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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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Do colleges consider international students for admissions even if they have lower than average GPA/SAT?

I am considering applying to AU/GWU as an international student although my GPA/sat scores are not that close to being average. I am wondering whether these schools would consider me given my "interna …

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4 years ago
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NSHSS

So I have received a NSHSS invitation as a rising junior.

It is my understanding as a member you have to have good grades and volunteer.

As I am in ECs every day except Friday during the school year and …

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4 years ago
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How to find your passions/ what you want to be?

I’m going to be a sophomore next year and I have no idea how to find your passions to decide what career pathway I would like when I’m older. I really enjoy math and in my junior year I plan on taking …

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4 years ago
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What should I do now?

I am planning to pursue STEM major. I have a few leadership positions in activities irrelevant to STEM. I watched a webinar on collegevine and the presenter said that having extracurriculars and leade …

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4 years ago
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How can I increase my GPA/credits in one year?

im about to be a senior and my gpa is like 1.5 and i want it to be about a 3.5 so i can get into NYU or any other good school. I had a problem with not going to school before so i only have 3 credits …

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4 years ago
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Nation hispanic recognition program

So I got an invitation to apply and I did, and I was just wondering if I had a good chance of receiving the recognition. ( wondering bc it would delay my application ) (3.8 GPA, 1390 PSAT)

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4 years ago
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How do you do applications after gap year?

Hi, I have recently decided to do a gap year, I am currently homeless so I plan to work as well as pursue personal projects such as co-writing a memoir, writing short stories... I was wondering what t …

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4 years ago
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Jobs, internships or volunteer opportunities involving writing?

I am a rising sophomore and I would like to round out my extracurriculars. I have been researching internships and volunteering and would like to do something related to writing. Preferably creative …

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4 years ago
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Iam an Indian how can I apply for MIT and for what type of exam I should be prepared off?

In my 10th class I got 10GPA and took MPC in my collage in my 11th class I got 429 for 470. Iam currently studying in 12th grade

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4 years ago
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football player applying as an international student with biology major

I am an international student applying for a test optional college this year.

I am a good football player also i have a good academic grades (3.😎 unweighted

if anyone can tell me or recommend me a coll …

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4 years ago
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Chancing percentage

I noticed my percent chance of admission for some schools went up, but I didn't change any of my profile. What does this mean?

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4 years ago
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What are some virtual extracurriculars or volunteering opportunities that I can do during this time?

I am looking for some ways to make my resume stand out more and I am trying to find virtual ways to do so, whether it be extracurricular activities or volunteering. Any suggestions?

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4 years ago
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Chancing Profile Question - how should I count classes that fit multiple categories?

My school partners with 2 local universities to offer CC courses. AP courses are also offered as well as the utilization of an Honors designation. A course may have any combination of these designat …

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4 years ago
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Is the June 18th Profile Review recording working?

I had a family emergency pop up and couldn't attend the 4 pm, June 18th Live Profile Review live stream. I noticed I could watch other past live streams, but not the profile review. Is this the same f …

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4 years ago
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As a Future business major, what can I do in the summer to beef up my resume?

I will be joining the business club in the fall, but until then I was looking for opportunities to improve my resume over the summer.

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4 years ago
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Before quarentine I was planning on taking the SAT but would probably submit just my ACT score, what should I do now?

I am just applying to state schools, not ivys and my ACT score is a 28. I have not gotten a chance to take the SAT yet but I know it will be a lot lower based on my PSAT scores. My GPA is around a 4.3 …

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4 years ago
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Will an upward trend in math help me for a computer science major?

I started with Algebra 2 Honors, then to Geometry Honors, then Precalc Honors, then AP Calc AB

A2H Grade: B-

Planning to get at least an A- in the rest

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4 years ago
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Which GPA is better? 4.125 weighted or 3.68 unweighted?

I have a weighted GPA of 4.125 and an unweighted GPA of 3.68. Is that considered good? I have taken 5 AP classes so far and I am not sure how colleges will look at that because my grades are not the b …

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4 years ago
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Looking for ways to add to resume during Covid

4.05 GPA, 33 act superscored, I am in a volunteering club, Students Against Destructive Decisions club, Debate club, and am on the varsity Baseball team. I also have been playing instruments consisten …

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