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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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Can I mention University B's name in an supplemental essay that I am writing for University A?

If I am writing a supplemental essay and the content of my essay revolves around a program that I have taken at some other university, is it okay to mention that other college name and the program nam …

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4 years ago
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How to see what people rate your review

I know you can see what rating other people give you on your editing that you do on their essays, but how can you see the commentary they left on your review?

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4 years ago
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how do i get recommendation letters?

I'm in a high school where most of my teachers don't know English. I was planning to get a rec letter from two of my teachers who both can't speak English. how do I get my recommendation letters? Do I …

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4 years ago
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q. what item would you bring to college that represent you or your community?

i am a senior in high school. this is the question I've received for my application. i tried, but i have no idea how to answer it can you help me? [the word limit is 30]

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4 years ago
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Are there any summer programs that are good for students interested in education studies?

looking for high school summer programs/classes/activities that relate to education(policy, teaching, curriculum, really anything related to edcuation works, etc.). Thanks!!

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4 years ago
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Should I submit a music recording to my application to a STEM major?

I am a high school senior applying to tufts, and want to show that I am more than just a STEM student and that I love music. I wanted to add a supplemental recording of a piece I am working on, but I' …

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4 years ago
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How can I improve my extracurriculars and what can I list in them?

I belong to an ICSE board curriculum where we don't often get more chances of extracurriculars but I've been participating in a lot of them, I would love to know how and in which tier should I list th …

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4 years ago
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Should I ask the university if I can submit their optional essay after I submit my application?

I applied to Penn State, not knowing they had an optional essay questions, but I already submitted my application. I recently found out from a friend that they do. I’m not sure if it would be smart to …

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4 years ago
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What are the best Meteorology/Atmospheric Science schools?

I've been looking around for a definite, credible ranking of schools in the United States/Midwest and their meteorology programs, anyone have any idea where I could find something like that? It's usua …

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4 years ago
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How do AP Exams and Dual Credit/Enrollment classes transfer to the universities I apply to?

I am a sophomore in high school in the San Antonio, Texas area. For the sake of this question, let's say I apply to and get accepted to the University of Texas at San Antonio. When I use their credit …

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4 years ago
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What exactly happens when you demonstrate interest (network) through CollegeVine?

The button just says connect, but what actually gets sent to them?

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4 years ago
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How to get into MIT without extracurricular experience?

I dont have much experience in extracurriculars so I want to know if it is possible to get into MIT without it

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4 years ago
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SUGGESTION: Archiving useful and repetitive Q&A’s??🤔

Since there seems to be a lot of questions coming and going down through the list (some of which are important questions but repetitive of previous Q’s), should collegevine start to archive some impor …

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Can MIT accept students with really less extracurricular experience? If yes then How?

About the activities- I’m from India where students rarely do any extracurricular activity except for the ones their school provides. I even came to know about all this in 12th standard when I was giv …

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4 years ago
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How impactful it is to make a community club

My daughter is a Junior. She is working with a international children's organization since grade 9.

she was supposed to have school club this year, everything was ready. but due to covid, no teachers a …

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4 years ago
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AP Course grade for college admission

I have a question about AP Calculus. The current grade of the candidate in 11th grade is D+. The school is offering a pass/fail grade due to the difficult learning situation because of Covid. If this …

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Can MIT accept students with really less extracurricular experience?

Do I need to submit this to support poor extracurricular experience?

About the activities- I’m from India where students rarely do any extracurricular activity except for the ones there school provides …

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Can I become a physical therapist with an athletic training degree?

I have been admitted to my dream college, but I wasn't accepted into their physical therapy program. So right now I have a "Still Deciding" major. My admissions counselor said that I should look into …

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Have any schools seen a rise in early applicants?

Just curious if anybody has heard anything. I wonder if COVID has drastically changed numbers admissions-wise and if acceptance rates are going to be lower/higher this year.

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Will the college summer classes that I took before my sophmore year of highschool be counted

I took a course at one of the community colleges in my state over the summer and I was wondering if Stanford would look at the grade that I earned in that class or exclude it from the GPA. Any help wo …

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