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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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10 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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3 years ago
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Will my grades during COVID affect my college chances very much?

My freshman year was spent while in lockdown. I was averaging around C for my grades. I am now sophomore and am getting straight A's with my lowest grade being a 97%. I know that those grades will aff …

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3 years ago
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When should I start looking at colleges?

I am a sophomore. Should I start looking or wait?

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3 years ago
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Will A minuses affect my college applications?

I am a junior in high school and am currently taking 5 AP classes and 1 regular class(AP Language and Composition, AP Biology, AP Physics 1, AP Calculus BC, APUSH, and Business Entrepreneurship). MIT …

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3 years ago
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How long does it usually take for documents to be processed once you apply?

I know it can take up to a week for a document to show up as processed but I want to know a specific time frame. I got my college transcripts sent to a school and one arrived in literally 10 minutes b …

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3 years ago
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Advanced classes w/o AP availability

One of my biggest drawbacks from applications and acceptance statistics lay within the fact that I don’t have many AP or honor classes available - I attend a medium sized school with limited AP classe …

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3 years ago
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Honest Opinions!

Hello, guys! I'd like to ask you a honest opinion about where should I applicate. Not exactly a single uni, but a kind of profile of it. Example: Top unis, very good, good. So, let's go:

I'm Brazilian; …

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3 years ago
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College chances ruined by haphazard course selection?

I’m a first-gen student, and did not know that certain courses have prerequisites back when I was entering 9th grade. I’m now a sophomore, but have only recently realized my mistake. Our school allows …

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3 years ago
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Which would be more appealing for colleges: AP, Honors, or College classes?

I am currently a junior and I have only taken regular classes so far but I've just now realized I need to take more rigorous classwork to raise my chances to get into my top 2 choices.

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3 years ago
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What should i do if my school gives Marks in percentage instead of GPA?

in my country, there is no specific no. of classes, and we have all the things such as calculus, algebra, trigonometry in the category of mathematics and we get an overall percentage marks out of a hu …

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3 years ago
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what school best studies child development?

I'm a senior in high school. Looking to apply to colleges

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3 years ago
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will military experience look good on my college applications?

Hi everyone, I was wondering if joining military looked good for colleges? (Since I'm planning on enlisting)

I want to apply to these colleges

University of Alabama

IU

Clemson (first choice)

3.8 GPA

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3 years ago
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What schools are best to study Law?

I have a few schools on my list, but I don't know which schools are best to major in law. Please help!!! Thanks in advance :)

Also, write below what your dream school is 🤍🎓

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3 years ago
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Grades for the UC application

Hi!

-For 10th and 11th grade(my country's equivalent of 9th and 10th in US), we had one subject called science, in which we learnt physics, chemistry and biology, and one called maths, where we learnt …

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3 years ago
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How Is Marquette University a great fit for you to finish college

I am Applying to Marquette University as a transfer student for Spring 2022 year and I have to write a essay about how is a great fit for me to finish college there. so any Marquette students can I he …

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3 years ago
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How long should the Princeton Graded Paper reasonably be

I'm planning on applying to Princeton University, and so I need to send a graded paper. I am taking the IBDP and feel that my best work was a paper I had written for History class, namely my IA (Inter …

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3 years ago
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ASU Earned Admission: How Many Classes Required?

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I am trying to enroll to Arizona State University (ASU) through Earned Admission. I have 24 transferable community college credits already as per the Earned Admission requirement for under-22-year- …

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3 years ago
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FASFA/CSS removing a school?

I submitted the FASFA and CSS for a school but now I decided not to apply to that school, is there anything I can do/need to do to remove these schools from the CSS? I was able to remove it from FASFA …

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3 years ago
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What are some extracurriculars i can do if i want to major in psychology?

i am in 11th grade and i attend a completely virtual school (and im homeschooled), i recently switched my interest from Political Science so all of my extracurriculars involve interning for politician …

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3 years ago
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Which honors should I use?

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I'm deciding what to put as my last honors in the honors section. I currently have:

1. National: National Latin Exam Gold Medal 9, 10, 11

2. National: Le Grand Concours Gold Medal 9, 10

3. National: N …

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3 years ago
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Honors/Awards or National Recognition for Business/Photography

Hi! what are some awards or honors to apply for that are focused on business or photography for high school students? (I’m a Junior)

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