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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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8 months ago
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Chancing Changes Due to Affirmative Action Ruling

Because the Supreme Court struck down race-conscious admissions on June 29th, we recently updated our chancing algorithm so that the impact of your ethnicity is greatly reduced. As a result, your chan …

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3 years ago
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3.6 GPA

Hi, I currently have a 3.5 GPA. I want to at least bring it to a 3.8 or a 3.9 if possible. This upcoming semester I am to be a junior and I will be taking 4 college classes on top of three honor cours …

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3 years ago
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What do I need to do 10th grade

What do I need to do this year to get into schools like:

Cornell, Georgetown, University of Florida, UCSB

I am taking 2 AP classes and 1 honors. My unweighted gpa from 9th grade is a 4.0. I several extr …

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3 years ago
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Letters of Recommendation

I was hoping to submit my common applications sooner than later and was wondering if it negatively affects admissions if you send in letters of recommendation after submitting your application.

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3 years ago
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For a scholarship, I have to write an essay about how I would make the university more diverse.

I grew up in a middle class, suburban area and go to a private school. I am struggling to write an essay on this topic. Any advice on how to write a strong essay on this topic is much appreciated!!

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3 years ago
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my school does not offer any AP or honor classes do colleges take this in perspective.

Senior student from Ethiopia.

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3 years ago
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If I come found a small town. Is there a chance of me being accepted at any of the ivy league schools like Havard?

I am almost top of my class. I almost got straight my freshman year. I am going to be a Sophomore tomorrow. I am on the school newspaper, I do swim team during the summer, and I am on the volleyball …

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3 years ago
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Admission query

How to submit additional LORs? Like counselor and teachers do I need to invite them as well ?

For peer review ?

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3 years ago
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What visa for internship.

If you're a high-school sophomore based in India who applied and got accepted for a Paid Internship in the US, what visa do you require?

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3 years ago
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Problem in the spelling of my mothers name .

Hi guys there is a little problem idk what to do about it. My mother’s spelling has some error in my transcripts which is very slight and there is different spelling in my passport and other documents …

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3 years ago
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Recommendation for college essay topic...

I'm wanting to take CS as my major and was wondering about what topic I can write about that is related to CS. I'm aware that everyone has different experiences but can someone please give some ideas …

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3 years ago
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AP Statistics vs CC Introduction to Statistics

I am a high school senior already taking 5 APs. I want to join the choir program as a piano accompanist. However, the only slot available for choir is the same period as AP Statistics. In order to smo …

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3 years ago
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Do you think Hobbies help manage stress and anxiety?

According to Art 4 Health foundation, conceptual art definitely does. There are a lot of other ways to manage stress during the high school years. To check out a discussion presented by this foundatio …

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3 years ago
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Senior Classes

Hey everyone, I was curious on how many classes I should take senior year. I am a straight A student and I took 3 APs last year without much difficulty and scored well on the exams, on top of several …

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3 years ago
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Should I take AP tests without taking the course?

Unfortunately, for this upcoming school year, I didn't get AP Biology or AP Statistics (my counselor claimed they were full). AP Stats was my backup for AP Bio, but I didn't get either. I'm wondering …

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3 years ago
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Why so many schools?

Hey yall! I'm a rising senior and have been pretty clueless about the college admissions process, I would like to ask why so many schools are needed/recommended to be on our college lists? I honestly …

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3 years ago
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TOP 10 Admissions Trends for 2022 (Class of 2026) and future admit cycles

These are some thoughts for rising seniors and juniors to think about in the next 2 cycles. Since it's a discussion, feel free to add your comments or add your suggestions/concerns to the list.

1. Lar …

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3 years ago
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College admission

Do I need to appear for SAT to get into a college in USA being an international student?

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3 years ago
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Does Community Service (Volunteering) and Internships count as Extra-curriculars?

I'm confused if volunteering and internships can be included in extra-curriculars section of CommonApp.

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3 years ago
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About application

In common app activities section there some questions that "hours you spent per week" and "weeks you spent per year" so what should I say there?And how can I measure the time?

I wanna take Duolingo tes …

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3 years ago
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What things can I do to make my application stand out applying for a computer science major at BU?

I'm a Sophmore in high school interested in joining the computer science program at BU but I want to do things now early in my high school journey to make my application stand out to get accepted into …

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