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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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8 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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Military academies

Have any of you actually attended a service academy or completed any ROTC? If so, did you enjoy it and would you recommend it? I have a military-based background as I am in JROTC and a member of the U …

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a year ago
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Applying to the USAFA!!

How can I better prepare for applying to the United States Air Force Academy? I'm good academically, but when it comes to the physical aspect, I don't know how to get better or stronger. Any exercise …

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a year ago
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Selecting schools for Transfer from community college

I am now done with my associates degree from community college. I know am left with the task of finding where I finish my bachelors. There are a lot of ways to for incoming freshman to assess their ch …

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a year ago
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Will starting to build up my extracurriculars from sophomore year look bad on college apps?

Almost a couple months after moving places, the covid-pandemic began and I attended school virtual until the end of 8th grade. In 9th grade I didn't really do as many extracurriculars, I was half comm …

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a year ago
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No letters of rec for state colleges

So basically before I graduated (I took a gap year) my counselor quit and then the counselor that replaced him also quit so I have basically no counselor to ask for a letter of rec. The only teacher I …

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a year ago
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Class of 2027 UVA Early Decision Acceptances are most competitive in UVA history !!!

UVA ED Acceptance rate was down about 6.4% compared to the last cycle.

As college cost of attendance continues to push toward $90,000 for private colleges, more high-achieving students are looking tow …

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a year ago
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Please tell me that I am not going crazy and how I should proceed with the situation below. I'm severely lost.

IMMEDIATE HELP NEEDED TO KNOW I'M NOT GOING CRAZY.

I'm a 16 year old junior in high school and have a 3.4 GPA unweighted. My parents made up the rule, that if I am not studying every waking chance I ca …

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a year ago
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Should I Write in Another Language in My Common App Essay?

Hi! I have recently started my Common App essay and I need help figuring out which would look better. In my essay, I have a quote from my parents saying something in another language. Should I write t …

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a year ago
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How Would I Write This Smoothly in My Application?

Hello! My name is Evan, and on Saturday (12/10/2022) I won second place in an international chess competition on Chess.com that consisted of over 2,000 people (all age groups). In addition to this, in …

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a year ago
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College Search/List Advice

Any suggestions for great pre-med colleges with nearby hospital, easily accessible research opps, not too big or not small (4000-10000), suburban or urban, great biology program with a focus on molecu …

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a year ago
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Is it a good idea to include fanfiction in my college application?

The title pretty much says it all. I've invested a lot of time in fanfiction. I don't like generally linking my personal identity with my internet fanfiction-writer persona because fanfiction writing …

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a year ago
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Worried about applications

I've always worried about colleges and applications considering that i'm not the best at writing essays or articulating my thoughts werbally, so is there any good mental prep for college applications?

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a year ago
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International students gpa?

What GPA do I enter if I've taken only GCSE and A levels exams? I want the most accurate chancing as 3 subjects are standard for A levels but would be considered low for regular AP/IB classes.

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a year ago
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How can I ensure that I get into Columbia University as a transfer student?

I'm a high school junior and my current grades aren't that good to get me in to Columbia University or any Ivy League school, even though my SAT and ACT scores are pretty high (1560 and 34) my GPA isn …

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a year ago
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Act score submission

Can you still submit act scores after you apply to a university? Can you also take the act after you apply and submit those scores if they come in after the deadline?

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a year ago
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Should I count my Pre-Ap courses as Honors both on and off CollegeVine?

I was updating my profile and was wondering if I should add my "Pre-Ap" courses under the "project Honors classes" column. I was confused because when I contacted my councilor, she informed me that at …

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a year ago
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Columbia admissions... alumni

I am applying to Columbia but I wanted to know if there has ever been anyone you know or if you yourself have gotten into Columbia without submitting an SAT... I know people have gotten in with like l …

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a year ago
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Course Rigor on common app

My school's curriculum is fairly regular. I have no opportunity to take any advanced classes. I've challenged myself with online courses from colleges (Not accredited). How could I express my situatio …

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a year ago
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Class of 2027 ED Accptance Results for Amherst College remain the same as last year~!

This year Amherst College admitted 186 ED applicants out of 734 applications for an acceptance rate of 25.3%. While both the admit pool and overall applications are lower than last year the acceptance …

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a year ago
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Class of 2027 EA acceptance rates drops nearly 10% at UGA !!! WOW

This cycle UGA received 26001 applications and admitted 8253 for an EA acceptance rate of 31.7%. This is significantly more than last year when they received 21537 applications and admitted 8917 for a …

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