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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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Internships

Can you please tell me if there are any good internships in US offered to non US citizens?

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5 years ago
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9th grader problem

Hi,I am a 9th grader what do I do to apply to harvard I am an Indian .

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5 years ago
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What do colleges like to see for extracurriculars?

Hi, sophomore here. I’m really confused about how colleges look at ECs. I do a lot of volunteering at the hospital, I’m in student council and I’m thinking about doing track in the spring but I’m not …

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5 years ago
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Can I wait until senior year to take the ACT?

I’m a junior now and I’m a bit stressed with my course load (mostly honors classes, 1 AP). I’m already not sleeping a lot and I think adding studying for the ACT to my schedule is going to be really t …

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