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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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10 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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a year ago
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school programs?

hi! i was recently accepted into an immersion program at stanford and was wondering how this will affect admissions. it is a 10-day research based program with a self-reported 30% acceptance rate. tha …

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a year ago
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University of Maryland - College Park regular decisions ?

I had applied to UMD regular decisions and they were suppose to be out till 1st April. On their instagram page also they have said that they have released decisions on 1st april, but many people have …

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a year ago
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Ramadan

Muslim students dry-fast over the course of sunrise to sunset everyday, for about a month. This can make a burgeoning course load that much worse. Even if it isn't for that long of a period of time, i …

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a year ago
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How do you get into an ivy league university, specifically for their math programs?

Every video on yt about people going over stats that got them into ivy league universities it is never for their math program.

I am wondering if someone knows of the kinds of test scores (e.g. ACT / SA …

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a year ago
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Is this a good schedule for my junior year? Would these classes be manageable?

Hello, I’m a rising junior (current sophomore) in high school and these are the classes I’m taking in my junior year.

Just for reference, I’m taking AP Chem, AP Lit, and AP Gov currently.

Junior classes …

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a year ago
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How do I tie my EC Narrative Together with less than a year?

Hello!

I am a rising junior (senior in the fall) and have a mess of extracurriculars. I am not sure what I specifically want to major in, as my interests go from finance to international relations. Cur …

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a year ago
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How do I raise my chances of getting into reach schools?

I am currently a sophomore with a weighted GPA of 4.64; I am currently taking one AP class and I will be taking three next year. I also participate in multiple extracurricular activities (I am in char …

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a year ago
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Marketing ECs

Hi! I am looking to major in marketing, but I cant find any extracurriculars related to this. Does anyone have any ideas of things I could do to gain marketing experience?

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a year ago
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Any Business-related Extracurriculars?

I am interested in business, finance, econ, etc. I do deca and fbla but I genuinely want to learn more about business. I am having trouble finding competitions/extracurriculars to partake in.

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a year ago
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Is it compulsory to take AP/IB to get accepted to an Ivy league from Nigeria.

Grade11, Oyo State, Nigeria.

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a year ago
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Doubt on applying to CU Denver

Hi there. I'm an international student applying to fall term at CU Denver. Among the several questions on common app, could you tell me wht it means - I am an unaccompanied youth and do not wish to pr …

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a year ago
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What colleges have a good Marine biology / sciences major?

I'm currently interested in going to college to hopefully become a Marine biologist. Not quite sure where I might go, I'm currently a freshman.

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a year ago
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Has the 2023-2024 admissions cycle concluded?

Hello!

This might be a silly question, but i am confused as to how colleges determine their admission cycles. I am wondering because of test-optional policies.

For example, Brown University states that …

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a year ago
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Any extracurricular ideas for going into sports medicine or ways to boost application

I have a few but feel like I need more. I volunteer at a hospital, I am doing an internship with an orthopedic surgeon, I am student gov VP, I started a mental health club, and I intern at the univers …

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a year ago
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Transcript question

i tranferred schools in the middle of the year and got put into a wrong math course rlly late like 3 weeks before the finals. i have a D in that class for my first semester since I was basically unabl …

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a year ago
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A quick advance for the company .

Many businesses are in need of a financial loan. Business advances are not always the first choice for a business owner, but they are a quick and easy way to get funds. With a bank, it takes a long ti …

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a year ago
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Can i get into university of miami with a 3.1?

i am currently in sophmore year. can i increase my gpa from a 3.1 to 3.6?

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a year ago
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Florida Universities

Hi

Why is florida university GPA requirements are so high ? Do they have a different GPA system ?

Thanks.

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a year ago
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Which college should I go to?

I got accepted to both Cal Poly Pomona, San Diego State, and San Jose State as a Mechanical Engineering major.

I got waitlisted to UC Davis, CO mines, and Cal Poly slo. I sent an appeals letter to UC I …

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a year ago
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What can I do for econ major?

Hi I'm Ari, an aspiring applied econ major.

I'm currently a 10th grader and here are some of my predicted stats for the end of high school:

-4.0 unweighted GPA - 4.5 weighted GPA

-10 AP classes taken (in …

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