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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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2 years ago
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Summer Programs

Hi, I am a current sophmore looking for a good summer program to do this summer. Something to do with business, stock investing, or international affairs. Thanks!

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2 years ago
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Extracurriculars for NYU?

Hi! My name is Julie and I’m looking to apply to NYU. I’m a sophomore, so I have a lot of time to improve on certain aspects of my application. I’m looking for advice on how to make myself seem more i …

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2 years ago
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Will a low freshman year GPA ruin my chances of getting into a good school?

Hi :) I’m a current sophomore in high school. Last year during online school I did pretty terrible in all my classes & finished the year with a 3.36 GPA.

Now that we’re back in person, I have around a …

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2 years ago
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Should I be worried about my SAT/ACT scores?

Hi! I am currently a freshman and taking all honors classes besides geometry. I take the PSATs on April 19th and I am freaking out about them. I have all A's and my GPA is around 3.8. I work hard on a …

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2 years ago
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Should i be worried as a sophomore

So I belive with all my honors courses, i have a 3.1 GPA. I do extra cirriculurs, and Im almost an Eagle scout, and a decent runner. Should I be worried about my college choices at this point?

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2 years ago
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Virginia tech waitlist

So I got waitlisted at Virginia tech and the school said July 1st that decisions would be out but I'm not sure. Do you think they'll come out earlier?

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2 years ago
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IVY DAY is 3/31/2022 @ 7PM EST !!!!!! POSTED 3/23/22

IVY will come a week earlier this year than last year. I'm predicting this 8 days before Ivy day.

My Class of '26 predictions are as follows

Brown - 4.9%-5.1% (Actual rate turned out to be 5.0%)

Columbia …

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2 years ago
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How Can I Improve?

hello! I'm currently a sophomore and I have been panicking about grades. Last year, I took all regular classes and ended with a 4.0 unweighted and weighted. I got recommended for two advanced level cl …

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2 years ago
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Williams College Class of 2026 acceptance rate is 8.51% versus 8% from last year.

This year Williams received a record 15321, 2821 more applicants than the 12500 they received last cycle. They admitted 1304 students which is a 304 increase from the 1000 they admitted last cycle.

Alt …

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2 years ago
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Swarthmore admit rates hit record 6.95% low from 7.79% last year.

Just out, Swarthmore college announced that the Class of 2026 cohorts are comprised of a lucky 1021 that were selected from a large pool of 14700 applicants.

Last year, they admitted 1014 from 13012.

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2 years ago
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How to navigate bad AP Scores?

Hi! So I have currently taken 4 AP exams (I am an IB Diploma Student so I am not taking as many, prospective economics major looking for admission to ivy leagues, duke, vandy, uva)

Currently I have a 5 …

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2 years ago
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Colorado College Acceptance rate hit record low of 11.50% down from 14.25%

Colorado College Acceptance rate hit record low of 11.50% down from 14.25%

This cycle 1266 applicants out of 11007 were admitted to the Class of '26.

Last cycle 1556 applicants out of 10917 were admitte …

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2 years ago
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should i give up on trying to get to a top school?

I want to go to architecture school and from what I understand it's very competitive I'm in my freshman year of high school and the reason I am thinking of just kinda giving up is due to my GPA I have …

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2 years ago
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What sports are most impressive for colleges?

I play tennis but I was cut from my school team. However, I want a varsity sport on my extracurricular profile. What sports are the most impressive?

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Thanks a lot. Why was I waitlisted at a safety?

If I could give this website one star, I would. Waitlisted at a school that says I have an "80% chance" of getting in. Yeah right. I wouldn't recommend this website to a goldfish.

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2 years ago
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Should I ask a recommendation letter from a professor from a low rank university (lower than 1000 world rank)?

Hi, I’m a junior in Japan, and I would like to ask for any opinions about rec letters from a professor in a non-prestigious university. Whenever I see people say students should ask for rec letters f …

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2 years ago
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How do I figure out if the college I want to go to will accept my community college credits?

I am a sophomore in high school who is taking a dual credit math course next year, and I want to make sure the schools I want to go to (Cal Poly SLO) will accept credits from the school I'm taking the …

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2 years ago
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Colby College drops below 8% (7.44%) for the first time in history!

The Class of 2026 at Colby college was announced.

1258 applicants made it through the most competitive pool at Colby in history. The average SAT was 1500 and the average ACT was 34. 40% were persons of …

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2 years ago
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AP vs. Dual Enrollment... which one benefits high schoolers the most?

Hi, my name is Anicyah and I am a junior in high school (3.8 GPA, #17 in class rank currently). Coming from a foreign country to finish my studies, I often find myself in stranded in situations where …

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2 years ago
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Help me narrow down college descions

Hello! I want to start narrowing down my college decisions as I make pros and cons lists. I want to get rid of 2 colleges from the ones I have been accepted to so far. And I want to pick 2 colleges to …

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