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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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Legacy at North Carolina State University

My father attended NC State University for 11 years and obtained his Bachelor of Science there. He also was a professor of Calculus for the 11 years he was there. My mother also attended the school fo …

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what extracurriculars can we do online to attract colleges

I am an international student and I need some advice in the extracurriculars we can do online

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For UPENN how much would legacy boost my chances by?

My whole question is in the title, I was just wondering what percentage my chance for UPENN would go up in percentage if I had legacy?

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Is it weird/bad to say something in the personal statement and then contradict it later (not exactly lying)?

For example, maybe I said in my personal statement that I only care about the education in college. However, when I got an offer, I ask about housing, scholarships, class times, and a bunch of other s …

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2 years ago
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can a health issue that impacted my grades be excused?

so in 9thgrade i was having very bad stomach pains, it hurt 24/7 I couldn't eat , I couldn't sleep , I couldn't focus , it resulted in me going to the hospital multiple times, not being able to focus …

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Does CSUMB do E.D?

I was wondering if CSU Monterey Bay do early decisions...

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Sophomore Extracurricular recs?

Interests are green building/design, architecture, civil engineering.

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2 years ago
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First Year of All Honors Classes

Hello, my name is David Eacott. I am a Sophomore in high school and am becoming a little overwhelmed with my work. I am more than capable of doing my work, however I can't seem to keep the things I le …

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About air flight tickets and college suggestions

Supposed I'm got admitted into MIT. Do this school pay for my air flight tickets if I'm an international student?

Does the full founded financial aid cover it or MIT specially cover it?

Actually Will ap …

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Application not being shown to colleges yet.

Hi everyone, I started filling out my profile and put everything but it won’t be shown yet. The problem is the test scores, I have filled them out but it still doesn’t have the check mark for complete …

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I want to be a pilot, what should i major in?

I am currently a junior in highschool with a GPA of 3.5

my goal is to be a military pilot, what should I major in?

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2 years ago
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What are some of the personal essay stories that applicants shouldn’t write about

What are some of the personal essay stories that applicants shouldn’t write about

State some of the personal topics that are too common and aren’t really recommended anymore

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What are some of the personal essay stories that applicants shouldn’t write about

What are some of the personal essay stories that applicants shouldn’t write about

State some of the personal topics that are too common and aren’t really recommended anymore

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Recommendation Letters

My plan was to have a recommendation letter from a humanities and STEM teacher, however, I am not able to get a STEM letter from the teacher who I think would recommend my application best. Would it s …

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Research

I did an internship over the summer where I researched about a certain type of cancer- read articles about it, with regards to its pathology and genetics. I looked at the genes upregulated and downreg …

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Why deadlines showing 2022

Hello

College list showing all dates 2022

Like EA Nov 1 2022 while it should be 2023

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2 years ago
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Should I take SAT?

Hello there,

I am an international student and my school does IB and IGCSE, so I was wondering if I should take the SAT or if would it be unnecessary since my school does IB.

Thank you.

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How does college vine take into consideration SAT score when applying as an out of state applicant?

For example, University of South Carolina has a higher SAT range for out of state applicants than for in state. I'm trying to decide if I should go test optional.

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Classes

Does Florida Institute of Technology | Florida Tech or FSU have cosmetology or photographing classes?

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