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Hi! I'm a high school junior right now who is homeschooled. I've been comparing with my friends who are public schooled, and their high schools have lots of clubs and extra curriculars that my small c …

An overview of essential components that should be included in an application portfolio, especially for creative fields.

Hi, How should we report Pearson Edexcel IGCSE grades on Common App. There's only an option for Cambridge in the Testing section

If I took classes that are both dual enrollment and honors, which one should I pick on the common app? Example, Precalculus and Calc 3. My transcript says honors already but not dual enrollment. I’m a …

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Hope you are all doing well. I'd like to get your opinions on what you think would be the proper way to formulate a connection request.

The example says "Hi Jane," as a start. When starting …

I want to apply to a lot of schools. Originally my list had about 10 schools but then my mom told me to apply to a bunch of Catholic Schhols (I'm Catholic). I don't mind applying to a lot of schools s …

Hi all, I'm currently writing my activities section for my common app and have an activity with multiple leadership roles throughout my participation (ex. StuCo rep 2 years, president 2 years). Do I r …

I've taken the ACT with writing one time and scored very well on the composite, but not as well as I wanted on the writing section.

On the Common App, it asks "Would you like to report an ACT Plus Wri …

I'm considering whether or not to answer the COVID-19 question on the common app. I think COVID-19 affected me in some relevant ways. My grandpa died from the virus, and I struggled more than other st …

Hi, I‘m an international student transferring to an American high school for my senior year. I didn’t do many extracurricular actitivites in my home country except for sports and DoE (Duke of Edinburg …

I've heard a few things about it, but I don't really understand how it is helpful for college applications. Is it like some sort of CollegeVine or a completely different thing or how does it work? Tha …

I currently have 4 of 5 awards. Trying to maximize the application, and I heard the honors section can be a great place to put in an honors society instead of taking up a space in the 10 activities. T …

Hi, I'm in the second gap year, so I need to send my application this year. However, I feel afraid about my extracurriculars, cause I want to apply for Neuroscience and I don't have no one published r …

So... I lost my phone yesterday and today is when applications for colleges open. It had some connections to my ApplyTexas, Common App and FSA ID accounts. What should I do? Is there any bandaid solut …

I have 11 extracurriculars and 9 awards, and I want to include all of them in my application if possible. Is it advisable to include an extra extracurricular and 4 extra awards in the Additional Info …

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I'm a rising junior and I'm starting my common app application. I'm trying to get into one of those t20 colleges including cornell and upenn and I was wondering if working at my family's restauran …

A lot of online volunteering opportunities are suggested to high schoolers by bloggers and even Collegevine requires an age above 18, such as the UN volunteering program and Translators Without Border …

Hi, I am a sophomore, and this summer, I am looking to start a newsletter highlighting my state's literacy levels and the efforts taken to combat low reading and writing skills. I want to go to Harvar …

By the end of my junior year, I’ll have already met all requirements for a high school diploma. I’m not going to graduate early though, I’ll be spending my senior year taking courses at my community c …

i've been in orchestra for the past 4 years, but since i've come to highschool i've come to realize that my teacher is really stuck up and ruins the fun out of it. literally there's only 70 students i …