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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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3 years ago
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Unique Extracuricular

What are some good extracurricular to do this summer for someone that wants to major in psychology?

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3 years ago
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what collages that accept 14 as score of act 1

i want art and design collage that accept 15 as score for act 1

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3 years ago
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Awards

This is probably a silly question and the answer is probably very obvious, but is finishing no.1 in the Duolingo diamond league an achievement that can be listed?

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3 years ago
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What is Rollins college rank?

Does it come under the top 10 in Florida?

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3 years ago
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Unique Extracurricular's?

Does anyone have super unique e.c ideas? I have a lot of e.c's, but I feel like they're all very cliche and nothing too special.

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3 years ago
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college apps.

i may sound like an idiot but i don’t even know where to start! the person in charge of college apps and everything at my high school is not the nicest to average students like myself. therefore i hav …

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3 years ago
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Awards?

How can I win awards easily?

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3 years ago
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Affirmative Action

Do I have to list my ethnicity on the common app and for standardized testing? I think it would harm my chances of getting into any top college (I'm Asian).

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3 years ago
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SAT/ACT Help

Hi! I just completed my sophomore year and I want to start studying for the SAT and ACT. I have a couple of questions regarding both of them.

1. Which one should I take?

I'm not the best at math, and I' …

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3 years ago
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GPA Boost?

I really want to get into a T10 school (Northwestern). I think my extracurriculars will be pretty good by the end of Junior Year (Set up a fundraiser, President + Founder of 3 clubs, set up own free t …

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3 years ago
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How early is too early to apply for most colleges?

I'm a junior, class of 2022. I was wondering if most colleges would open applications (for the 22-23 fall) by August or September, or is it a little later? I'm having a bit of a hard time finding info …

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3 years ago
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How should i increase my extracurriculars?

You see!!i have a good 1500 score of SAT AND 92% IN MY FINAL GRADE OF HIGH SCHOOL BUT i dont have many extra curricular as i planned to take part in many competition's in these past 2 years but there …

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3 years ago
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What Pre med courses do you advice someone to do

Want to study medicine as an international student, but don't know the best pre med courses obtainable,

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3 years ago
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which college should I apply for?

Hi. I'm a junior with a SAT score of 1030, GPA of 3.6, I have taken 4 DE classes, and I'll take 3 more during the summer. I'm thinking of studying a business majors, a communications major, a finance …

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3 years ago
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What are ideal Extracurriculars for aspiring Computer Science students?

Hi! What are the best (COMPUTER SCIENCE) extracurriculars for me in junior high, if I want to major in computer science?

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3 years ago
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How should I decide what to pursue my major in?

Hi everyone!

So I am going to be applying as a Transfer for the Spring 2022 semester at a variety of different universities in the US.

My main options for majors right now are Communications, Marketing …

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3 years ago
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Colleges Sending invitations to apply.

Hi all, I am a rising senior and college application is right around the corner for me. I keep on receiving emails from various colleges often as an invitation to apply to their undergraduate school. …

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3 years ago
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Would it affect my college admissions negatively if I were to repeat a year in highschool?

My family and I moved to the country I was born in (dual citizen) at the start of the sixth grade and planned to move back to the US after I finish 8th grade. Unfortunately, the pandemic broke out, s …

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