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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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Rate Schedule, sophomore. Thanks

Chem

Bio

Symph Band

Ap World

Algebra II

Ap Lang

Phys ED

can only do one sem of band, schedule conflict,

I do S&D as well as Jazz Band, I sucked at Algebra I but I'm overall proficient in math.

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I’m a Bahamian student that attend a school that doesn’t offer AP or honors class will I be penalized for this

I’m in grade 11,I have a 3.7 gpa and I am in the top level class that my school does offer we are place in streams based on ability and the we receive on the national exam bjc

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Extracirrculars

I am a intended law student, looking for strong extra circular ideas?

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Rate the schedule! (Sophomore)

We get one class change per year (unless academic misplacement, but we get one where we don't need a reason). Let me know what you think of my schedule, and if i should challenge myself more!

Block 1 - …

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I’m an international student from Nigeria

I just graduated High school how can i apply to MIT

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If I get C’s in all sciences for IGCSE will I still get to a good school

If I get C’s in IGCSE in all my sciences will I still have the chance to get into a good school

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Do I have a chance of getting into Yale or NYU?

Hello, I'm a freshman, but I've already begun looking at colleges. My dream college for a long time has been Yale, but recently I've been looking into other schools such as NYU and Texas A&M Universit …

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where do I put book publishing

Hello! I am planning on publishing a book later this Fall and I was wondering whether I add it to the honors section or the extracurriculars section. Thank you!

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9 months ago
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Will a few bad grades ruin my chances? How do I explain them?

During my freshman year, I was online for a quarter due to covid, and also moved to a new school without knowing anybody. I was extremely depressed for the first time ever so I didnt know how to cope. …

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9 months ago
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I want to get into ucsc, but I will be graduating with statistics instead of precalc are my chances decreased?

I have a unweighted 3.99

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How to mention age and gap year in a college application?

I graduated high school in 2023 at the age 16. Because I graduated so young, I'm applying to college fall 2023 and taking a gap year during the 23-24 school year. During my gap year, I'm going to be a …

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Can I get into Morgan wit a 1.9 gpa

High I have a 1.9 gpa not because I’m dumb but things happen I will take accountability but for my grades looking like that, I really believe if I can get into Morgan they wouldn’t be be disappointed …

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Question on application

I want to do a biomed engineering major. But my personal statement, I wrote on my personal journey of rediscovering my cultural identity through music and founded a non-profit to help others do the sa …

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Should I be applying to top schools like Stanford, Princeton, Harvard, Caltech, and MIT?

I am an Indian living in the Philippines. I have a GPA of 4.0 and SAT score of 1580. I took 10 AP exams (Calculus BC, Physics C: Mechanics, Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism, Physics 1, Physics 2, …

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Thoughts on the affirmative ruling.

This affirmative ruling is just discouraging. I spent 3 months to gather and write up my personal statement - which had three excellent rating from super reviewers on the peer review section. It was a …

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Questbridge RD vs Common App RD

I plan on applying to some schools through questbridge but I'm confused on what I should do. So I understand that if I don't match the first time (which is ED) I can apply again through questbdrige R …

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AP Enviro vs AP Physics C

I am taking AP Calculus, AP English Lang, AP Spanish Lang, and AP World. Which class would be better with the workload?? If I take APES junior year and AP Physics C senior year does it still look good …

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class rank

Is it bad that my class rank is 36/101 but most people above me have all the honors classes? I was never able to get in because of people who were higher and low self esteem. each honors class has abo …

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Should I Take Physics?

Hey! Since I've already fulfilled my school's science credit graduation requirement, they say I don't have to take physics next year. I'm tempted, but I'm worried not taking it will hurt my admission …

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How do I apply for a tour

This year my senior year in high school I will not have the average 8 classes instead I will have 5 .So this year I plan on going on a lot of tours to see the college of my dreams

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