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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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9 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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3 hours ago
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How come my chances on 'Overview' are lower than my chances under 'Chancing'

When I check my chances out using the chancing simulator, when I am in the overview tab I will have an acceptance rate of 2% when the school has an average acceptance rate of 4%. When I click on chanc …

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3 hours ago
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I need opinion on my future sophomore class schedule

This is my future sophomore class schedule

AP ENV SC

AP PSYCH

AP SEMINR

AP WOR HIST

CHEM GF

ENH ADV ALG/AP PREC: C&C

SPAN II

I know this is a lot, so I need some help with what I can do over the summer …

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9 hours ago
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Extracurriculars Question

Hello everyone!

I'm doing pretty well in school, but I'm worried about my extracurriculars. I'm aiming for a selective college, but I haven't received any awards because my school doesn't offer many c …

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10 hours ago
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Cannot message after getting a connection

I have gotten a connection request from a university and I accepted it. However, I am not getting the chat with admission officer option. Anyone have any idea why?

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13 hours ago
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Uncommon/Unique EC’s and Activities

I’m a high school freshman looking to start some new extra curriculars and activities that will be more unique than just sports— specifically looking for ones that will aid me to get into prestigious …

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17 hours ago
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Transfer rescind

I recently got into a t-50 school as a transfer with help from the coaches. I maintained a 4.0 in my first semester and was wondering what I need to maintain this semester to not be rescinded (I have …

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18 hours ago
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Should I retake a class?

So right now I have an unweighted GPA of around 3.3 (at the end of this year I should have around 3.46). I did really bad in 9th grade and got 4 C's (2 c's in the first semester, 2 c's in the second s …

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19 hours ago
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What effect does Hope Squad have on college applications?

Good evening!

I hope you are having a good day!

I am currently an eighth grader who is about to go into highschool net year, and I have hit a dilemma. I was nominated for Hope Squad at the highschool le …

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22 hours ago
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Chances at UC Davis

hello,

My son is has a GPA of 3.9, he plans to major in business. He's also done lots of volunteer work for various organizations, for literacy and also at events hosted by tech companies like Microsof …

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3 days ago
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Curious about UCSB, UCBerkeley, UCI, UCDavis, and UCSD’s acceptance rate of out-of-state college transfers for 2023

I am wanting to apply to transfer to a number of UC schools next year and had some questions about the statistics for transfer acceptance for out-of-state college students, since I’m currently enrolle …

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3 days ago
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what are my chances at ucla?

I’ve taken 4 AP classes and 5 Dual enrollment classes by the end of my junior year. Senior year I am doing 3 weighted classes. My unweighted GPA is a 3.8, and my UC GPA is a 4.29. Here are my extracur …

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3 days ago
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Study Tips

Hi, I am in 10th grade and I have finally received my pre-ACT scores, and well I am not too happy about my scores but I was wondering what most of y'all do to get a good score on the ACT.

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3 days ago
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What does MIT look for in their essays when applying

I already know about the academics, I want to know what else they look for to help me get past the second round of admissions.

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3 days ago
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Class schedule for next year??

Incoming senior, my school offers 6 aps (chem, bio, physics, art, calc, stats, lit)--i want to attend a t20 but haven't taken any yet bc of restrictions and a lack of aptitude in some of these classes …

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3 days ago
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What is a target college?

I'm confused

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3 days ago
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What classes do I need to take in highschool for Sports Medicine?

I am a sophomore going into junior year and I am now realizing I've been taking all the wrong pathway classes and I want to catch up in my junior year. I don't know any of the classes I need to take f …

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3 days ago
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How can I skip college and go straight to Medical School?

I am a sophomore going into my junior year and want to go into sports medicine and then be a sports physician/doctor. I don't want to waste time at college if it's possible to go straight into medical …

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3 days ago
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Good ECs for international relations?

I'm a high school sophomore looking to eventually major in International Relations/Studies. My grades and rigor are pretty okay but I don't have many ECs and I'm not sure which ones would be best for …

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4 days ago
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Boston University chances

I decided I wanted to try to getting into Boston University at the beginning of this year to get a BS in Psychology, I've worked hard to join a lot of clubs, such as DECA (where I'm a 2-year Vice Pres …

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4 days ago
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How to detect plagiarism in multiple Language?

To detect plagiarism in Multiple Language such as Hindi, Tamil, Urdu, Marathi and you can use

CheckForPlag platform where you can detect plagiarism in multiple languages. It is also provides you user …

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