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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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will not taking ap exams affect my chances?

i'm a junior in hs. since the sat subject tests are not available this year i heard that colleges love ap exams more than they did before. my school doesn't offer any ap courses / exams so i contacted …

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3 years ago
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Wanting to form a club....

I'd like to begin a club in my school, since July, I've planned everything including resources and plans. I was really determined but my anxiety took over. I was diagnosed with severe anxiety disorder …

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3 years ago
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Should I take AP Calculus AB or BC my senior year?

I am wondering if I should take AB or BC Calc my senior year. I'm currently a junior in Honors Pre-calc, and I've held an A- for most of the year. The reasons I'm considering BC are mainly: a) Gives m …

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3 years ago
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Is it worth doing AP Biology in high school if you are going into the medical pathway?

Hello!

I am currently a junior this year and I am taking AP Chemistry this year. I want to go into the medical field later on and go to a university that offers biology or pre-med majors that would pre …

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3 years ago
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How do I plan a club

I've been wanting to plan a high school club for next year. I've searched up resources and plans, but I cannot find anything useful, What are the steps I should take to plan and create a successful cl …

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3 years ago
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Will Colleges still take my SAT IIs

I took the test but will colleges still take them?

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3 years ago
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What does UF value MOST in admissions from your experience?

Hi! With recent UF decisions coming out, many people that I know with fantastic stats got rejected, and many with less than amazing stats got accepted. As a junior wanting to apply, what do they value …

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3 years ago
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Research as a highschooler?

Hello! My dream school is Harvard and I'm trying to find some more strong ec's that stand out. I'm currently a strong debater, take Latin outside of school, have a spiritual practice, and am a writer …

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3 years ago
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Recruited athlete

How does being a recruited athlete to a college change my admissions chances?

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3 years ago
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Chancing Engine - Change in its evaluation of strength of courework?

Has anyone else noticed that the chancing engine recently seems to have been tweaked to have a much higher expectation for the number of AP and Honors classes required? I recently created a new profi …

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3 years ago
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Is the chancing engine accurate

How come when I change my race on the chancing engine it changes the % so much?

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3 years ago
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How do I join other school communities

How do I join or search school community QnAs on Collegevine?

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3 years ago
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Do colleges that require/recommend a certain number of years of classes in a subject accept credits from middle school?

I took French I in 7th grade, French II in 8th grade. I am currently a sophomore in French IV honors, and I have the option of either doing French V honors or AP French next year. But at my school, AP …

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3 years ago
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How can I use CollegeVine to help me estimate my accuracy in getting into 7year programs

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I am currently in high school looking at schools and I am not so sure how to use CollegeVine to help analyze my chances into 7-year medicine programs such as BS/MD programs. I have seen and hear …

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3 years ago
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Best books on writing college essays?

I'm working on my essays and though I am looking at essay samples, I still feel a little lost. Any good books on writing essays?

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3 years ago
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Connecting On CollegeVine

Hi! I was wondering what "connecting" to a college on CollegeVine actually does. I understand it demonstrates your interest to your selected colleges, but do admissions officers actually interact with …

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3 years ago
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What kind of research can social science majors high school students do?

Hey there,

I'm a junior and over the summer I'm hoping to land some position or another with a professor but to do that I need to find professors I'm interested in. The problem is I don't really know w …

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3 years ago
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Qualities that will make me accepted into Drexel university

My GPA is 3.7

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3 years ago
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New Collegevine Scholarships and Tentative Stats

A lot of the stats on my profile are things I plan on doing (extracurriculars and classes I'm going to do/take, target scores on tests, etc.) and I was wondering if this disqualifies me from the new s …

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