure if it's really neede …