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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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Nation hispanic recognition program

So I got an invitation to apply and I did, and I was just wondering if I had a good chance of receiving the recognition. ( wondering bc it would delay my application ) (3.8 GPA, 1390 PSAT)

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How do you do applications after gap year?

Hi, I have recently decided to do a gap year, I am currently homeless so I plan to work as well as pursue personal projects such as co-writing a memoir, writing short stories... I was wondering what t …

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Jobs, internships or volunteer opportunities involving writing?

I am a rising sophomore and I would like to round out my extracurriculars. I have been researching internships and volunteering and would like to do something related to writing. Preferably creative …

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6 years ago
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Iam an Indian how can I apply for MIT and for what type of exam I should be prepared off?

In my 10th class I got 10GPA and took MPC in my collage in my 11th class I got 429 for 470. Iam currently studying in 12th grade

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football player applying as an international student with biology major

I am an international student applying for a test optional college this year.

I am a good football player also i have a good academic grades (3.😎 unweighted

if anyone can tell me or recommend me a coll …

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6 years ago
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Chancing percentage

I noticed my percent chance of admission for some schools went up, but I didn't change any of my profile. What does this mean?

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What are some virtual extracurriculars or volunteering opportunities that I can do during this time?

I am looking for some ways to make my resume stand out more and I am trying to find virtual ways to do so, whether it be extracurricular activities or volunteering. Any suggestions?

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Chancing Profile Question - how should I count classes that fit multiple categories?

My school partners with 2 local universities to offer CC courses. AP courses are also offered as well as the utilization of an Honors designation. A course may have any combination of these designat …

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Is the June 18th Profile Review recording working?

I had a family emergency pop up and couldn't attend the 4 pm, June 18th Live Profile Review live stream. I noticed I could watch other past live streams, but not the profile review. Is this the same f …

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6 years ago
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As a Future business major, what can I do in the summer to beef up my resume?

I will be joining the business club in the fall, but until then I was looking for opportunities to improve my resume over the summer.

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Before quarentine I was planning on taking the SAT but would probably submit just my ACT score, what should I do now?

I am just applying to state schools, not ivys and my ACT score is a 28. I have not gotten a chance to take the SAT yet but I know it will be a lot lower based on my PSAT scores. My GPA is around a 4.3 …

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6 years ago
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Will an upward trend in math help me for a computer science major?

I started with Algebra 2 Honors, then to Geometry Honors, then Precalc Honors, then AP Calc AB

A2H Grade: B-

Planning to get at least an A- in the rest

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Which GPA is better? 4.125 weighted or 3.68 unweighted?

I have a weighted GPA of 4.125 and an unweighted GPA of 3.68. Is that considered good? I have taken 5 AP classes so far and I am not sure how colleges will look at that because my grades are not the b …

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Looking for ways to add to resume during Covid

4.05 GPA, 33 act superscored, I am in a volunteering club, Students Against Destructive Decisions club, Debate club, and am on the varsity Baseball team. I also have been playing instruments consisten …

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If I decide that I want to be a business major during the summer before my senior year, what can I do?

I have always leaned towards the science field, but now, right before my senior year I decided I want to do business as my major. What can I do to be looked at by prestigious colleges? My stats are no …

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6 years ago
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How will test optional school decide who to give scholarships to?

With an abundance of schools going test optional for the class 2021, including Ivy schools, how will they determine who gets the scholarships? I have a 4.6 GPA and if I choose not to submit my test sc …

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Which gpa will colleges care about more my weighted gpa 3.9 or my 3.5 unweighted gpa?

I have taken mostly dual enrollment, ap classes, and honor classes since freshman year. I am now a junior going into my senior year.

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How does senior year gpa work with admissions?

Hey, I'm a rising senior and I have a question regarding transcript/gpa. My cumulative gpa right now is a 3.78, and the schools that I am considering to applying to are schools like University of Geor …

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6 years ago
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Should I be worried about plagiarism on Collegevine streams/essay reviews?

I want to use the essay review tools/submit my essay for review on the stream tonight, but someone brought up potential plagiarism—should I be worried/not submit my essays to these platforms? I come f …

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Doing the High school in the USA helps me to get a better Scholarship?

Hello.

I have some doubts. If I do the last year of high school in the USA, and Improve my grades will I be able to get good scholarship at the university. What's the biggest scholarship I can have?

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