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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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2 years ago
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Where can I show colleges that I got perfect score on an AP exam?

Another related question, is it good enough to even mention on the application (I'm asking this as I self-studied for the exam because my school doesn't offer AP classes)?

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2 years ago
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Common App Immigrant/Cultural Essay

So I have doubts about my essay being too generic. I'm currently talking about how I lived in India for three years (ages 7-10) and how that pushed me to be different socially and academically current …

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2 years ago
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Should i apply with the SAT or not?

Hi, i'm a latina student that wants to apply early decision to Columbia with financial aid. My gpa is around 4.0, my extracurriculars are really good (a lot of science research, community service, etc …

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2 years ago
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Should I explain grade changes caused by trauma?

From 7th grade to ninth grade, I experienced a series serious of traumatic events which affected my mental and physical health as well as my grades. More specifically, I was sexually abused for 3 ye …

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2 years ago
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Resume or List of Extracurriculars?

I am applying to Tulane and they have a place to upload a pdf of what is supposed to be a resume of a list of extracurriculars. Can someone help me find guidelines on making one, because I know there …

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2 years ago
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Can I say to colleges that I've earned the Gold Presidential Volunteer Service Award if I don't have the award in hand?

I'm a high school senior currently applying to college. I have accrued 350+ volunteer hours with a PVSA-certified organization but am unable to receive the physical award in hand before my college app …

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2 years ago
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Is it okay to list additional extracurricular activities in my additional information section on the common app?

I already have listed 10 activities on the activities list. I have a few more that I feel will add breadth to my application. Should I include them briefly in the additional information section?

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2 years ago
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CMU ACT Score Policy

Does anyone know what the ACT Score Policy is for CMU? I emailed one of the counselors and they said you needed to send all ACT Tests you've ever taken to them. I've taken five with one of them being …

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2 years ago
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Are Merit-Based Scholarships A Real Thing?

So I have recently found out that my parents make way more money than I thought. So I will not have access to any financial aid on a need-basis (or whatever it is called), so I have to somehow pay for …

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2 years ago
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College interview help

I'm a bit of an introverted person, so between that, the virtual setup, and nerves, I don't think I've been able to succeed in really engaging my interviewers thus far. So firstly, how do you know if …

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2 years ago
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School Offered SATs

I noticed that all the high school near me had a school offered SAT on October 13th, but mine did not, which led me to look at the next dates for school offered SAT dates. I asked my counselor if we w …

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2 years ago
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Are my Extra Curriculars good enough?

I am an 11th grade student from India and I intend to pursue Comp Sci/Science majors. Up until the 10th grade, I was fully focused on getting educated in my own country, so I didn't pay attention to E …

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2 years ago
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Should I ED to Northwestern?

Northwestern is my #1 choice university. I am stuck on whether to apply ED or wait for regular decision for this school.

From what I learned, they accept half their class from the ED pool (around 25%), …

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2 years ago
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How can I calculate my GPA?

In my country, we use 1-9 grading system. 1 is the best and 9 is the worst grade. This system does relative evaluation.

Grade 1: Top 0-4% (96-100 percentile)

Grade 2: Top 4-11% (89-96 percentile)

Grade 3 …

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2 years ago
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Are my Extracurriculars good enough?

I am a 9th grade student in India (U.S. citizen)

In U.S. —

- I have volunteered for 120+ hours for an Art Gallery in the U.S. and will also get a LOR for it.

- I got into the honor roll and the distingu …

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2 years ago
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POLL; how many service hours do you have total?

How many service hours total in your life. Just a goal so I can set my sights to achieve average or above. Or if you have not started would you please state how many hours you plan on getting.

 
under 20
28%
 
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26%
 
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2 years ago
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Indian student just completed 12th grade. Need advice from beginners level on what i could do to get in ivy colleges?

I'm from India. I recently completed my 12th grade. i didn't scored well in my exams (2.7GPA or 81%) so i'll be writting improvement exams for the same.

I was from medical stream and was preparing for …

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2 years ago
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please, this is about my essay topic

I want to write an overcoming challenges essay

I want to know if writing about stage fright and inabality to give public speech is a good topic for the essay. I hope it is not too ordinary

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2 years ago
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Does the PSAT really matter?

Hello Everyone~

Most of y'all should be taking the college board SAT/PSAT tomorrow Oct. 13 (at least for Texas students, I'm not sure about everyone else though). So, I'm taking my PSAT tomorrow and I …

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2 years ago
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Regarding impact of essay if I remove race

Hello everyone! So a little bit about me before I jump into my question. I'm a half Chinese and half Russian American who is super into politics and government.

A college essay asked me about my ident …

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