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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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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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9 months ago
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Ivy admission and senior year

Does doing only my senior year in the States make or break my Ivy application? (It doesn't have to make it but will it have a positive effect, My ecs and awards are good )

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9 months ago
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Can someone please tell me if this is a good extracurricular profile?

1. Robotics; teacher assistant (11,12) my team captain (11,12). At my school.

Constructed, programmed, and designed robots. Participated in prestigious competitions like FIRST Global, and Millennium, a …

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9 months ago
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Switching college decision after May 1?

I know that legally colleges can't force me to come there even if I accept their offer and deposit. But to my knowledge, it's only possible to commit to one college after May 1, as otherwise it'd be d …

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9 months ago
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How much should I raise for a nonprofit?

Hello!

I started a nonprofit almost a year ago and have raised about 50k since then. However, I worry if this is not as impressive to competitive colleges like Havard, CMU, UPENN, Northwestern, etc.

Is …

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9 months ago
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When should SAT scores be released?

Hi! I just took the SAT today (August 26th) and I was wondering when I should expect to get my score back.

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9 months ago
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How are the special education classes?

This is one of my top schools at the moment but I'm very serious about how good the courses are.

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9 months ago
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Can I get into NYU with these scores? If not, what schools that offer great law/humanaties/social sciences are can I go?

I have an unweighted gpa of 3.86

Took five ap classes during high school including:

AP psyc:5

AP lit and comp:4

AP CSA: 5

AP USA History: 4

AP Gov: 5

with two more tests/ exams that I did not take classes fo …

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9 months ago
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Advice on whether to submit SAT score

I'm planning to apply to "Information Systems" at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and my SAT score is 1520 (EBRW-770 and Math-750). Based on the latest common data set for CMU, SAT 25, 50 & 75% are 1 …

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9 months ago
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Can I get into NYU with these scores? If not, what schools that offer great law/humanaties/social sciences are can I go?

I have an unweighted gpa of 3.86

Took five ap classes during high school including:

AP psyc:5

AP lit and comp:4

AP CSA: 5

AP USA History: 4

AP Gov: 5

with two more tests/ exams that I did not take classes fo …

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9 months ago
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Does doing poorly during the pandemic greatly effect ones chances of getting accepted into a good school?

Hello! I was wondering, if my grades were not the best during the pandemic, (my freshman and sophomore year) do schools take that into consideration? Ever since getting back to in school learning, I h …

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9 months ago
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How can I improve myself to have a better chance of getting in to school?

I want to get better grades, do better in academics, and do more outside extracurriculars. I want my chances of getting in to increase.

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9 months ago
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Should I take APES or IWE?

I’m a junior and I’m trying to figure out whether I should switch my schedule this year. The classes I want to take (that I’m not currently taking or have taken) are APES, AP Physics, Calc BC, and AP …

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9 months ago
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Does Drexel offer full rides scholarships?

Drexel is a costly school for me personally since I come from a low-income family. I've been researching ways to afford tuition without piling up loans. On many other platforms, I've seen people getti …

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9 months ago
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Can't decide until housing assignments are out (after May 1)

Here's the ideal situation for me (assuming I got an offer from both College A and B):

College A has better academics ranking but requires live on campus without a guarantee for my room preference X.

Co …

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9 months ago
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Is there any way to export the collegewine college list into google sheets or excel?

I really want to export my college list into google sheets to get a better comparison, but I don't find the option to do this.

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9 months ago
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Transfer

can I apply to my transfer University 3 years early? I’m a senior and I am gonna do community college for two years but I just wanna be sure i’ll be in a secure place after that!

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9 months ago
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What should I include in a college essay?

I am a High school senior.

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9 months ago
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Interior Design

- How many years is Interior Design at this college normally?

- What classes or courses would I have to be required to take?

- Do I have to take Algebra 2 since I didn't take it in high school?

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9 months ago
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What should I do to better my chances.

Hi I'm a ninth grader who wants to apply for MIT.

Right now I can't really say what my GPA will be but i think it's easier to get a 4.0 in my district than others)

Based on other tests I have taken I th …

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9 months ago
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A Doubt

I have changed 4 schools in my 4 years of high school so do I need to send my transcripts through 4 different school principals or through my current school principal?

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