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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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UPDATE on IVY DAY! Acceptance Rates Historical LOWS!

Not a big surprise but all Ivys recorded historical low rates.

Actual from today!

3.43% Harvard

3.66% Columbia

3.98% Princeton

4.62% Yale

5.45% Brown

5.68% UPenn

6.17% Dartmouth

8.56% Cornell just in.

My predi …

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Filling out my profile as an international student

Hello, my name is Sebastião Mendonça, and first of all I think this website is definitely useful. I just stumbled across a problem while trying to create my profile: How can I choose my country (Portu …

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What Colleges Did You All Get Into?

Now that you have (for the most part) received college decisions, what schools did you get into? Do you already know where you will commit to? I'm sure you all have worked so hard for the past months …

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How can I start my own independent research project/study? Specifically for Psychology...

I want to be able to add this to my extracurriculars but I am not sure where to start. I am interested in going into Psychology specifically Neuropsych or Forensic Psych.

If you know where to start, p …

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Did anyone get into an IVY

Name the Ivy you got into

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How do I download my ACT scores?

A summer program I'm applying to requires a pdf of my ACT scores. How do I submit them?

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What Classes Are You All Taking Next School Year? Any Fun New Extracurriculars?

Now that we are nearing the end of the school year, I'm curious on what classes everyone is taking. This is the same for extracurriculars, any fun hobbies you have picked up? :)

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College Admissions Track: Juniors

I'm a junior who doesn't have the luxury of an informative school counselor, so if anyone has any advice/tips for juniors like me who have no idea how to navigate college admissions or if they're on t …

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What Major do I choose?

Hello, I'm currently a Sophomore in high school. I'm interested in becoming a Forensic Psychologist or get into the BAU at the FBI. I'm not sure what major to pick for those specific jobs. And also wh …

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Seven Sister Colleges

So the seven sister colleges are partnered with ivy leagues and i can’t decide whether I want to major in economics or something in business. Most of the liberal arts colleges don’t offer business maj …

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Can colleges see my college vine email if I turn on profile visibility?

I want to make my profile visible to colleges and admission officers, but I am using a personal email for college vine. I do not want to get college emails from this account, and would rather get them …

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does Uc berkely have any major for medcine

i wanna be sure before i start applying since i wanna study gyneacology

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Does Penn compare students from the same school?

This actually might be a more general question for all Ivies/T10s, but at my school at least half the grade will probably apply to UPenn due to our location and because a few get in every year. (You c …

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Health Science Programs

If you live in Michigan, are there any health science summer programs available for free or affordable price?

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Extracurriculars for aspiring pre-med?

My school only offers the Health Occupations Students of America club, so other than that and my science classes (AP Chemistry, AP Biology, AP Psychology) I have no idea how to show college admissions …

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Online affordable AP COURSES?

I am a almost a junior now and I haven't taken 1 AP course also. I have signed up for AP comparative and American government. So only 2 and planning to take few more during my senior year to get into …

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Bioethics

I am starting to become really passionate about bioethics and the ethics of medicine and health care. I think this is what I want to major in in college as I go on a pre-med track. I'm currently a jun …

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Ideas for extracurriculars/passion projects during the pandemic?

I want to have some ideas for at-home extracurriculars and passion projects to help strengthen college admission. This post might inspire others as well, so put your thoughts.

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Extra curriculums for architect major?

Hi, so I am an international student that is interested in pursuing architecture. We don't have extra curriculums here in my country like in the US and the resources are very limited. Does anyone have …

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How much does a strong extracurricular spike matter for top schools?

Out of my ~10 extracurriculars, about 4-5 are science/STEM related. I am premed and plan to major in biology or the biomedical sciences. I want to know if more of my extracurriculars should be STEM re …

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