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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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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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4 years ago
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Does Extracurricular Really Affect My Chance?

I am top ranked in my graduating class and I get along well with all my teachers. However, I don’t have much extracurricular activities because I had issues with transportation and at home. I was wond …

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4 years ago
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Digital magazine

Hi,

So one of my schools requires a list of books submission. Are digital magazines considered books? It's a very informative one about Science etc

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4 years ago
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Can I submit SAT scores after Early Decision deadline?

I took the SAT on November 7th, after submitting the common app on Nov 1st. For my ED college (Carnegie Mellon University) I selected the box that said that I didn't want my SAT scores to be considere …

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4 years ago
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Is waiting for decisions the worst part?

So, I’ve applied to 14 schools already (before the Nov. 1 deadline) with five RD applications left to go. While I’m happy that I was able to turn in all of the applications with time to spare, I’m sti …

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4 years ago
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Where is kinesiology/physical therapy in the chancing profile when you are trying to select majors?

I can't seem to find kinesiology/physical therapy as an option for majors in the chancing profile. The closest I can find to it is public health. Do you guys know what it's called in the chancing prof …

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4 years ago
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AP's

I'm a junior from India. I want to major in Economics and I'm planning on applying to the most competitive schools (Ivy League, Stanford, UChicago, etc..). I have registered myself for AP Calculus AB …

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4 years ago
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How can I apply for an essay? I also need the form

Liberty University

Miriam Torres.

How can I contribute to the campus in a very well spoken person I also love to communicate with at her people hard worker teacher also I love to build a book club theat …

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4 years ago
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I changed my school right after tenth grade. Do I need to contact my former school to upload my past results?

I changed my school right before eleventh grade. How do I get my former school to send

my past results? Is it necessary? Do I need to contact the school to send it or would the common app simply notif …

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4 years ago
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Why Cornell University?

Why Cornell University? What is unique to Cornell that most elite or non elite universities do not have?

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4 years ago
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I haven't taken all the most rigorous courses possible. How will this affect admission at more competitive schools?

I am well rounded Junior in a relatively competitive high-school, but this year I chose not to take AP courses for Language arts and History. I felt as if I wasn't as well prepared for this year becau …

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4 years ago
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Anyone else have essay anxiety?

This might be a stupid question but I wanted to ask because I'm hoping someone can give me some tips or tricks or advice that worked for them. So I'm applying to 10 schools total and already applied t …

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4 years ago
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College interview follow-up?

Hi, I'm hoping to get some advice for my son. He's applying to some competitive schools and has been asked to conduct interviews with alumni.

He has already finished one interview and he said it went p …

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4 years ago
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Submitting apps early and losing motivation?

I had a few schools which I applied to already and now that those apps are out of the way I haven't touched anything to do with colleges lol. Not to mention with covid and all my classes being online …

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4 years ago
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How do I fill out the activity section for University of Illinois?

Hi, one of the schools that I am applying to is the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. They don’t accept the common app, so I am applying through their specific application portal. Their acti …

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4 years ago
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I'm a senior in high school and I'm a Cameroonian(Africa) and I really want to go to UPENN I dont know if this will any

I am a senior and have little finances and wish to do work study in UPENN.I wish to ask for the cheapest financial aid recommendations and I wish to ask If my nationality will disrupt me as internatio …

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4 years ago
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GPA scores conversion

I'm a an international student and in our country we do only the GCE and I dont know how to convert this to American GPA

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4 years ago
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GPA scores conversion

I'm a an international student and in our country we do only the GCE and I dont know how to convert this to American GPA

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4 years ago
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Grammar and sentence structre

I'm wondering if formal grammar rules should apply to everyday conversations and thoughts I use in my college essay. Side note: Would the use of British spelling be seen as incorrect when applying to …

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4 years ago
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Does being born in a different country become a positive or negative thing when colleges are reviewing my application?

I am a junior in high school and was born in South Africa. I moved to the US with my family and became a US citizen a couple years ago. I was wondering how me being a foreigner affects my application. …

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4 years ago
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Help, I am new to all this, please can anyone tell me more about financial-aid or how it helps me?

I am a Junior and now I am knowing about financial-aid and I guess I was supposed to know about it last year in my Sophomore year. Now because of Covid-19, I was not able to know what it is.

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