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Karma and Collegevine

I am new to collegevine and I just posted a question on my feed, yet when I did, it asked me if I wanted a pro response for 20 karma. I think I understand karma, but how can I get karmas?

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Can ignoring emails I get from colleges due to the Student Search Service hurt my chances of getting in?

So when I took the PSAT this past fall (I'm a sophomore), I signed up for the Student Search Service. This has obviously resulted in my inbox being spammed by many colleges. I don't want to unsubscrib …

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Help with the Bryn Mawr Supplement

Is there anyone here who has already done the Bryn Mawr Supplement Essay or is a Bryn Mawr Student? I'm having some trouble with understanding what the question is asking. It says "As you prepare to j …

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Commonapp plz help

Um so I started a commonapp account as a junior and I got this message from Yale

Finalizing Your Yale Application

Dear ,

Thank you for beginning your application to Yale. Here are a few reminders:

["Remin …

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How can my teachers submit my letter of recommendation

I am not quite in 12th grade yet, but for when I do, I want to be prepared. I have researched a lot on everything you need to do to apply to college, yet one question that wonders in my head, is how C …

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Will reporting self-study AP exam scores make my application look bad?

I'm an M22 IB Diploma Candidate. Target majors are Biomedical Engineering or Electrical Engineering.

I self-studied for a couple of AP exams between my Freshmen and Junior years and got 5s in all of t …

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Please how do my recommenders upload their letters of recommendation

Do they send letters specifically to the schools in question or do they just send one letter to Common app and then common app disseminates the letters?

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Please how do my recommenders upload their letters of recommendation

Do they send letters specifically to the schools in question or do they just send one letter to Common app and then common app disseminates the letters?

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Does my Low GPA in 9th grade affect my chances in Ivy collages

Hi I am Shubh, I am from India i am studying in CBSE.

I dont know how to calculate my GPA but went to some websites so I got to know my GPA of term 1 is 3.8 which is pretty bad cause I am aiming for …

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Can I write about something that isn't related to my extracurricular or major?

One essay prompt asks me to write about something that gives me great satisfaction. I wanted to write about my love for hiking which is something I do for fun. However, this doesn't relate to my major …

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I need advice on choosing a prompt for Occidental College, could someone help?

Here are my two options: in response to the prompt "Briefly describe a current event or social movement that is affecting a city, town, or place that is important to you. Describe its significance to …

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Can I include activities I had participated in before 9th grade?

I had to move to a new school right before 9th grade but I had to drop some of my old extracurriculars as the resources for them were not available in the new school. Some of these extracurriculars m …

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CommonApp Portfolio Unsure

Hi. I'm a senior from an international school applying to 10 U.S. colleges in total.

Recently, a reporter came to where I am living in order to film me and my school to broadcast it in my home country …

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4 years agoAdmissions Advice
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MIT Admissions Portal Site Question

Hello. I'm an international student applying to MIT in January. I didn't get much help from my school counselors so I have a few questions to ask.

I have participated in writing and speech contests (n …

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Meeting the English language requirement

Hello I'm applying to for 16 university now for fall 2022 unfortunately I took the Duolingo English test and i didn't meet the requirements , there's 20 marks missing.

All the universities that I'm app …

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How do you ask your teachers for recommendation letters as an introvert?

Hi,

I'm a introvert who doesn't really talk to their teachers unless required. I understand that colleges typically require 2 teacher recommendation letters. I was wondering how to build relat …

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Financial Aid

Hey y’all! I just want some opinions on my issue. I forgot to send my parent’s 1040 schedules on IDOC. One of my college’s priority deadline was 12/01. I only realized today and submitted it. Will thi …

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CSULA, ASU, SDSU & UARIZONA Admission for International Students

Hi! My name is Andrea and I live in the Philippines. I am a Junior and am currently interested in the following schools, Califonia State University LA, Arizona State University, San Diego State Univer …

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How do I do an recommendation letter?

I’m In 11th at Wayne Memorial High School and I am curious on how I can have someone recommend me to the university I want to go too

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Should I mention a club/campaign in my "why this college" essay if the club may no longer exist?

I'm writing my "Why NYU" essay and when reading the list of programs and whatnot I came across the Real Food Challenge campaign led by NYU Earth Matters, but all the info I can find on it is from 2017 …

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