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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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9 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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Computer Science A level subject requirements

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I am currently residing in Singapore and am doing my A-levels. I wish to apply to undergraduate computer science course but am not able to locate the subject and grade requirements for my particul …

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3 years ago
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Sat form

I was trying to fill payment for sat may registration but it is saying try with another credit card or verify your credit card information

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3 years ago
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NASA Internship

Hey! Have any of you applied to NASA internships before? If so, if you applied to the Summer session, when did you hear back from your specific projects, or how does the whole ordeal work? Additionall …

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3 years ago
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How hard is the SAT?

I've heard a lot of talk about how hard the SAT is, and I know a lot of people who took a ton of really intensive prep classes, and my dad thinks I'll need to take stuff like that too. However, I feel …

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3 years ago
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What kind of extracurricular activities does wharton look for?

I'm a current junior who is considering applying ED to Upenn Wharton but I'm not sure if my ecs are strong enough.

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3 years ago
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Will my acceptance get rescinded because of 1 F?

Hi everyone, I'm a HS senior and I just got into UCLA, my dream school. I'm currently taking 4 AP classes and I have As in all of them except for AP calc, which I'm failing. Because of my teacher's gr …

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3 years ago
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Recommendation

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I need to send a request to my recommenders and the application has the question: "What is your relationship to the recommender?"

Here, should I write Student/Mentee or Professor/Mentor as they've as …

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3 years ago
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Is this topic valid for my "Why us" essay?

Hi all,

I'm an international student writing my Why Us essay for Barnard College, which is my dream school. I was thinking of answering the prompt with a description of a day as a student, while touchi …

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3 years ago
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CAE vs IELTS vs TOEFL

Which english exam is better for an european wanting to study in the US?

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3 years ago
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How helpful are paid summer programs?

During the summer after my freshman year I did a 3-week stay at UCLA for a summer program related to the major that I want to do in college. The program wasn't application based, however, and all that …

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3 years ago
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How to request for more merit based aid?

Is it fine to mention other college name and cost of attendance / aid amount (whose total coa is lower) while requesting more merit based aid from another college? International student, so not eligib …

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3 years ago
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Has anyone been accepted into University of Minnesota's Twin Cities Honors Program yet?

I was just curious to see if anyone has received a letter/email from them.

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3 years ago
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Taking only a few AP classes, but more are offered

Hey! I’m a Junior in high school, and my school offers up to 15 AP classes and 1 honors class! In all, I’m only taking 4, 1 now in my junior year, and possibly 3 in my senior year. I don’t want to str …

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3 years ago
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Is futher mathematics required for computer science applications to US universities

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Currently residing in Singapore and plan to apply to US universities. Unfortunately I wasn't able to find clear requirements for applying for computer science undergraduate through a level. Some p …

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3 years ago
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What else can I do?

I am a junior in high school currently and getting ready to apply to colleges next year! Due to some medical reasons I was out a few weeks my sophomore year which really hurt my uGPA due to my heavy c …

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3 years ago
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What do I need to do for admission?

I'm confused. Now I am in the 10th grade of a high school in Russia. I have already started to prepare for SAT and TOEFL. And i don't know what to do next...

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3 years ago
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Extracurricular activities

Hi, I’m a freshman going into sophomore year and I want to become a software engineer once I’m older. What are some good extracurricular activities that would give me a better chance to be accepted in …

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3 years ago
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Extracurricular

I want to attend a stem research internship but can't find one

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3 years ago
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burn out help

ive been feeling burnt out these last couple of weeks and i cant focus. send tips/advice please.

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3 years ago
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Extracurricular activities

I don't know what more extracurricular activities i can do for ivy. I have already done blogging, novel writing, won art competition, jv sports athelete who won a intraschcool award,merit in science o …

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