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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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Careers with a history degree

I was wondering what careers I could get if I got a history degree. And if it would be helpful to get a history for a specific part of the world like East Asia. I am learning Korean and am wondering w …

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Is my essay about my life in swim good for a college essay?

We lived in Arizona, at least a mile away from everything, in the middle of the desert. My parents put me on a competitive swim team when I was five and then stopped when we moved to Colorado when I w …

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How do I know what college to pick?

I am looking for a good college to attend, but the only college I want to go to has me as a 42% chance for admission.

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Cornell Or Upenn: which should I ED to?

The problem is solved.

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Is my passion for cinema a good college essay topic?

I've already written it, but haven't submitted it. It tells the journey of me watching and analyzing movies. I begin the essay with my experience of going to see a particular movie and how I became en …

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Nursing programs?

Does anyone know of any nursing internships or programs for high school students?

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2 years ago
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does Colombia college have anything majoring in history?

graduation year 2026

grade sophomore

age 15

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does Colombia college have anything majoring in history?

graduation year 2026

grade sophomore

age 15

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Can I get into George Mason with a 3.55 GPA and a 1250 SAT

Trying to get into the school.

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Is their a law program in the summer for high school students to take at University of Florida?

Like a one or two week program/course you have come to?

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Can I get into Western Michigan University with a 3.0?

I am a senior in high school out of state hoping to get accepted into Western Michigan University.

I have a 3.0 GPA and will increase with my current senior year. I want to major in business analytics. …

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How hard is it to get into George Mason CyberSecurity Engineering Bachelor of Science?

What are some good stats to get into the school?

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Can I get into UNM

I really am considering going to UNM next year but I’m scared that my grades aren’t good enough.

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2 years ago
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Credits Accepted or Not

Do they accept credits from other schools, and if so, what minimum will they accept?

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Can I get into the University of Houston with a 3.1 GPA

I am a senior in high school out of state hoping to get accepted into the University of Houston and My GPA from my sophomore jumped from

a 2.6 to a 3.1 and I want to major in accounting/finance, Do I h …

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Please No, I wanted to delete this but was not able to figure out how to.

 
Brown University
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Sophomore Prep

What can I do as a sophomore to start helping me get accepted into these colleges that are a reach for me right now?

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Is early decision worth it?

Hi! I am trying to decide between an early decision vs a regular decision for my dream college. I would apply test-optional so I would be lower on the list but the rest of my application is above aver …

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Question as a person trying to pursue something like sonography related in Colorado. What would you recommend me to do?

People told me to do pre med while others told me that it’s more for a 2 year college so community college of Denver would be it? I’m not sure I honestly need advice because I’m very clueless . Thanks …

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How can I strengthen my extracurriculars?

I am a freshman in my first semester of high school who wants to apply to MIT. I asked CollegeVine's chancing algorithm about my extraurriculars and, as of right now, they're not very strong. I have 8 …

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