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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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3 months ago
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how do i get in a good university

I am a freshman student from colombia doing american online school, i have a 3.9 gpa and i had a 4.0 gpa in maths last semester. i took the sat and i did okay but ill try to get a perfect score and im …

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3 months ago
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Will not taking AP Calc AB at my school affect my chances at the UCs for CS?

Hi everyone! I'm a junior and I'm super stressed about college admissions due to the course load that I'm taking!

For some context, I go to a super competitive high school where a lot of students take …

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3 months ago
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What Courses should I take as a Junior to prepare me for college?

I am currently a sophomore at a small school. We have maybe 7AP classes. I want to major in theater (with a focus on directing) and I just don't know what to take. I was thinking about APUSH or APWorl …

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3 months ago
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3 months ago
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Johns Hopkins ED II reply by date extension

Situation - ED II application for BME. College did not offer BME but offered non-binding offer to other engineering programs.

The catch - same reply on acceptance date as ED II, Mar 1st. That is too …

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3 months ago
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Course Recs.

I'm a freshman, planning to graduate junior year, and I was wondering if any one had any advice on summer classes and classes next year to take if I'm planning on becoming a civil engineer.

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3 months ago
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Summer equivalent of AP + Linear Algebra?

This is a 2-in-one question. First, would it be a good idea to take a Summer college course that is the equivalent of AP Physics 2 and take the AP Exam? I just thought of doing this this morning, so I …

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3 months ago
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what do I do if my school doesn't offer any APs, honors or any type of extra classes?

I'm a sophomore who studies in a CBSE curriculum school. my GPA is 3.7 and I have a fair amount of extracurriculars but my school does not offer any APs or Honors. Will this hurt my chances of getting …

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3 months ago
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extracurriculars for film

Hi, I want to attend a good school to study film, but I'm unsure of what extracurriculars are good to be involved in. I know there's making films, and film clubs, but is there anything specifically th …

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3 months ago
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Does donating your old books to orphanages and count as community service?

hii! So I'm a sophomore who really wants to attend a good college. My grades are not really a problem but the thing is that the school I'm in barely gives us any extracurriculars so i have to this par …

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3 months ago
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AP biology

I want to major in pharmacy and I was wondering if I should take AP Bio my Jr. Year.

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3 months ago
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Interships

So I have been researching whether the colleges on my list have good internships, and when I look it up, I keep reading about handshakes rather than saying they have good internships. So if a school h …

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3 months ago
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Dumb Question

This might be a dumb question but say CU Boulder has the 60th best business program overall, Does that mean there marketing program is top-tier as well? Because when I search for marketing rankings, i …

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3 months ago
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should i take business and be decent at deca or be able to take 3 more ap classes?

id like to know what would be better to get into a t10 school.

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3 months ago
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should i take business and be decent at deca or be able to take 3 more ap classes?

id like to know what would be better to get into a t10 school.

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3 months ago
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Should I take AP Calc for senior year?

Hey!

I was wondering if it would be alright if I chose not to take AP Calculus for senior year. I'm planning to apply for a major on the pre-med track (psychology or neuroscience?) I know Calculus rela …

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3 months ago
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What do I do about extracirculars?

My parents absolutely refuse to let me do anything outside of school. This includes not only clubs but also church and volunteer work. I have 1 extracurricular that I can go to only because it is in t …

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3 months ago
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Strength of Program

What is like a definitive way to determine how strong a certain school's program is by just looking at rankings? I intend to major in marketing and am deciding between ASU, CU Boulder, Penn State, and …

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3 months ago
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What extracurriculars are the strongest choices for me?

I’m currently a sophomore in high school with pretty good academics, (3.8 unweighted GPA, a 30 average PACT, and I’m in honors and AP courses) which looks great and everything but the only thing I do …

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3 months ago
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What should I do?

I really want to go to Illinois Wesleyan. It is my first choice school; I messed up because I applied with Nice instead of Common App, and I was confused by how it works; I thought I had been admitted …

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