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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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12th grade AP stats grades slipped, what's the best way to write to my college I've been accepted to about this slip?

Hello, I am planning to study journalism and art at Bard College. I have been accepted however my senior fall semester math(AP stats) class was horrible! I ended up barely getting a D and I am choosin …

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How can I make my college application look more appealing?

I am a sophomore and I have a very hectic schedule. I have perfect grades and that being said I don't typically have the extra time for many extracurriculars. I run a small business and I am in an Int …

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Do colleges outside of the state of New York, look at the New York State Regents Examinations?

Will low regents grades affect my admissions decision, to a school outside of New York, like Stanford University for example?

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Summer interships?

I am a sophomore in Snyder Texas and I was wondering if I any one knew of some medical paid or unpaid program/internships I could apply for also I want a summer internship or program for something med …

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5 years ago
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How does Collegevine find their unweighted GPA statistics?

When i search up colleges GPA's or estimated unweighted GPA's, they seem to be way off than what's on here. For example, University of Washington Seattle has a GPA between 3.72-3.95 on the UW website, …

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Are SAT Subject Tests required to apply to Harvard?

I'm planning on applying EA to Harvard for the Class of 2025. I am an international student (junior) living in Peru and am taking the IB (4 HL's, 3 SL's). I am in the process of taking the ACT and SAT …

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Summer internship?

Hello! I am a sophomore (already 16) and am looking for medical/science research internships for the summer (paid or unpaid doesn't matter its the experience that counts) in northern virginia. Does an …

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how do I check the major verses starting salaries? This option was showing for me earlier but isn't anymore

how do I check the major verses starting salaries? This option was showing for me earlier but isn't anymore.Want to know computer science starting salaries from different colleges

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5 years ago
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Do colleges take account in Phys Ed grades?

On my transcript, I have 80's for my phys ed/gym classes. I have an overall GPA of 97 and I wonder if some chances are ruined if college looks at my phys ed grades.

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Should I take AP Seminar?

Hello! I am a rising junior and am planning to take APUSH, AP Lang, AP Physics C: Mechanics, AP AB or BC Calc (not really sure), AP Psychology, Junior Research at STEM school, and another class. I'm d …

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5 years ago
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How does college work, like how do i know what to take?

I am a sophomore in high school and i have dreams to become a pediatrician, or a pharmacist. I want to do running start next year however i don't know what classes i should take at the college to best …

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How do my iGCSE and (UK) A-Level Exam Grades compare with IB/AP classes?

I'm a junior, currently studying at an international school. Due to the British curriculum, I have no such GPA, and I don't study AP/IB classes, so how do I know if my grades are even remotely suitabl …

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Can I mention that I wrote and self-published a novel on my college application if I did this in middle school?

This is something that I believe to be at least somewhat impressive, but I don't know if I would include it because it did not happen in my high school career. This is just for future reference: I'm o …

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''Requirements''

What are the requirements needed to apply to an us college from Morocco?

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5 years ago
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Can the Supplemental contain a similar yet expanded response of part of the Common Essay?

Can I use part of my response from the common Essay in the supplemental essay?

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Is it okay to have less AP Classes if I am doing Community College Courses?

I am in an early college program where I am doing college classes on track to get AS degree. This means that instead of taking AP Gov at school, I took at the community college, and instead of AP Bio, …

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What is this?

Hi, there's a coursework part when calculating our admission chances, i don't know what that means. I'd appreciate it if you'd explain it. (From Turkey)

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Can you play a sport and join a sorority.

As a freshman

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What do i do if i don't have friends at any College am i always gonna have friends you think?

Hi My Name is [removed] and i am thinking about going to College but i don't know is College good for me you think and am i ever gonna have friends or whatever and i am still Discovering if i want to …

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research or internships

Are there any internships available for juniors in Houston, TX? Or any doctors I can shadow/ professors I can help in the research lab?

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