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📣 Community Forum Reopening Announcement 📣

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

We appreciate the patience, curiosity, and enthusiasm you’ve shown. Your continued interest and support meant so …

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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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How Many Volunteer Hours Should I Have?

I'm currently a Junior and I turned 16 after everything shut down, so I didn't get a chance to start volunteering at any of the places I was considering volunteering at. Now everything is still shut d …

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Penn State: SAT or no? 1170

High School Senior

Good evening,

I just received my SAT score today of 1170. This was my second SAT test. On my initial attempt I received a 1150.

I understand this isn't particularly good (though I do b …

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I need some help

i also go an internship and i for my senator what would that be under and what tier

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i got and internship at the US department of treasury its unpaid but it being at the federal level would it make it good

what would it also be under and what tier

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QPA to GPA and weighted when in a tough selective public school

Thank you for the opportunity. If a student goes to a school like Union County Magnet High School, NJ and the QPA is an average of 90 which includes AP. Essentially the QPA does come out as out of 4.0 …

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I NEED SOME HELP

i got and internship at the US department of treasury its unpaid but it being at the federal level would it make it good

what would it also be under and what tier

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i need help

what is sga on and what tier

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Which sport is better for college and do i have an advantage

hello i am 6"6 and i play lacrrose and basket ball (varsity) which so collges prefer and do i have an advantage getting in by mentioning it or not

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Regarding essay review spam

Hello!

I am asking this question regarding the essay review section of the site as I am not sure where else to go regarding this.

I revised this paper earlier today: https://imgur.com/a/iag1TBu

However, …

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How beneficial is attending a summer program?

I am a junior in high school and have recently been seeing people applying to elite summer programs like RSI. I am planning on applying to a few selective schools next year, and I don't know if I need …

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Are you going to go where the most scholarship money is or your dream school? Any advise on which option to choose?

HS senior and prospective 2021 student. Asking a hypothetical situation, for example full ride but not very prestigious vs prestigious and very selective but with no scholarship offered. Which one do …

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WHAT WOULD THIS BE UNDER

what would volunteering/interning at the us treasury of dept be under and what tier would it be?

thanks, Steve

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How do B's impact your chances of getting into Stanford?

I really struggled with distance learning and other personal issues this year, which resulted in me not doing too well in some of my classes. Because of this grade dip, I will likely end the semester …

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Would completing several software classes in high school increase the likely hood of getting accepted into a college?

I’ve taken 3 software classes and will get my Digital design Certification soon, will this increase the likely hood of me getting into a particular college trying get my masters in computer science?

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Hello! Is there a place for suggestions regarding CollegeVine?

I was curious regarding essay reviewing: would it be possible for reviewers to view comments by the original poster? (Was also curious if there was any broader community surrounding CollegeVine, like …

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How do you calculate the chances?

Hello, I didn’t quite understand how your site works, can you give detailed explanation on how you calculate chances?

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I'm currently doing A-levels. Confused about my chances

While creating my chancing profile here on collegevine, I came across the AP/IB classes section. However, I'm an international student doing A-levels. How would I put in data into those boxes to get a …

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Can you/How do you get a virtual interview with a college?

I am planning on applying to, as well as 3 other safety schools, Cal Poly SLO. I have heard of people being interviewed at colleges in the past before/along with their application. I was wondering if …

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Do colleges consider your senior AP classes when judging course rigor?

I am a junior and want to apply to Duke Early Decision in the 2021 fall. I was only able to take 1 AP course this year and that means I would have taken 4 in all before senior year. However, I want to …

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