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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

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Cornell's admitted today that it offered 4908 admission this cycle or 6.9% a record low!!!!!!

In yesterdays Cornell Sun, reporters stated that 4908 students were admitted to the Class of 2026.

https://cornellsun.com/2022/04/11/cornell-university-admits-talented-and-diverse-prospective-class-of-

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Is this course work ok for my junior year?

AP english 11

Spanish lll

Algebra plus

Advanced medical careers

Certified nursing assistant

Medical terminology(Dual credit)

Aquatics

Chemistry

AP US history

Please let me know if I should do more or a way I c …

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Bad 11th grade year, can I still get into my targets?

Due to an accident involving my mom and my dad losing his job, I had to work extra hard to make money for me and my brother to survive. Because of this my first semester grades were bad, and so was my …

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Is this a good course plan for my freshman & sophomore years?

Hi! I'm a freshman and this is my current course load. I want to get into a good college, so is this enough?

Fall 2021

Honors English 1, Honors Biology, Spanish 1, Geometry 9, Theology 1, Health, Fundam …

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How much do letters of recommendation from teachers really matter and how do different ones make a difference?

How much do colleges care for letters of recommendation? Do the subjects the teachers teach factor into it? I’ve already asked my pre-med track teacher and my environmental science teacher, and my gui …

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Internships

Hi, I want to do business in college, but I'm struggling to find available internships in my area. Any ideas on what internships I should apply for? Most of the ones I look for are for college student …

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Freshman Course Load

Any advice if this load looks ok for Freshman Year:

- ENGLISH LIT & WRITING

- ALGEBRA II

- BIO

- SPANISH II

- JAVA PROGRAMMING

- P.E.

I am also hoping to take an AP class outside of school on top of that any …

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why can't you enter any academic scholarships/awards won? Aren't these taken into consideration?

My daughter has won numerous academic awards and has an academic scholarship to her independent HS. Yet there doesn't seem to be a place to enter these. Are these not factored in?

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Which tier?

Hello, hope you're doing well. I'm not sure which tier one of my extracurriculars is. I run a non-profit business that makes around 15K a year, but I didn't start it, I was chosen to succeed after the …

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Is it ok if you do not have many ECs freshman year?

Hi, current freshman here. I want to get into a BS/MD program in the future - I know how competitive they are, but going to a rigorous nationally-ranked high school, it has been hard to keep my grades …

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Pratt vs USC for Undergrad Architecture

My 18 year old daughter from India has been accepted in Pratt and USC for B Arch for Fall 2022. Pratt has offered a scholarship of $105000 spread across the 5 year course. Which one should she choose …

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Are these extracircullars Tier 1 or Tier 2

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Academic Bowl - really passionate about this club, trying for state level wins

Reading Bowl - co-founded this club and became President after my former teacher (also sponsor) was willing, managed to …

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College Counsiler

Hi, do any of you guys have any recommendations for college counselors. Most of them that I have seen are 10s of thousands of dollars. Please let me know any good affordable ones.

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Can't pick between medical or engineering

Hi, I'm a sophomore in HS and am planning to pursue the medical field as a possible career path. My dad is an engineer, so I had a lot of exposure to that field growing up. Both courses are different, …

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So i am a sophomore and i have strait A's and a B in biology we are choosing our courses for next year

therefore i picked these class AlgebraII and Spanish II and ChemistryI and U.S. History & Geography and these are the only class where i could take honors which one should i take becuase i am trying t …

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How should I best study for AP exams?

Hi!

I will be taking my first AP exams this May and I was wondering how I should study or if anyone has any advice. I'll be taking the AP Biology and AP World History: Modern exams.

Thanks!

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Extracurriculars for someone wanting to go into medical field

I’m currently a sophomore is HS, and I want to eventually go into the medical field. I either want to be a Physicians Assistant, or a Nurse Anesthetist. I’m looking for some extracurriculars that I co …

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Extracurriculars/classes for actuarial science

Hi, I am a rising sophmore and I am interested in actuarial science. I am unsure of what extracurriculars, ap classes, and colleges are best for this major. Any advice? Thanks.

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How do I start my essay?

I want to write an essay a lot, but I don't know where to start or what the topic should do. I want to know how to make it from the basics.

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How important is rigorous Extracurricular in related field for College Admission?

Hello, I'm a freshman high school student. My fields of interest are Computer Science and Economics. I believe I will enroll in these college courses (Double Major if possible). However, there are no …

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