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Recent Changes to Google Settings for Third-Party Apps like CollegeVine

ACTION REQUIRED: Update CollegeVine App Settings in Google Admin by October 23, 2023

For enhanced student data protection, Google is set to limit access for users under 18 to third-party apps like Coll …

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Chancing Changes Due to Affirmative Action Ruling

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 …

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5 hours ago
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UK Business Plan

At UKbusinessplan.co.uk, I am a professional writer of marketing business plan, and I am 34 years old. Since I started working in this industry in 2012, we have given hundreds of satisfied clients com …

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Is Umiami a good choice for undergrad when looking to get accepted into medical school.

I am not sure what discipline of medical I want to go into but I know I want to. I am comparing with schools such as SDSU and CUBoulder.

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Grade scale for international students

Hi, I'm currently an international student and i plan to apply to the NYU. As long as i know, the GPA acceptance rate for NYU is between 3.50 - 3.74. However, at my school, the grading range system is …

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2 days ago
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Should I write my college essay about reconnecting with Korean Family.

So my grandma is korean which makes me one quarter korean. Its not much but it is still important to my identity. When she came to the US she dropped all her korean traditions and stuff so I never l …

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2 days ago
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Will being a year behind impact college acceptances?

For preschool, kindergarten, and first grade, I was homeschooled. When my parents decided I should attend public school, I was entered into the first grade, even though I was a year older than the oth …

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How would these grades affect me?

Hi! i'm scared with how my grades look . . . I'm not a senior, but I still want to know if I'm screwed, as I want to get into an Ivy League school (I don't know if this is chancing, but I'm sorry if i …

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2 days ago
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Graduate on time for my age

Hi. I’d like to ask a genuine question, When I “finished” high school last year, I was awarded a Certificate of Completion not a high school diploma because I failed in multiple subjects mostly mathem …

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Is QA4exam JN0-280 Practice Questions Enough for Juniper Exam Preparation?

QA4exam JN0-280 Study Material Reliable for Passing the Juniper Exam?

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3 days ago
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Can I talk about something that happened my senior year in my personal statement?

I recently went through the challenges of a job search, and it taught me a lot about resiliessence and being optimistic. I want to write about it but I don't know if it's too recent to be reflected on …

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3 days ago
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Service Hours

Is there a place to add my service hours too? I am a current Junior and would like to have the most accurate idea of what schools I can shoot for and what not.

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3 days ago
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How do I identify myself on common app?

So I'm Brazilian and so are my parents, and of course I put myself down as Hispanic. The thing is, I don't know if I should put myself down as black or not. My fathers parents are both of African desc …

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How to Add Cambridge AICE Exam Scores to Collegevine Profile

Hello! Current junior here. I attend a school with the option for students to participate in the Cambridge AICE Diploma program. I have a few AICE exam results I would like to add to my profile, but C …

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How to Add Cambridge AICE Exam Scores to Collegevine Profile

Hello! Current junior here. I attend a school with the option for students to participate in the Cambridge AICE Diploma program. I have a few AICE exam results I would like to add to my profile, but C …

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3 days ago
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Is there anything I can do to increase my chances into getting into more selective universities?

I'm a junior and I want to get into difficult schools. Unfortunately, I didn't realize how important your freshman year was for your GPA and now I feel very behind. I have a 3.65 unweighted and a 3.85 …

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4 days ago
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AP Stats and AP Calc AB Scheduling

So I want to major in Psychology (double major in smth else, but that's not relevant), and I know Stats is super important for that. So next year (11th/Junior) I can take either AP Calc AB, which is t …

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4 days ago
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Should I submit my college transcript from a summer program and fall semester to colleges?

Over the summer, I participated in a program at a college where I received an 'A' and earned credit for a course I took. Currently, I am enrolled in two online courses at a local community college, wh …

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4 days ago
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Partially through a college application with BYU Provo, thoughts?

There's about 6-8 essays total, I've done 4.

1 is about what you lose track of time doing, I wrote about how I'm creative with my hands with things such as welding and leatherwork.

2 is about a signif …

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4 days ago
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I have scored 1520 in SAT. I am considering to retake to increase my score

Math 800.

What if I score lower? Will it effect the admission process, or I can still be considered with my highest score?

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What are good topics for a college essay??

I know I’m super late to this but I’ve really been struggling trying to find a good topic to write my essay on. I’ve drafted some but I feel like they seem like sob stories. The prompts on the common …

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5 days ago
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Could someone give me their opinion on my personal statement?

I feel good about it being honest, but I feel as if there is something wrong with it. As if something is missing.

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