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📣 Community Forum Reopening Announcement 📣

We’re pleased to announce that the Community Forum is now officially open once again.

We appreciate the patience, curiosity, and enthusiasm you’ve shown. Your continued interest and support meant so …

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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 does simulate - in the admission chances.

Hi Counselor

when I click on the simulate ; my chances to get into a university goes down. It seems to show some +12% and -14%

What does it mean ?

Thanks

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How to check Brother reviews on the Internet?

Hello there! How to check proven reviews of the on the Brother in the Internet ? Thanks in advance

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Is this a good music school?

Hello I'm a senior in high school and I absolutely love everything to do with music programs, I've done every music program my high school offered ranging from marching band and concert band to choir …

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AP Psych outside of school?

Hi everyone!

I am really interested in taking an AP psychology course. However, my school does not offer this class, so I am looking for the best way to take it elsewhere. Is there some kind of onlin …

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Pixar?

How closely does UC Berkeley associate themselves with Pixar? I have heard that Berkley has a partnership with Disney. Does going to this school actually have an impact on getting a job offer? I have …

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2 years ago
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can you offer full scholarships to international students?

I have finished secondary school. I finished in Africa, in Rwanda.In a seconary school called College Saint andre nyamirambo.

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What class should I take in Highschool?

Hi, I’m currently a junior in Highschool and I need help. I want to major in Engineering in college. The AP classes I signed up for this year are AP Chem, AP Physics 1, APUSH, AP Lang&Comp and AP Calc …

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Does John Carrol have a design/graphics program?

Just wondering because I heard they did but can’t find it

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2 years ago
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Stuck writing my essays, feeling lazy and bored.... Idk how am gonna do this !!

Applying to Dartmouth College for fall 2024

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can you offer full scholarships to international students?

I have finished secondary school. I finished in Africa, in Rwanda.In a seconary school called College Saint andre nyamirambo.

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Where would my Top 5 school rank in terms of best for a double major for Game Design and Computer Science?

My Top 5 Schools Are

#1 West Virginia

#2 Texas A&M

#3 Texas Tech

#4 University of Tennessee

#5 Arizona State University

I'm wanting to do a double Batchelor Degree so I can continue to grow my Indie Game …

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Are the services of the Thumbtack good

Greetings! I am hoping to gather some insights about the quality of the Thumbtack reviews services. If you have use their services before, I would be grateful if you could share your thoughts and fee …

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GPA calculation unweighted vs weighted

Greetings -

I am a rising senior and have taken 14 APs and 3 honors in high school and I scored roughly A- and B+ equally in them.

My school follows 5.0 scale for weighted and honors. For others they …

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STEM medical internships

Does anyone know if there are any internships/opportunities related to medicine and that have registration open or will open soon?

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Should I apply early decision?

I am really just wondering how impressive an application has to be to benefit from applying early to top schools.

I don’t have a good understanding of what differentiates between an application which h …

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Ideas for creative extracurricular activities

Hi so I’m a high school Junior and I just now realized the importance of extracurricular activities because I was so focused on my grades. Is there anything I can do now? Anyone have tips or ideas on …

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Summer High School Opportunities Internships/Free Programs

For current sophomores in high school (10th grade) that are from prestigious colleges like Columbia, Princeton, MIT, or Cornell, and etcera. Also, don’t recommend CA climate youth policy leaders or St …

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Withdrawing from Early Decision

Can I withdraw an Early Decision (ED) application before the admission decision is rendered? If so, does it depend on the policy of specific college/university and would there be a cut-off period from …

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How does this app work? Can it work on behave of me? For example, writing am essay from the title I may give.

I have just completed my high school. I have pass excellently. I'm looking forward to applying to one of the best ivy league universities in usa. I'm seeking for support in essay writing guide because …

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How does this app work? Can it work on behave of me? For example, writing am essay from the title I may give.

I have just completed my high school. I have pass excellently. I'm looking forward to applying to one of the best ivy league universities in usa. I'm seeking for support in essay writing guide because …

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