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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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Are my extracurriculars good enough?

I'm a junior at high school in India. I plan to major in Law and I'm targeting top colleges in Australia. Is this profile below good enough?

Extra Curriculars:

1) Legal- I have interned with two differe …

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3 years ago
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Is this too much for freshman year?

Hello, I am trying to plan my freshman year roughly and am thinking of these courses for my first semester. However, I am worried that it will be too much.

Statistics - 3 Hours

Undergraduate Seminar - 3 …

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3 years ago
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3 Questions on Accociates/Bachelors

After completing a bachelor's degree 4-year program, I was thinking about going back to college for another 2-4 years for an associate/bachelor's degree so I could focus on extracurricular activities. …

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3 years ago
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SAT Submissions

Before I took the SAT, I decided to choose colleges to send my score to because my teacher said that it will show that I'm interested in attending there. I got my results back and it was lower than wh …

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3 years ago
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Does collegevine help with applying for Admission?

In my school list here on collegevine, i have schools which are listed as applying. Does that mean that collegevine does the application for me or those are the schools that i should apply for?

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3 years ago
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Safety School

Would the Purdue School of Business be considered a safety school for me if they have an acceptance rate of 47% and there average GPA is 3.37 but mine is 3.83?

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3 years ago
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When is the best time to start writing an essay for colleges?

I'm a junior that's school year will end in mid-June.

P.S. Any suggestions on who should proofread the essay

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3 years ago
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Would reading at your church once a month be considered for colleges admissions?

I've been reading since October and I don't know if it would count as Community Service, a hobby, own initiative, etc (college vine wise and admissions)

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3 years ago
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Dual Credit and AP

My apologies if this is a silly question or should be obvious.

When I graduate high school, I will have taken 25 dual credit classes and will receive an Associate Degree in Engineering. I know AP and H …

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3 years ago
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Job

I want to get a tutoring job for tutoring, and I also plan on putting this on my college apps. I applied to many different locations of Mathnasium, and a lot of people said that it takes less than a w …

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3 years ago
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It is possible pay less in your admission process in common app?

Hi everyone, I have an important question about the cost of everything. I know that the SAT could be with the exception of tax or fee waiver but I don´t know if I have enough money for three Universit …

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3 years ago
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Hello, I have a 3.58 gpa can I still get into Columbia University or Boston University?

I'm a Junior. I also have a perfect ACT score and I have a couple of extracurricular activities can they balance it out?

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UC Davis or calpoly business school

My son just got into UC Davis managerial economics versus Cal poly business school. He was on the waiting list for Davis but just got in. We were set to go to calpoly because it has a good solid busin …

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3 years ago
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How screwed am I? (help!!)

Hello!

Semester grades are almost here, but there is almost a 100% chance I'll have a C in one of my classes (1st sem was 7 classes, 6 A's and 1 B.) This semester, I had 8 classes and it's very likely …

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3 years ago
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Junior Checklist & Essay

I am a Junior in high school and I was wondering what I should be working on this summer and how to start on the college application process and essay writing.

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3 years ago
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Do I still have a chance to get into UW Madison?

I’m currently a sophomore who has a 2.3 gpa. I started off with a freshman year on a bad foot and failed 2 classes due to mental health and domestic violence in my family. My first semester grades of …

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3 years ago
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Which college and why?

Hi. I am a high school graduate,soon to begin college. Next spring hopefully. I have been caught up in a gap year, or years since 2021 and as I'll be going off to college soon,I want to make a college …

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3 years ago
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George Washington University Gen Eds

Does George Washington University have a foreign language requirement? I haven't been able to find one in my searches.

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3 years ago
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Can I get into Michigan state with a 3.3 GPA

I have a whole bunch of extra circulars and both my parents went there do you guys think I can get in

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3 years ago
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US NEWS Ranking.

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