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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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10 days ago
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Low GPA for Rice but decent EC

Hello, I am currently a junior with an UWGPA of 3.5 and WGPA of 3.9. I realize they aren’t the best but my extracurriculars focus on robotics, our team has won state championships back to back and we …

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10 days ago
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Twofer: GPA/Classes

(I don't know if this is the right place to put it, but...)

Background: My school operates on a trimester system, and most classes offer 1 credit towards graduation, earning .5 credits per each trimest …

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10 days ago
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Would it look bad if I sacrifice some subjects?

Hello! I'm currently a freshman and I have plans to take some pretty advanced math and science classes in my high school career. However, I feel like I would not be able to balance all of these classe …

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10 days ago
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College Course (?)

Hello! I have a question about maybe doing a college course next year: Physics 2 (or whatever is the equivalent of AP Physics 2) Now, I want to do this because I eventually want to participate in the …

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11 days ago
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How can I improve my chances to get into UCLA?

Hello! I'm a junior in high school, and soon I'll be a senior. My dream schools are UGA and UCLA, but I'm worried that my stats aren't very competitive. I currently have a 3.40 weighted GPA, 6 honors …

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11 days ago
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Pre-Med Rankings

Are the college rankings (and pre-med college rankings in particular) up-to-date? If not, could an expert please provide information about when these rankings were last updated? Also, are the 4 key pr …

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11 days ago
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Should I choose University of Washington or Penn State University Schreyers Honors College for Computer Science?

I got accepted into both University of Washington (Seattle) and Penn State University Schreyers Honors College. I want to major in computer science and I am not sure which college would be a better pi …

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11 days ago
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Will it be fine if I don't submit SAT and ACT scores ?

I am from India , SAT and ACT exams are not easy to apply for . Also the cost is way beyond what I can afford . However , I will be giving some very important exams such as JEE , CET and other privat …

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12 days ago
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SAT prep plan, do class now, or wait when between second

Hi all! Hope everyone reading this doing well. I had a question regarding SAT prep. I'm currently a junior in high school and I'm a late bloomer in terms of starting the SAT. I found a seven week Prin …

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12 days ago
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Help me pick: CMU vs. UCLA vs. GaTech

I'm a chemE major who just got into CMU, UCLA, and GaTech. I'm in-state for UCLA, which means it's a lot cheaper, but GaTech and CMU have better engineering programs. Cost is not a huge factor for me, …

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12 days ago
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how to study at stanford?

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13 days ago
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Aerospace Engineering SAT & GPA question

Hello! I am a junior and nervous about getting into college, especially my major of choice. I have a 3.6 GPA, taking 7 IB courses (3 HL & 4 SL) and 1 elective. I have a 1260 SAT and I am interested in …

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13 days ago
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Should I Switch Schools?

I have been thinking about this all year.

Due to family circumstances, I have the option to do my sophomore year (and the rest of my high school career) in the same small-town school I’ve attended my …

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15 days ago
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Insight on my schedule

My school started scheduling for next year and I’ve put together a list of the classes I want to take. I’ve gotten enough teacher references to take them and the school approves, but I’m wondering if …

 
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15 days ago
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Need to talk to an ivy alumni!!

Hey everyone, I wanted to talk to an Ivy alumni (preferably Harvard or Yale) and I wanted to ask about some stuff from admissions to switching majors if admitted, it would be a very big help!

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15 days ago
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My school follows my country's curriculum, which isn't any of the curriculums listed on collegevine. What do I do?

I'm from Bangladesh where we follows the national curriculum called NCTB. NCTB equivalents of the curriculums listed will barely be accurate as the NCTB curriculum is just... weird. Now, how do I use …

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15 days ago
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My school follows my country's curriculum, which isn't any of the curriculums listed on collegevine. What do I do?

I'm from Bangladesh where we follows the national curriculum called NCTB. NCTB equivalents of the curriculums listed will barely be accurate as the NCTB curriculum is just... weird. Now, how do I use …

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16 days ago
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career/major help

hi!

this is kinda a stupid question but if anyone has any recommendations on free career/major quizzes or has a story about picking their major/career or smtg that would be insanely helpful. i’m kinda …

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16 days ago
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Can I change subjects in IB-DP after the first semester

By the start of the IB-DP I was planning to become a computational economist/econometrist. Although, recently my interests have shifted from economics to science, particularly - neuroscience. My curre …

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16 days ago
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Am I doing enough?

Hello! I am currently the student advisor in one club, go to three other clubs, have over 100 volunteer hours, speak as a panelist at conventions once a year, and work. I want to get into nursing scho …

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