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📣 Community Forum Reopening Announcement 📣

We’re pleased to announce that the Community Forum is now officially open once again.

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Update: Forum Posting Temporarily Suspended

We wanted to inform you that posting on CollegeVine’s community forum will be temporarily suspended for a few days as we work to mitigate some recent spam posts. While the forum will still be accessib …

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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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Somebody help me with my essays please

Hello, can you help me please? In October I will take the SAT test and in December it also depends on the grade I get

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If I don't have any extra curricular achivement they will accept me?

Due to this current scenario I m not being able to participate in any extra curricular activities so do the Universities will accept my form

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What are my chances as an international student?

So, I was wondering, Is having a bunch of extracurriculars and a good GPA really important when applying to Brown? Can I still apply for a scientific major even if I didn't take math in junior year? D …

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Clubs in High School-Pharmacy

What clubs or extracurricular activities should I be in if I want to be a pharmacist after high school.

- I'm about to be in 9th grade.

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How far back do Extra-Curriculums go?

Hi, I got a national award in 7th grade, I would like to know if this can apply as a non-art competition, and if community service hours count from middles school too.

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What exams are needed to get into a pre med school in USA from India?

I have graduated from high school in the year 2020 in science stream with a percentage of 85. I have given NEET in the same year.But I want to pursue my medical study from the US. In this circumstance …

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Selecting a program

What program should I choose in the university as I am graduated from high school with a pre-medical degree, from a Pakistani school. Now I think I am in a maze, and don't know what to choose or which …

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Should I retake or try for ACT?

hi yall. I took the international may 8th SAT and scored 1500 (710,790). this was my first attempt.

my teachers and counselor were a bit disappointed and asked my to retake or try the ACT.

the thing is …

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Any Tips For Incoming Sophomores?

As the summer is quickly approaching and the new school year is right around the corner, I was wondering if any current sophomores, juniors, or seniors have any recommendations for incoming sophomore …

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Do colleges look at your weighted or unweighted GPA? Which one matters more?

I have a 3.5 GPA unweighted and a 3.8 GPA weighted. I am kind of struggling in math and that is what is bringing down my average. I am currently a sophomore. Will my GPA being weighted or unweighted m …

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GPA?

Whats the highest I can get my GPA too as a sophomore with a 3.3?

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UC schools end the use of SAT/ACT!!!!!

I saw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IFoiNuyxZY by super tutor this video and I am kind of shocked. UC schools end the use of SAT/ACT. I am honestly worried and disappointed about this. Now extracur …

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Senior Year Classes

I'm about to be a junior, and my classes for next year include six weighted classes and one regular class. My GPA is well above a 4.0, and I'm ranked #8 out of 308 students in my grade, and my county …

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I need help with my journey on becoming A radiologist. Please help me.

I am currently a ninth-grader. It's a week from summer and this year I want to make the best of my summer for my future. I was looking into volunteering and shadowing my pediatrician if I can. The thi …

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Do community college courses boost up gpa ?

Are the community college courses weighted like AP courses?

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How can I raise my extracurriculars, when my school doesn't have many

Basically, im trying to raise my extracurricular activities to get into a good university, but my school doesn't really have any. What should I do ?

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S T R U G G L I N G

im a sophomore in highschool with a 2.97 gpa. Is there any way, shape, or form that i can have a 4.0 gpa or above by the time i graduate? I take 2 honors classes and two AP classes, and I graduate i …

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Will I be able to raise my gpa to a 3.9 or 4.0 by the time I graduate?

I am in the ninth grade and I currently have a 2.7 GPA, terrible I know. I was wondering if I will have time to raise my GPA to 3.9 or 4.0 by my senior year. I will graduate in 2024 if you were wonder …

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I want to seem like a competitive applicant but I keep moving

I've moved a lot of times in my life so a lot of my EC's are low tiers. I really believe that if I had the chance to stay at a school for more than two years I could have had some leadership positions …

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Community PSA

CV is a great community and I’m proud to be a member of it and to keep it great Id like to say if you see violations of the community guidelines please report the user (especially with the better repo …

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