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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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9 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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a year ago
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Advice

So I'm trying to give advice to my cousin who's a freshman next school year. I hear that you shouldn't overload yourself like for example do 3 AP classes a year and do like 8-9 Extra Circular Activiti …

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a year ago
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What is AP Art History?

hi, next year i plan to take ap art history andone of my friends has warned me away from it. i wanna take it but im unsure of what a class period will look like. i understand that for the ap youll hav …

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a year ago
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Should I address this poor grade?

Hello!

So, basically they will encounter a grade 5 in sociology on my final grades. and in my school that would be like a D, but I was a straight A student, you will rarely find a B or a C in my high …

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a year ago
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What Classes Should I take my Senior Year. I want to Major in Civil Engineering.

Hello Hi, I am a junior in high school. I have decided that I really want to major in Civil Engineering, I wanted to know what classes should I take my senior year for the best chance for preparation …

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a year ago
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Should I join NSHSS?

I recently received an invitation to join the National Society of High School Scholars, or NSHSS. I had never heard of them before, and there's a $90 membership fee, so I wanted to know if anybody kne …

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a year ago
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Essay Plagiarism

Hi. I've written my personal statement essay and i would like to get feedback on it. However ,I'm concerned about it being plagiarized. Is there a possibility of this happening?

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a year ago
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Is there consideration for graduate programs?

I am done with undergraduate and I want to continue with my masters.

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a year ago
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How to Improve Application After Deferral

I got deferred from Case Western. In the time since applying and now, I have made some heavy revisions to my additional information, activities, and common app essay. These changes are as simple as re …

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a year ago
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How do I build my college application?

I am currently a sophomore very stressed about when I apply to colleges. I know you need a spike and a theme in your application for more selective colleges but I have not really decided what I want y …

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a year ago
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How do I do well Pre calc and Ap calc?

I will be taking those courses in the future and I am wondering how I could ace those subjects and do well. Also how to improve in algebra 2 since I am taking it right now and I want to become better. …

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a year ago
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Lafayette

How is lafayette good and what are the opportunities for students who are doing the sciences such as biology and chemistry? I need something to write in my why LaFayette essay

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a year ago
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What are AP physics and AP bio like?

I might be taking these two courses in the upcoming years. I was wondering what the course load is like and how to learn the courses as efficiently as possible. If there any websites, channels, or vid …

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a year ago
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Affirmative Action: Why?

First of all: I'm Sri Lankan. If you don't know where that is, it is a country in South Asia. I moved to the United States in 2016.

I checked my chances into getting the Big 3 (Harvard, Princeton, and …

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a year ago
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If I fail one quarter completely my sophomore year will I still be able to get into college.

I’m a sophomore in high school and I have a heart condition that makes me pass out constantly. At the beginning/middle of this quarter I was not yet diagnosed and was having episodes 3-4 times a week. …

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a year ago
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internship at school?

my school offers this internship but it isn't well known. I took their previous course last summer and it was really fun so, I also want to do this internship. It, however, isn't well known as it is s …

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a year ago
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Recommendations of organizations that provide internships for high schoolers in scientific writing

I'm still a sophomore in high school, so I don't have enough experience or achievements to apply for prestigious research programs (I would like to try in junior year), so currently I want to build ex …

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a year ago
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Hello, dear community. There is some issues with my application to the University of Wisconsin-Madison

Hello, everyone. I submitted my application to U of Wisconsin, Madison days ago. And recently it emailed me saying that I have to submit a "Final High School Transcript" in order to make my applicat …

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a year ago
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Foreign Language

Does taking 3 or 4 years look impressive to colleges. I am signing up for my senior year courses in a week so I was wondering I have 2 foreign language credits right now.

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a year ago
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Advice to get into USC

I’m a sophomore and I don’t live in California. I’m a Hispanic female, and USC is my dream school. I currently have a 3.2 GPA but I plan to raise it as much as I can in the next 2 years. I’m currently …

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a year ago
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Best pathway for perusing schooling abroad

Hello everyone, I am currently a high school junior living in the US. For college, my ultimate goal is to go to a University in Europe such as ETH Zurich. I plan to do this by getting my bachelor's at …

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