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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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9 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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3 years ago
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Can I mention University B's name in an supplemental essay that I am writing for University A?

If I am writing a supplemental essay and the content of my essay revolves around a program that I have taken at some other university, is it okay to mention that other college name and the program nam

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3 years ago
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I received a low score on the SAT Essay, should I still send SAT scores?

So I didn't know you can't send your sat scores without the essay and I received a low score on the essay. My overall sat score is good for the schools I am applying too but im wondering if I should e

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4 years ago
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What is the common app essay format?

For the common app essay do I need a title even I already selected a prompt that common already gave us? I just need to copy and paste the essay from my docs to common app right? Do I need to include

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4 years ago
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Can I write a college-specific essay about a similar topic as my Common App essay?

One of my schools requires an essay about a piece of literature that inspired you. For me, a particular poem came to mind. However, my common app essay is about how I discovered poetry (and the poem I

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4 years ago
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Should I send my bad SAT essay score or sacrifice my SAT superscore?

So I took the SAT 2 times:

In October 2019 I scored 680 EBRW and 800 Math, but had a 15 on the essay

In August 2020 I took it without the essay and scored 730 EBRW and 790 Math.

This means that my supers

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4 years ago
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college essay

HI! I got my college essay reviewed on Collegevine. I was really happy about the positive feedback and criticisms. However (according to the reviewer) my essay belongs in the "bottom 41%" of essays ap

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4 years ago
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Should I take the essay portion for the SAT/ACT?

I am going to be a senior next year and I have take the ACT once (without the essay) and I have not taken the SAT at all. I am planning on registering for ACTs and SATs, but I do not know if I should

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4 months ago
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How to write a good thematic essay

If you want to write a perfect thematic essay but ignore it because you don't know the right way to write a thematic essay. Then you can go with the allessaywriter.com , here you will get the best ide

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7 months ago
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I can't decide whether the montage essay or the narrative essay is a suitable one for my application.

I can't decide whether the montage essay or the narrative essay is a suitable one for my application. Can you give me some advices which schools prefer reading montage structure essay to narrative str

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a year ago
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Is it inappropriate to include an optional link to a longer essay in your additional information essay?

My academic record isn't the best, and I'm trying to use the additional information section on the Common App to explain why, but I'm struggling with the 650 word limit. I grew up in a really abusive

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a year ago
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Optional essay advice HELP!! dealine in 4 days

{these are (mine) graceanne deladem's submission and my original essays, please dont plagerize :D}

Hey I am applying to NYU and I have done research I was wondering about if I should specify that in m

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2 years ago
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CommonApp+Topic A essay

Hello,

I am a senior applying to UT Austin and Texas A&M, along with some other colleges not in Texas via the CommonApp. UT and A&M require the Topic A essay but the CommonApp essay is optional. Should

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2 years ago
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My GPA dropped my Junior Year

Hello.

I am currently a senior in high school. My GPA is 3.0, while it used to be 3.9. I would have only needed one more point to get a 4.0. Unfortunately, I failed my American Literature class in

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2 years ago
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I'm nervous about submitting a essay for review..........

Can I really trust this essay peer review? Please be honest/objective

- Would the essay show up on websites that detect plagiarism? I don't want to be accused of plagiarism just because I submitted my

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2 years ago
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(CUNY Application) Should I include the prompt of my essay before my essay?

I am applying to CUNY schools through the CUNY application, and when it comes to uploading your essay, there is nothing there on the application site to indicate which prompt you chose to do. So, shou

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2 years ago
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For the IU general scholarship application, do the people reading the essays also see your admissions essay?

I noticed they require a scholarship essay, but the questions are very similar to the supplemental that was required for admission. Can I reuse the essay (with some modifications), or will they be abl

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2 years ago
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When will/where can we see our ratings for each essay we've reviewed?

So far I've reviewed about 5-6 essays and hadn't known what the authors think of my review. I always make sure my reviews are of-quality and really point out mistakes in an essay, so I want to know if

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3 years ago
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Regarding impact of essay if I remove race

Hello everyone! So a little bit about me before I jump into my question. I'm a half Chinese and half Russian American who is super into politics and government.

A college essay asked me about my ident

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3 years ago
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FREE peer essay review has been upgraded and replaced with Pay for Essay Review

This is a public service announcement. I have been telling CV members to use the Free Peer Essay Review over the past month and I just realized it may be a thing of the past.

I see only 2 options now.

 
I am happy to pay $60 for an in depth essay review by an expert.
5%
 
I am happy to pay $20 for a basic essay review by an expert
2%
 
I feel the both options are outside of my budget
19%
 
I hope CV brings back a FREE or KARMA OPTION
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3 years ago
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sat essay cancelation

hi yall.

I registered for sat with essay but I dont wanna take the essay part and I DONT WANT A REFUND.

can I just leave after the math section is fully over?

will the score on the essay section be 0 ?

O

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