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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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5 months ago
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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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an hour ago
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Restoring old collegevine account

Hi! I used to use collegevine on my school account, but at some point my school decided to not let students log into collegevine (and many other websites) with their school account. Since then, I have …

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How to show Science interest?

I want to go into biophysics/molecular biology but my school offers practically no science extraccuriculars at the high school level, and my family doesn't have the time or money to handle transportat …

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4 hours ago
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Dive Into Our Curated Collection

Welcome to our genuine leather jackets website, your premier source for top-tier outerwear. Dive into our curated collection, presenting a diverse array of jackets tailored to various tastes. For thos …

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8 hours ago
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Honors college and better dorms?

I've heard that the dorms for honors college are generally newer and have features like single rooms (so no roomates) and/or private bathrooms.

Is that true?

I'm not worried about the being "isolated" p …

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11 hours ago
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My Chance questions

Where can I find a definition of "reach" vs "target" vs "hard target" vs "safety"?

Is it based on just % chance of getting in ? If so, where are they listed out? Or is based on other criteria as well …

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15 hours ago
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Can I still achieve a 3.8-4.0 having currently a 3.7 my sophomore year?

I’m in my sophomore year in high school and my school offers dual enrollment at a local public college, as well as AP and AICE classes as well. I’m taking de and aice classes currently and plan on tak …

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a day ago
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I want to show that i want to pursue arts but I dont think my EC shows it

My ec so far

Dull.moments, Founder

Fleshed-out start-up; completed 100+ orders in custom-made figurines and keychains; earned $2000; paid 50% of my school tuition.

Why? Project, Lead designer

Led a team …

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I got B’s in freshman and sophomore year, can I still get into T10s?

Hello, I am a current sophomore in highschool and dream school is one of the ivy leagues. I wanted to know if I can still get in with B’s on my transcript? As of right now semester 1 is about to end a …

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2 days ago
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My freshman year I struggled really bad with depression, Causing my GPA to end in a 2.4. This year I have improved a lot, Ending the first quarter with a 3.6 GPA. I am graduating high school a year e …

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College Counseling Organization

College Counseling Organization

Hello everyone! I am Anastasia Mrelashvili, a junior from Tbilisi, Georgia. I have just come up with a new extracurricular idea. My idea is to create an international co …

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2 days ago
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How do I find extracarriculars and research internships.

I go to a really small school with little opportunities for extracurriculars, research, internships, etc. I have looked on places like Linkedin, done cold emails, and applied to many different things, …

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3 days ago
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what does it mean when colleges ask for grades

my counselor got an email from a college I EDed to, to give my most recent grades but i haven’t gotten in, decisions come out next week. help what does this mean.

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3 days ago
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What would happen to my chance of being accepted to elite schools (Ivy Leauges) if I have one B from a Junior semester?

Hello, I'm a junior in high school, and I posted this as I'm concerned with my grade. I had all A's throughout my freshmen and sophomore years, and I currently have all A's for my first semester of ju …

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3 days ago
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I have not gotten back my essays in peer review for 2 weeks. Has anybody else had this problem?

So I uploaded an essay for peer review 2 weeks ago. It said it was going to get back to me in 12 hours. It has been two weeks. I uploaded another essay a week ago and I still have not gotten it back. …

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3 days ago
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Account wiped.

hey my whole account is gone, all of my connections, my list, all of my extracurriculars, any way to get this back? All of it is just gone please help me

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3 days ago
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4 days ago
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Does graduating early from high school give me an advantage/disadvantage in college admissions?

I am graduating high school after finishing 11th grade, which means I am graduating 1 year early. Does this put me at a disadvantage when applying to colleges because I have heard that many colleges d …

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4 days ago
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Should I attach a resume to my college application if a school asks for one?

A lot of information in my resume would just be repeated info from my activities section, along with a couple more activities I couldn't fit in there or in my additional info section. I'm not sure if …

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4 days ago
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Bad GPA my Junior Year

Hello!

I’m a Junior and I’m struggling with my GPA this year. To give some context, I’m taking 7 courses this year, with 5 being academic, one being an elective and one being an in school leadership po …

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4 days ago
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Is there a way to increase Weighted GPA outside high school(by taking online classes, college courses)

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I am a sophomore in High School. I currently have a 4.0 unweighted gpa and am taking 1 AP class and 1 dual credit course. My luck with forecasting classes has been pretty horrible because I forecas …

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