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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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What type of colleges should I apply to? What's my GPA?

I got A(Maths), B (Chemistry), C ( Physics) in A Levels. (what will be my GPA?) And 5A,2A,1B,1D in O Levels.

I've not taken SAT or IELTS yet. And given the circumstances, I don't think I'll able …

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4 years ago
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If I take online courses on coursera or another platform, will this count towards the coursework section of my profile?

College vine tells me I need to strengthen my coursework but my school does not offer any AP or Honors classes.

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4 years ago
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What are the best colleges I can do considering my gpa?

I have a 3.23 GPA unweighted with a 3.38 weighted my sophomore year of high school I struggled but this past year I have received a 3.75 GPA overall. I have volunteered at least 50 hours for helping m …

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4 years ago
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WHAT DO I NEED TO START DOING?

I am in grade 9 at the moment. What can I start doing to get me to the ivy leauges. I want to write SAT next year and I am taking AP classes starting grade 10. I want to start now and work towards a g …

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4 years ago
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How to raise my GPA to get into a good University?

Hi, I am going to be senior and my GPA is at a 3.69 unweighted. It had dropped because my grades from first semester of junior year, due to health problems and mental health issues as well. I'm barely …

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4 years ago
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Essay Review

Is there any way to get a professional from college vine to review my essay? Would I need Karma?

Also, will submitting my essay for review affect when I submit my essay to the common app because of the …

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4 years ago
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What are the best type of extracurricuars to do ?

I'm a junior in high school and i intend in going to a Musical Theatre school and i'm not certain on what extracurriculars should i do, i have five years of theatre in a theare club that my had, and …

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4 years ago
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How to make up for past low grades?

If I finished high school with low grades due to illness. Can I redo specific courses in an adult high school and if yes, which courses should I take and how much do I need to get in them and be comp …

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4 years ago
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How to get into top colleges?

Hi, I will be a senior next year. I’m planning to apply for Yale or Brown in early decision, but until now, I have only taken 1 AP class. Next year, I’m going to take three, and 4 SATs (regular and 3 …

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How would high school averages be looked at by elite colleges(eg. ivies)? If you take more courses than diploma requires

Hi, I'm a rising sophomore in Canada and I'm planning on applying to the ivies. In my province, you are required to have 30 credits in order to graduate, 18 compulsory and 12 electives. Generally, you …

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4 years ago
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How do I add AP Research and Seminar to my list of APs?

When adding my list of AP courses, AP Seminar and Research do not show up. How do I add them because those are the classes where I feel most accomplished.

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4 years ago
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How do I know if I'm smart enough to be an engineer? Which major should I choose?

I've always liked maths but I'm not sure about physics. Physics is kinda difficult for me to understand but when I do, I fail to write the exact points of the question. I got an A in Maths and C in Ph …

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4 years ago
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Research as extracurricular

So I took AP Research last year. For that class we spent the year writing a 4-5 thousand word academic research paper. I ended up getting my paper published in a scientific journal. Should I include t …

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4 years ago
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Do courses without a certificate count in my extracurriculars ?

During quarentine I've been doing some courses that unfortunatly do not have certificates available, should I still credit them in my extracurriculars ?

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4 years ago
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How do i explain my extracurriculars

I am a junior in high school and a prospective international college student and I've been having some trouble when noting my extracurriculars, I do not know how to explain them. I had a few test base …

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4 years ago
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How should I add an Associate degree (earned before high school diploma) into extracurricular activities?

I have earned an A.S. Degree from my local community college via dual enrollment. How should I input this into my extracurricular chancing profile (i.e. under what category and level/tier)?

I currently …

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4 years ago
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should i include classes i have taken on my resume?

I am currently working on my application for Georgetown and in the section for listing extra-curriculars, there is an option to submit a resume. I have never made a resume for myself, but I kind of ne …

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4 years ago
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Is it better to take honors or AP classes?

I just found out that my school offers 24 honors courses and 11 AP courses!! However, in the student handbook that they give us, it says they offer a "couple" of honors courses and 9 AP. I've only tak …

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4 years ago
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Project

Hi! I'm working on project to create a risk free environment for teen writers (ages 13-19) allowing them to explore their own creativity and writing. However, we don't have many users on our site and …

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4 years ago
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Are there any virtual government opportunities?

I am a rising senior and am interested in studying foreign affairs and a language. I have been researching for some government involvement opportunities that are still taking place, but due to COVID-1 …

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