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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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What exactly qualifies as a "topic, idea, or experience" (Common App prompt 6)

The common app and a few other applications ask you to describe a topic, idea, or experience you find so engaging you lose all track of time and ask you to describe what you do to learn more about it. …

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Do you think all the colleges that I have applied to who are now, or most of them, might be interested in me because they are sending me virtual tours, virtual chat sessions with stude …

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How can I increase my SAT score?

Please give specific advice. I need help studying but idk how to tbh lol.

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2 years ago
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Does SDSU offer an early childhood education program?

I'm interested in pursuing early childhood education, and while searching on here it said that SDSU offers early childhood education, but when I looked on their website I couldn't see that as an optio …

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When do you update chancing with class of 2023 acceptance results?

Looks like the acceptance rates are from 2022. When will you update algorithm?

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2 years ago
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Online School AP question

Hello! I'm in an online charter school. I've heard before that students should take as many AP/dual enrollment courses as they can, as colleges look at it holistically. However, in my case, since ever …

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Why does the chat with Ivy box not appear on a student account?

I am trying to help my student utilize the AI softwardin College Vine and chat with Ivy. However, in her account, online mine, when she goes to "Home", there is no box to initiate a chat with Ivy. An …

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Can colleges see how many times I take the SAT?

So far I’ve taken the sat two times with a highest score of a 1420. I plan to take it again in October but worry that I will not get the score I want, and have signed up to take it in November as a ba …

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2 years ago
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Is summer intake is available in Stanford University for computer science program

I want to know that is summer intake is available in Stanford University for computer science program

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2 years ago
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Tell us why you are interested in attending Russel sage college

I have a C+ grade and want to apply to schools Abroad.

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Hello

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Can you get "refunded" with application fee?

I applied to a university a few weeks ago & paid the application fee because they said they'd send me my admission results in two weeks. It was supposed to be a quick and easy thing because they adver …

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2 years ago
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How can I improve my chances at Harvard, Penn, Stanford, and MIT

I'm extremely concerned about my GPA and grades due to a 3.85 UW and 5 B's and 2 C's my fresh and soph years.

Demographics: Class of 2024, White, Bay Area, semi competitive HS (sends 2-3 kids to ivies …

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Is there anything a middle schooler can do to improve chances

I'm in 8th grade and I really want to get into a good university. I'm somewhat confident in an essay due to previous traumatizing experiences making me "interesting". Please don't say anything about e …

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Hi i want to apply in business program.

But i need a scholarship for studying there so my question which universities gives full scholarships for student with 3,7gpa and with some extra curriculums.

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Virtual invites

Hi, I applied to all the colleges that I am interested in. Already submitted regardless if it was early or reg decision (wanted to get them all done). I am now starting to receive information and invi …

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Regarding courses: Should I switch out Spanish III, IV, and AP to take more AP classes?

Basically, my school requires each student to take 2 classes worth of language. Currently, I am taking Spanish II so after this year my language requirement will be fulfilled. I am trying to debate wh …

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Any passion project or research suggestions?

To build my college portfolio, I have been looking for virtual research opportunities relating to economics or data science during the winter. However, most of the sites I checked, have extremely high …

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Is it possible to enter ivy’s if you’re not ranked number 1?

I’ve been hearing people saying that they don’t enter some university even thought there number 1 and some people who aren’t number 1 do, so I want to know what gets me into these prestigious schools.

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Does boise state university require recommendation letters?

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