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📣 Community Forum Reopening Announcement 📣

We’re pleased to announce that the Community Forum is now officially open once again.

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Update: Forum Posting Temporarily Suspended

We wanted to inform you that posting on CollegeVine’s community forum will be temporarily suspended for a few days as we work to mitigate some recent spam posts. While the forum will still be accessib …

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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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Do MOOCs make a difference on your college application?

Hey there!

I'm currently pursuing 25 courses in economics from various platforms like edX, Coursera and Future Learn. Apart from that, I'm planning to take more than 20 courses in Data analytics, Data …

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How can i rephrase content without changing the intent?

I have content in which there is 20% plagiarism kindly suggest me any tool that can help me resolve this issue.

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What teacher should I ask for a recommendation letter?

I am an International student who is planning to apply with psychology as my intended major. I do take psychology and next year (12th grade) I will take AP Psychology. I also take AP Human geo and AP …

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Elite colleges or not?

Let's say you are advising a student who has a good chance of being admitted to a number of elite schools, but would be a very middle-of-the-pack student there. The same student would be a top student …

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Conflicted Between Two Drastically Different Majors: Biology and English

Hi! I am a senior who is currently applying to colleges and have been conflicted for six to twelve months trying to decide on a major. I have wanted to major in biology since 6th grade with intentions …

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Activity List Choice

For the 10 activities required on the common application, is it better to include a club that you have committed to for a long time, but don't have a leadership position? Or a club that you just start …

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Which teacher should I ask?

The college I am applying to only allows for one academic letter of recommendation. I’m not sure which of these teachers could give me a better recommendation. My chosen major is a BS in sustainabilit …

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4 years ago
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Will producing content online pad my application?

hi! if i produce meaningful content online, such as video essays on youtube or essays on current events on a personal website, do these count as extracurriculars? they are both things im interested in …

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Cumulative GPA

Is the cumulative GPA the same as the unweighted GPA?

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4 years ago
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If I don’t submit my SAT will it hurt me?

I go to a prestigious private school and last year, unlike other schools in the country, we had the opportunity to take the SAT all throughout the school year (but only seniors last fall). My GPA is a …

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Teacher recommendations

I am applying for a physics program in a liberal art college, and I was wondering if I should submit two STEM teachers' recommendations or one humanity and one STEM.

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Help me classify an extracurricular

I was nominated by a teacher to be on the Student Curriculum Council at my school, which is a group of students who provide the Assistant Heads of School with direct feedback about our academic experi …

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4 years ago
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CLUBS YOU DID IN HIGH SCHOOL (1)

Your main club, not one you did but the main overall club you were in

 
JV or V school athlete
23%
 
Math or science team/club
15%
 
Student council or NJHS
35%
 
Community service
25%
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Competition won in primary school

I got a state-level award(2nd place in Seoul capital area, which has 50% of national population) when I was 11. There was no age limitation, from children (not many, of course) to adults. It was treme …

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art supplement for applications?

hi! first post here so sorry if this is a silly question.

i am currently in art III honors at my highschool, and i do think i have a high skill level. however, i am not interested in attending art sch …

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College Essay Writing/brainstorming paid help

I am an international student applying for early action before November 2021. Please suggest essay writing help counselors with paid services for Common app AND ApplyTexas.

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Does a 20 as an ACT English score impact admission chances?

I currently have an 18 cumulative score on the ACT, but I was wondering if the high English score helps my chances at all

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4 years ago
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SAT to NYU?

I scored a 1430 on my SAT (760ERW, 670M) should I submit that to NYU for business? Everywhere I look has different numbers for their mean ranging from 1420-1500 so i’m not sure which is accurate.

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How does one become a Judge

This question has gotten a lot of different answers from people previously so I’d like to hear what you guys think

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Is social work really for me? is there a possibility I could change careers?

I love helping others and also change the world for good. I wanna be able to feel like by sharing my love and motivations people feel the same connection.

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