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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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Affordable Summer Programs?

Does anybody know of some good pre-college programs offered online this summer? I've been looking for something with tuition less than $1,000 but that has been surprisingly difficult to find. I'm open …

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I have a 3.78 GPA. Can I get into an Ivy? If so, what will I need to get into an Ivy.

I am a freshman and next year I take 4 advanced honors classes and AP HumGeo

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Grades and how to improve

Hello Guys,

I am a freshman in high school and I am a A and Mostly B student.As of now I am not in any clubs and I have also stopped playing basketball for Rec.I plan on joining DECA and HOSA in 10th g …

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5 years ago
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How many AP classes should I take?

Hello! I am wondering how many AP classes (and which ones) I should take especially to impress universities such as Stanford, NYU, UCLA, and more. I'm currently a sophomore about to start my junior ye …

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3 part question: When can I access the 2021-2022 application?

1. When does CommonAppand coalition release their prompts so I can get a jump start?

2. I know neither Common or Coalition is better but is either of them more convenient?

3. As I have about 4-5 definit …

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Honors program UMN Twin cities

I want to try to get into the honors program at the UMN twin cities when I apply, (I'm a Sophomore now). What does it take to get into the honors program at UMN twin cities (GPA, ACT/SAT score, ECs)? …

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Honors Program

Hey, so I wanted to get accepted for the Honors Program at UT Austin or UT Dallas. Do y'all have any advice on how to get in, and a general idea of who usually gets in?

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5 years ago
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Help with international student

Hello, I have 2 questions:

- Do I, as an international student from Portugal, need to take the ACT or SAT to enter in an Ivy League School?

- My class doesn't offer any honour or AP classes and doesn't …

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Help with international students (I don't have a GPA)

Hello, I don´'t have a GPA (since in Portugal the school system is different). What should I write in the GPA space?

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UPDATE on IVY DAY! Acceptance Rates Historical LOWS!

Not a big surprise but all Ivys recorded historical low rates.

Actual from today!

3.43% Harvard

3.66% Columbia

3.98% Princeton

4.62% Yale

5.45% Brown

5.68% UPenn

6.17% Dartmouth

8.56% Cornell just in.

My predi …

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5 years ago
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Filling out my profile as an international student

Hello, my name is Sebastião Mendonça, and first of all I think this website is definitely useful. I just stumbled across a problem while trying to create my profile: How can I choose my country (Portu …

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What Colleges Did You All Get Into?

Now that you have (for the most part) received college decisions, what schools did you get into? Do you already know where you will commit to? I'm sure you all have worked so hard for the past months …

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How can I start my own independent research project/study? Specifically for Psychology...

I want to be able to add this to my extracurriculars but I am not sure where to start. I am interested in going into Psychology specifically Neuropsych or Forensic Psych.

If you know where to start, p …

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Did anyone get into an IVY

Name the Ivy you got into

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How do I download my ACT scores?

A summer program I'm applying to requires a pdf of my ACT scores. How do I submit them?

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What Classes Are You All Taking Next School Year? Any Fun New Extracurriculars?

Now that we are nearing the end of the school year, I'm curious on what classes everyone is taking. This is the same for extracurriculars, any fun hobbies you have picked up? :)

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College Admissions Track: Juniors

I'm a junior who doesn't have the luxury of an informative school counselor, so if anyone has any advice/tips for juniors like me who have no idea how to navigate college admissions or if they're on t …

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What Major do I choose?

Hello, I'm currently a Sophomore in high school. I'm interested in becoming a Forensic Psychologist or get into the BAU at the FBI. I'm not sure what major to pick for those specific jobs. And also wh …

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Seven Sister Colleges

So the seven sister colleges are partnered with ivy leagues and i can’t decide whether I want to major in economics or something in business. Most of the liberal arts colleges don’t offer business maj …

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Can colleges see my college vine email if I turn on profile visibility?

I want to make my profile visible to colleges and admission officers, but I am using a personal email for college vine. I do not want to get college emails from this account, and would rather get them …

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