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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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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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Will not having honors classes or AP classes hurt if my school does not offer and I am a topper in the standard ones?

Everywhere Classwork rigour is mentioned, but as a high schooler from India, there were no "advanced" classes in my institution. Will that hurt my admission chances or will admission committees unders …

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a year ago
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LAST MINUTE TIPS FOR Regular Decision -5 days to go!!!!

In no particular order, here are some tips for you if you are applying for RD.

- If you were deferred or rejected from your ED, EA, REA college, do not assume that you are going to get into these schoo …

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a year ago
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Should I Submit 1500 SAT To Ivy Leagues?

Essentially I have a 1500 SAT, 790 in math, and 710 in English. I am a first-generation Asian majoring in comp-sci. So should I apply test-optional to Ivy Leagues?

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a year ago
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When to send a LOCI

I was deferred from Georgetown during the Early Action round and since that school is my top choice, I want to send a letter of continued interest. I know that a LOCI should be sent ASAP, but I don't …

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a year ago
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I've been unable to complete my css profile due to payment issues. I would love it if I could be given a waiver for the

Whenever I attempt paying the money for the css profile, the payment isn't accepted, even with the information provided from the debit card.

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a year ago
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CSS profile fee waiver code for international student

I have got 2-specific university CSS fee waiver codes of Cornell and Columbia, so do I have to fill CSS profile individually for each college, or I can fill all two together by applying the codes on t …

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a year ago
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CSS profile fee payment for international student.

I have got 3-specific university CSS fee waiver codes so do I have to fill CSS profile individually for each college or I can fill all three together by applying the codes on the payment page?

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a year ago
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How does internships help in college admissions?

Hello there. I’m trying to get into UF, and to do this I am going to try to get an internship at one of two companies: Yomi Robotics and Stryker Robotics. Yomi is solely in the surgical industry from …

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a year ago
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What are the benefits of participating in undergraduate research especially in the field of engineering (aerospace)?

How does participating in undergraduate research help a student in their future career, in my case, it is aerospace engineering. I have tried to search for this on the internet but have found very gen …

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a year ago
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SAT

Hi, If the universities im applying to have an SAT range of 1420-1500 or 1430-1560. And I have a SAT score of 1430 should I go SAT optional?

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a year ago
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Am I doing enough to get into college?

I'm a freshman in high school and have straight As (one a- due to mental health issues). I read around 2 books a week (often classic lit and non-fiction stuff concerning early modern England and the P …

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a year ago
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When it says to apply test optional do I add my act scores

I was just wondering

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a year ago
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Should there be a Question Mark?

Hello! I am confused on a grammar rule here if someone could quickly help me out. I have a statement in my Common App Essay where it goes "blah blah romanized words," or "blah blah English translation …

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a year ago
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Should Romanized Words be Italicized or in Quotation Marks?

Hi! I have encountered a problem with the Common App essay. I tried inputting a foreign language and it would appear as question marks on Common App. So, I decided to use the romanized version of the …

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a year ago
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Should I avoid putting undecided for the career interest section on common app?

Should I select a particular career interest even if my ECs don't exactly line up with it? I was originally planning to put undecided but since I am talking about psychology courses in the specific co …

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a year ago
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Does it look bad if an internship is only a month or two long?

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I’m a junior and I am planning on completing two internships this coming summer. These internships are for fairly high-profile companies, but would only be for around 4-6 weeks each. Is this con …

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a year ago
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Business Resume

Is there any business organizations/clubs or competitions i can join? My school doesn't offer any.

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a year ago
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Course Rigor

So far I’ve taken 7 AP and I was wondering if taking 8 out of the 18 AP classes offered at my school would be a good course rigor I’ve also taken lots of honors courses and I might take one course at …

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