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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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Should I apply for Syracuse's Early Decision?

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I'm applying to Syracuse University for Fall 2023 and it has the best program in my area of study. The thing is I'm an international student and would need around 65K$ in scholarships per year. …

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How badly will a drop in senior grades affect me?

I have consistently gotten A-/A/A+ for the past three years of high school but am now getting B/B+'s. This is partly because I'm taking harder courses, and partly because I was distracted by college a …

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3 years ago
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Thoughts on including overcoming panic attacks in a personal statement?

I used to get them, but after four years of therapy, I have not had one in three. The main reason for that is that I found a passion: anthropology. Naturally, I made all that the central topic of my p …

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3 years ago
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What Happens If You Don't Participate In A Sport You Were Planning On Doing.

So I put that I would do winter track this year for my college applications, however, I currently do not want to do winter track as I am currently quite busy. So should I contact the admissions office …

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3 years ago
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Cornell Foreign Language Requirement

Hello. In the Cornell Hotel School Admissions website, under the “What courses should I have taken in high school before I apply to the Nolan School?” section, it states that the following secondary s …

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3 years ago
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When will College Vine update their acceptance rates?

When will College Vine update their acceptance rates to the acceptance rates for the class of 2026? I'm pretty sure that the current acceptance rates they have listed are mostly from the class 2024. I …

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3 years ago
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I rounded up my gpa for the self reported section but my school report was already submitted with my official grades.

I rounded up my gpa from 87.68 to 88 on the self-reported section of the common app. Do you think I'm fine because my counselor submitted my school report. will they think I'm lying? it was an honest …

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3 years ago
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How much impact does class rigor in senior year have on college applications?

I am in my senior year and I am taking AP Calc, D.E. Cisco (counts as 4 D.E. classes), Academic English, Academic Government, and Academic Computer Science. I already applied to 2 colleges that I want …

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Do IB scores matter when applying for most America colleges?

I know colleges can request predicted scores for the ib tests but will any schools reject me based on the actual scores I receive?

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GPA issues

I did terrible my freshman year of high school but pulled it together sophomore year with mostly all A's and B's and one C for the entire year. I ended up skipping my junior year and taking dual credi …

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3 years ago
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What are some things you look for in new coming students?

As a Junior at Central High School in San Angelo, Tx I look forward to exploring my options for college, and I'm very interested in what College offers! As a Christian, I want to attend a school that …

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3 years ago
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HONORS,AP/IB CLASSES

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I'm at the moment a junior but in a couple of weeks I'll be a senior. My problem is that my school doesn't offer any IB/AP or HONORS classes, will that affect on my college app?? I'm really conc …

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3 years ago
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Is there any free act personal help?

My family can't afford ACT prep/tutoring and I have tried to improve my score on the ACT to no avail. I'm at 25's and I need 33's. I really need personal help but my family can't afford it. I need hel …

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3 years ago
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What are the summer or internship programs available related to economics open for US citizen studying abroad?

Student is studying IGCSE in an international school in India.

student is a us citizen

interested in internships or summer programs related to economics

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What extracurriculars can I do that look good for my major?

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I’m a high school junior looking to head into a career of aerospace engineering. I’m struggling to find what I can do to have extracurriculars that are relative to aerospace engineering. Curren …

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3 years ago
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Hello, everyone. There has been something going on with my early application to colleges.

I have applied to a top school using Restrictive Early Action. In the beginning, it was really tempting to think that Restrictive "Early Action" was only something that would constrain you from appl …

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3 years ago
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AP Classes

Hi, I am a 9th-grade homeschooled student from the Philippines. Here, my homeschool program only offers AP classes (5 classes) for tenth grade and above. Is there any way for me to do AP programs in 9 …

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3 years ago
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Is this Extracurricular Achievement Any Good?

At the start of my Sophomore year (current year), I became the founder and captain of the chess club in my school. Although I know that in itself isn't much of an achievement (I want to get into an Iv …

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I need help with an optional part of a scholarship I’m applying to that’s not really clear.

I applied for a scholarship for international students and the documents I need to attach are my essay, my records and “any additional information that could help describe my story”. I’m really lookin …

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3 years ago
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CSS Profile fee waiver

Hi, I'm an international student from Viet Nam. Recently, I emailed Fairfield University Financial Aid Office to ask for a CSS Profile fee waiver and sadly they didn't offer that. They advised me to c …

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