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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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3 years ago
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Do you submit your SAT score?

Given many schools are not requiring SAT scores, should one submit an SAT score if it's a high score - meaning above 90th percentile+ (example 1350+) but it falls below the university's median score? …

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3 years ago
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Can international student with different curriculum get into US universities ?

Hello, I'm an international student who comes from Indonesia. I come from a private school with a national curriculum in my country which has a lot of difference with the US curriculum, so I don't hav …

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3 years ago
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AP , IB and honor classes

I am an student of CBSE based school and when I search through some to the collage website and Quora and many more youtube channels , They all are taking about Honors classes , Honors classes , Honor …

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3 years ago
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AP Classes

I'm study in a CBSE based school , and to apply to some of the selective schools its obvious that we should have rigid courses work , AP , IB classes , and Honor classes . But as I said my school is …

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3 years ago
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W-2 FORMS HELP

Hello, I am international student from Nigeria. While filling the CSS Profile, I was asked to submit a W-2 form. I downloaded one from the U.S. IRS website. Is I that the one I'm meant to fill? My cou …

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3 years ago
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How can I make this common app essay prompt personal?

The prompt is: Describe a topic, idea, or concept you find so engaging that it makes you lose all track of time. Why does it captivate you? What or who do you turn to when you want to learn more?

I kno …

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3 years ago
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3 years ago
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Admission Advice for an Indian student studying in CBSE based school.

I'm an 11th grader in CBSE based school. I'm also preparing for SAT. I wanna know the things I should keep in mind during these years to make a do list, which can help my application to stand out.

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3 years ago
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what is binding and non-binding admission and restricted early action?

I really get confused between these two words. what exactly is binding and non-binding admission restricted early action? And if I apply to colleges in early action then can I apply to every college t …

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3 years ago
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GPA Freshman Year and Grades

Hi, so during my freshman year I took 1 AP class and all honors classes and my GPA was 93-94% (this is how my school does it, don't know why) and I had a few B's and C's but my GPA still pulled throug …

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3 years ago
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Putting Discord on my Common App

So I co founded a discord server that now has 3k members, is it worth keeping on my CV on common app.

Thank you

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3 years ago
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i have low GPA. around 3.13. so can i get into top colleges?

i really messed up in my freshman year of my high school and got low GPA. i am currently in junior year of high school. So, how can i increase my chances to get into top colleges like Stanford, MIT, H …

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3 years ago
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Starting a noprofit or organization in general

Hey! I am currently a junior in high school and I wanted to research and make aware of a certain issue I find really disturbing. The problem is, I have no clue how to start a charity and how to actual …

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3 years ago
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Is AP Bio worth it for a psychology major?

I’m interested in becoming a clinical psychologist (hoping to dabble between research and practice. Is AP Biology worth taking in high school for someone majoring in psychology?

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3 years ago
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Weak Coursework

My high school, which is rural, never offered AP/IB Classes and the hardest classes they offered were college classes(English 101,102, 105, and Pre-Calc) for Juniors/Seniors. Does this still have a gr …

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3 years ago
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i have low GPA. around 3.13. so can i get into top colleges?

i really messed up in my freshman year of my high school and got low GPA. i am currently in junior year of high school. So, how can i increase my chances to get into top colleges like Stanford, MIT, H …

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3 years ago
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Do you think writing about being biracial for an essay would be a good topic?

I have to write a main essay about overcoming struggles, and I am stuck between two topics - writing about overcoming my struggles and past identity crises about being mixed race or writing about my s …

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3 years ago
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Recommendation Letters Guide for Teacher

Hi, I'm a 12 grader international student and I'm looking for advice on how and what should my teacher write in my recommendation letter?

My teacher has no experience on writing recommendation letters …

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3 years ago
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Advice about applying to economics major in Harvard, Yale, Princeton

Hi, I'm a national curriculum student from the Commerce group, which is a considered business group in our country. I studied science in the 9th and 10th grades. After finishing my SSC exams (Physics, …

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3 years ago
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Just to be honest! Asking out of curiosity what I have done during my application last year! I need everyone's perspecti

In previous years I have submitted everything to my counselor's part like a recommendation and edited academic results. I did edit my academic results and I've ranked myself like 2nd in 9th grade and …

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