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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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5 years ago
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Will 11th Place in a Science Olympiad Event Help me for College Apps?

Hi I am a Junior and I just participated in the Princeton University Science Olympiad Invitational and I placed 11th for Data Science out of 51 and I am wondering whether it would improve my applicat …

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5 years ago
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Is there a premed program at university of Illinois at urbana champaign? And is there a good med school in Illinois?

I want to know if there is a premed program and if there is a medical school at Illinois

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5 years ago
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Should I take both the ACT and the SAT, or just the SAT?

I am a high school junior and am wondering which college tests I should take.

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5 years ago
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Why did they change CollegeVine?

It's so hard to use now. What do you guys think of the update?

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5 years ago
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Does CollegeVine protect essays submitted for review?

Two questions:

1 - if I submit an essay for review, could it get plagiarized?

2 - if a college runs my essay through a plagiarism checker, will it say I plagiarized it because I posted on Collegevine?

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5 years ago
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My school barely offer APs, what should I do?

I'm currently a sophomore in a vocational school that only offers AP english my junior and senior year. You can also take AP calculus and AP statistics in your senior year. I'm currently in honors eng …

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5 years ago
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Benefits of exceptionally positive interviews?

So for the T10 schools I have been able to interview for (i.e. availability of alumni in my small-ish Southern state, which is scarce for T10s), they have all gone exceptionally well. One interview we …

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5 years ago
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How does CollegeVine rank course load?

I am slightly concerned with my course load rank with CollegeVine. I will have taken 9 AP classes, 5 Honors classes of the 6 my school offers (instead of taking Honors American History, I took APUSH), …

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5 years ago
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about mit as an international student

i am an international student currently in 11 grade i want to apply to MIT this year . I want to ask that why MIT have very low admission rate for international students and what are the common mist …

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5 years ago
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How much does it cost to take the SAT?

I know these tests cost money and I should take it this year. I’m from a single parent home and my mom doesn’t make a lot of money. I’m concerned I won’t be able to afford it, especially if I have to …

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5 years ago
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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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5 years ago
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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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5 years ago
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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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5 years ago
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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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5 years ago
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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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5 years ago
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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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