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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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Does doing poorly during the pandemic greatly effect ones chances of getting accepted into a good school?

Hello! I was wondering, if my grades were not the best during the pandemic, (my freshman and sophomore year) do schools take that into consideration? Ever since getting back to in school learning, I h …

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2 years ago
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How can I improve myself to have a better chance of getting in to school?

I want to get better grades, do better in academics, and do more outside extracurriculars. I want my chances of getting in to increase.

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Should I take APES or IWE?

I’m a junior and I’m trying to figure out whether I should switch my schedule this year. The classes I want to take (that I’m not currently taking or have taken) are APES, AP Physics, Calc BC, and AP …

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Does Drexel offer full rides scholarships?

Drexel is a costly school for me personally since I come from a low-income family. I've been researching ways to afford tuition without piling up loans. On many other platforms, I've seen people getti …

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Can't decide until housing assignments are out (after May 1)

Here's the ideal situation for me (assuming I got an offer from both College A and B):

College A has better academics ranking but requires live on campus without a guarantee for my room preference X.

Co …

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Is there any way to export the collegewine college list into google sheets or excel?

I really want to export my college list into google sheets to get a better comparison, but I don't find the option to do this.

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2 years ago
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Transfer

can I apply to my transfer University 3 years early? I’m a senior and I am gonna do community college for two years but I just wanna be sure i’ll be in a secure place after that!

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What should I include in a college essay?

I am a High school senior.

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2 years ago
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Interior Design

- How many years is Interior Design at this college normally?

- What classes or courses would I have to be required to take?

- Do I have to take Algebra 2 since I didn't take it in high school?

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What should I do to better my chances.

Hi I'm a ninth grader who wants to apply for MIT.

Right now I can't really say what my GPA will be but i think it's easier to get a 4.0 in my district than others)

Based on other tests I have taken I th …

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A Doubt

I have changed 4 schools in my 4 years of high school so do I need to send my transcripts through 4 different school principals or through my current school principal?

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I started really doing AP late

Hey, I am a rising senior and I wanted to talk about my situation with AP classes. I did my first AP class in 10th grade (Human Geo) and I did another one in 11th grade (AP Lang). Most of my other cla …

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What are my chances to getting into an average UC or Cal State after receiving a D in High School?

I took AP biology during junior year and received a D letter grade

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2 years ago
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Possibility of Minoring in Musical Theatre

I am struggling greatly with choosing whether or not to pursue musical theatre/music in general. Musical theatre has been in my life for as long as I can remember and it is what I have focused on the …

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Chances vs acceptance rate

Hello,

If the chancing simulator says there is an x% chance, how should I understand that in the context of the acceptance rate of a university?

An example if the chancing simulator says 20% and the acc …

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Is this college compatible with the Coast Guard College Student Pre-Commissioning Initiative?

I'm in ninth grade and had an interest in the CSPI program. This is a dream school for me, so I was really hoping this school supported it.

EDIT: oop I thought I mentioned Clemson University! So sorry …

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If my GPA is low what are other strong factors colleges look at.

I’m a senior in high school, and I’m beginning to start applying to colleges. I have a pretty good ACT score of 27, I’ve taken multiple honors classes, AP classes, and am currently doing Dual Credit c …

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2 years ago
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What are examples of IB classes.

What is a full description of an IB class

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2 years ago
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Better chance applying to Purdue University as Exploratory Studies, or as Engineering Technology?

I am a senior, had a rough first two years of high school due to covid, and would like to study Electrical Engineering Technology. Purdue is a "target" school for me according to collegevine, with a 5 …

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2 years ago
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what are the best extra curriculars for college admissions?

I’m in several clubs and honors societies and i’m interested in going to a competitive school such as NYU or BU. I see that the calculator lists organizations such as Interact and/or Key Club and NHS …

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