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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

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What are the Transcripts/Report Cards/Academic report to be Submitted to the Universities?

I'm an Indian Student, my school takes 4 tests every academic year with 2 tests being internal for 50 marks and 2 tests being Semester-wise/Terminal for 100 marks (Including the Mid-term and Finals). …

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What are the Best Universities I can apply for with my scores?

With a 3.58 GPA, 1520 SAT score, 4 AP classes in Physics with Good Scores in all of them, Good TOEFL score, notable ECs, and Rigorous ICSE Indian Syllabus what are some of the best Universities I can …

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Summer Programs for Freshmen and Sophomores

Does anyone know any colleges that have a wide variety of college summer programs for high school freshmen and sophomores? I'm extremely interested in doing some summer programs this summer, but conti …

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Vanderbilt with full ride or CWRU/PPSP bs/md program ?

Daughter ultimate goall is to be a physician. Applied to several bs/md programs and also to some UG. So far already accepted into Vandy full ride plus stipend and CWRU BS/MD with half tuition scholars …

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bad test scores but good gpa (4.1 higher)

I was just curious, would a college deny a student if they have really bad test scores on ACT and SAT, despite having really good grades, ap test scores, and a good gpa??

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What should I do after being deferred from my top choice

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improve chances of admission

hi, i am a junior and am looking to go to film school or an arts based school and would like to know how to improve my chances of admission. i currently am building my portfolio and plan on taking ap …

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Physics or no?

I am planning on going into the medical field or something related to medicinal science. Junior year I could either take AP chemistry or regular physics. I'm trying to take as many AP classes as I can …

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How to navigate high school after skipping a grade (and how could this affect admissions)

I am a current 9th grade student. I also skipped 5th grade, which means that I am the youngest student in my grade. I will not turn 14 until the summer before sophomore year. Because of this, I am str …

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How much will grade deflation in high school affect my chances?

I go to a pretty competitive private high school which follows the national curriculum in India. My grades in my freshman and sophomore year are good and I got 94% and 95% respectively. However, my gr …

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Future Marketing Internship

I am a Junior in high school and my school offers a marketing pathway that ends with an internship. I have already taken both courses required to finish this pathway and move on to the internship. I a …

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How can I boost my high school resume as a virtual student?

I'm in 9th grade and I'm interested in the medical research and medical sciences field. I'm doing virtual school as of right now and I might have to for my 10th-grade year. My virtual program is very …

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What kinds of things should I be putting in my portfolio for a design and applied arts major?

My desired major would be design and applied arts, I'm a junior and I want to start building a solid portfolio but I'm not sure what I should be putting into it.

I want a portfolio that will stand out …

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Would my application to Stanford or Harvard be weakened by not being in the highest math level?

Hi! My current CV chances at Stanford and Harvard are 24% and 22%, but I was kind of worried about my math progression.

So the highest math track at my school is this

Algebra 2 Int. -> IB Math SL1/Prec …

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How is my Grading System?

My New Schools Grading System is completely different then to what I’m use to and really hard compared to any other school in My country.

A = 100-92

B = 91 - 82

C = 81 - 72

D = 71 - 68

Is this grading sys …

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Gap year before going to college for bio or nursing

I've been thinking about taking a gap year in between my hs senior year and freshman college year I would probably do some sort of program. I want to go into healthcare though, has anyone taken a gap …

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What Type of ECs and or Advanced Classes should I take next year?

Right now I take all regular classes with a 3.6 GPA and going into sophomore year. for ECs I'm also taking

- Powerlifting

-French Club

As for time, what I'm currently enrolled in doesn't take up a lot of …

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How Many ECs Should I Take?

I'm a sophomore and currently have a 3.78 unweighted GPA. I attend a very well-known and prestigious high school. Here are the extracurriculars I've done so far:

- Varsity Basketball

- Club Soccer (Prem …

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I'm an Indian and my high school doesn't have Honors classes. What should I do?

I'm a High School student from the Southern part of India (Board ICSE) and my high school doesn't have Honors classes. AP courses can be taken separately (out-of-school) and so can the examinations. B …

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Is it signifigantly harder to get into state schools from out of state?

I am specifically looking at the UCs and Pennsylvania State. Does anyone know the statistics, and how strong my resume would have to be to get into these schools?

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