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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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Is the AP Capstone Program hard? aka.(AP Seminar and AP Research)

I'm a freshman and I am deciding on my classes for 10th grade. I am wondering if I should take AP Seminar in 10th and AP Research in 11th to finish the AP Capstone Program. I want to know if AP Semina …

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What ECs should I do if I want to major in neuroscience or psychology?

I am currently a student in grade 10. My grades aren't really good grade 9 I got a 91 and right now I am in the 90's range. Which for my school isn't very impressive. I have a lot of hardworking 95+ …

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Tier of Lumiere

Does anyone know what tier of extracurriculars is Lumiere research program? (12-week one) You can check them out here - https://www.lumiere-education.com/

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Which summer program can help me stand out for BS/MD programs?

I'm currently a junior. I got accepted into the Camp Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) program, it's a five-day program where I shadow physicians and nurses, and I'll also be able to watch surger …

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does anyone have any passion project ideas for ppl who wanna be psychiatrists

im in the 10th grade and i really wanna go to an ivy league, esp columbia since it’s in state. i have a 4.97 gpa on a scale of 5, i’m taking apwh (the only ap class my school offers for sophomores) i’ …

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If I'm doing dual enrollment next year, should I still take summer courses?

I have friends who were in Dual Enrollment, and while one's advice was to take English and math courses during the summer, the other said since I'm doing dual enrollment there's no need. I'm just curi …

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3 years ago
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UVA- Is It Worth Applying To?

Hello, I would love to get into UVA and I know some people whoo went there and they weren't necessarily at the top of their class. I have like a 10% chance right now and this isn't from a high school …

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I am from India. What are the hardest courses which will be available to me as a highschooler?

Grade-: 10th

Gpa-: 3.5 on the scale of 4

Board-: State Board

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3 years ago
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Speaking at a TedX talk

Would this be considered exceptional?

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3 years ago
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Online AP study resources

I have recently discovered that you can take AP classes online and that you don't need to be enrolled into a high school in order to take an AP class.

So with this out of the way, I am looking for onli …

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Doubt about gpa

Hi, I'm an Indian international student.

When the common app asks us our gpa, does it mean my 12th gpa or the gpa of my entire highschool (9-12)

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3 years ago
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How important is a second language in Colorado?

I'm interested in going to Colorado State and I've come to know that they'd like students going to university to typically have 2 credits (I think) worth of a second language. I was just wondering if …

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3 years ago
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Should I be taking AP computer science principles if I have ZERO experience in coding and tech stuff?

I want to take an AP class to boost my GPA, but I'm not sure if it would do more good than harm to my grades. I want to have all A's, so I don't know if this is doable or not. I'm just wondering if th …

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3 years ago
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Any ideas on what I can do this summer to help boost my application?

I'm currently a junior with a 3.9 UW GPA, and I've taken AP and honors courses throughout high school. My main extracurriculars are mock trial, moot court, president of history club, NHS with lots of …

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Should I take chemistry and physics at the same time for my sophomore year of high school?

I'm an upcoming sophomore and I don't know if it would be wise to take 2 science classes in the same year. For background info, I want to do these 2 together because I have a lot of science classes in …

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3 years ago
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How do I boost my profile?

I am a sophomore at a very small high school that does not offer any AP classes or Honors, I have a GPA of 3.7 and I'm currently trying to make that better. I also am a dual credit student, My school …

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AP Classes Internationally

Hey!

So I'm in a challenging situation, I'm currently a freshman and soon a sophomore in France.

As you might expect the system here is vastly different from the US. I am doing everything I can to be el …

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Ged score to GPA

I've tried looking for something that would convert my ged score from that into the GPA equivalent for quite some time now. Should I wait until I finish the entire test and get a cumulative score befo …

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How can I get my Unweighted GPA up and should I join more Extracurricular for Colleges Admissions?

Hi, I'm currently a sophomore at a technical high school. My unweighted gpa is 3.58 and my weighted one is around 3.75. I'm trying to get my GPA up for my dream college. The issue is that no matter ho …

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Should I take AP computer science or AP world history?

I'm an upcoming sophomore and I want to find an easy AP class to boost my GPA. I have zero knowledge of computer science, but many have said it's an easy class for beginners. For history, I've done ma …

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