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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 kinds of things should I include in my college essay to make sure it stands out?

I am in 11th grade and I will be applying to Colleges next year. I'm curious as to whether anyone has advice as to what would make an essay stand out?

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Dental Field Advice

Hi! I’m a current freshman who is interested in going into the dental medicine. Does anyone have any recommendations for what classes I should be taking in high school and other general advice I shoul …

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Should I cancel an application?

Hi! I'm planning on studying Marketing/MIS in a business school (undergrad).

I have applied to McGill (which is currently my top choice). However, I applied to both the School of Management and the Sc …

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Self study of AP Music Theory

Hello,

Can anyone recommend resources for self-study of AP Music Theory (specifically the composition/part writing)? I'll be a senior next year. I am in a nontraditional educational format that makes i …

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If I was just a member in a club, how to describe role on common app?

I’m planning on joining my new school’s anime/Japanese culture club and I don’t think I’d be able to get any kind of leadership position since I’m new & a rising senior. I plan on including it in my c …

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Where does Harvard Secondary School Programme Rank?

In the college vine extra-curricular calculator does it rank within a 2C,2A, etc.?

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Are these good courses for freshman and sophomore year?

Hi! I am currently a freshman and in my second semester. My GPA is 3.87 unweighted, 4,20 weighted. Do you guys think these are good classes so far, and should I add any more for sophomore year?

Freshma …

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Medical Volunteer Alternatives?

Hello! I am a 10th grader looking to go into the medical field; I have been searching for medical related volunteer opportunities, but with COVID restrictions it has been difficult to find any especia …

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Are these classes ok for my sophmore year?

I'm currently taking AP Spanish Language and taking 4 advanced classes. However, next year I'm taking 3 APs (AP Spanish Lit, AP Lang, and AP US History) and 2 On-Ramps classes, a course that is set in …

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I want CollegeVine to do something about Cut-Copy-Pasting of essays.

Just a minute ago, I reported an essay of an Indian folk (he/she claimed in the essay).

The issue was, that he copied my Harvard Essay and altered it a little. He did not even change the strong words …

 
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Good AP to self study in Freshman Year

I was thinking of taking an AP class in Freshman Year. Unfortunately, this will have to be outside of the school so I will be self studying. Are there any particular APs which might be too hard to sel …

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Are these courses ok for my junior year??? Also, do you guys recommened taking AP calc ab before precalc???

AP Psychology

AP Calculus AB

AP Language and Composition

AP US History

Physics

Intro to Engineer Design

Advanced Strings

I currently have all A's and am taking 4 honors classes. However I'm not sure how more …

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What Tier Are My Extracurriculars?

Hello!

While I have used the chancing calculator on collegevine, I am still unsure about the tier level (level 1, 2, 3, etc.) for some of my extracurriculars. I would love some input! (activities are …

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Cornell's admitted today that it offered 4908 admission this cycle or 6.9% a record low!!!!!!

In yesterdays Cornell Sun, reporters stated that 4908 students were admitted to the Class of 2026.

https://cornellsun.com/2022/04/11/cornell-university-admits-talented-and-diverse-prospective-class-of-

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Is this course work ok for my junior year?

AP english 11

Spanish lll

Algebra plus

Advanced medical careers

Certified nursing assistant

Medical terminology(Dual credit)

Aquatics

Chemistry

AP US history

Please let me know if I should do more or a way I c …

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Bad 11th grade year, can I still get into my targets?

Due to an accident involving my mom and my dad losing his job, I had to work extra hard to make money for me and my brother to survive. Because of this my first semester grades were bad, and so was my …

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Is this a good course plan for my freshman & sophomore years?

Hi! I'm a freshman and this is my current course load. I want to get into a good college, so is this enough?

Fall 2021

Honors English 1, Honors Biology, Spanish 1, Geometry 9, Theology 1, Health, Fundam …

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How much do letters of recommendation from teachers really matter and how do different ones make a difference?

How much do colleges care for letters of recommendation? Do the subjects the teachers teach factor into it? I’ve already asked my pre-med track teacher and my environmental science teacher, and my gui …

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Internships

Hi, I want to do business in college, but I'm struggling to find available internships in my area. Any ideas on what internships I should apply for? Most of the ones I look for are for college student …

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Freshman Course Load

Any advice if this load looks ok for Freshman Year:

- ENGLISH LIT & WRITING

- ALGEBRA II

- BIO

- SPANISH II

- JAVA PROGRAMMING

- P.E.

I am also hoping to take an AP class outside of school on top of that any …

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