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Extracurriculars for Mech Engineering

I'm a sophomore in high school looking to study Mechanical Engineering once I go on to college. As far as academics go I believe I'm all good but my extracurriculars are lacking. I do a fair bit of CA …

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Choose My Major

I am not the person that will let strangers on the internet decide my life however, I wanted to get non biased opinions on what my major should be thanks in advance. I am a freshman trying to narrow d …

 
Criminal Law
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Business
40%
 
Fashion Design and Merchandising
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What do colleges look for when it comes down to essays, resume, and letter of recommendation?

I am beginning to start my essay and I want to know how i should do my essay, and will this help me get in if its really good.

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SAT vs. ACT; retake?

Hi guys!

I just got my results for my ACT back, with 35 Math/35 Science/36 ELA/36 Reading = 36 Composite on my first try, no studying. But now I'm worried about smth else... For reference, my super sco …

 
Submit ACT Only
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Submit SAT Only
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Retake SAT then see
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Submit both as-is.
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I got a 3.441 currently anyway, I'm a senior, and currently I am taking 1 dual enrollment,

Basically I was cooked from the start cause my bus always brought me to first period halfway through the class till my this year since I can drive now so my first period has always brought my grade do …

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What classes should I be taking in my sophomore year?

I’ve already finished algebra 1 & 2 as well as geometry and had 95+ grade and 100 on each final. Biology and chemistry I had 90+ all year with a 95+ final. In aphug I scored a 5 I am heading into my s …

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How does the SRAR work?

I am filling out my SRAR, and my school only provides rank for the top 10%. If I'm not in the top 10%, what do I put on the SRAR?

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ACT Scores

I'm currently a senior in High school. The first time I took the ACT last year at my school was in May(I'm not used to how the ACT is structured). I received a 14. I recently got my September ACT scor …

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33 ACT?

Hey guys, I just got my September ACT scores, and I'm pretty disappointed. I got the exact same score as my June test, which is a 33 composite (29 math, 35 english, 35 reading, 34 science). I worked r …

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How do I go about asking for letters of recommendations?

Hello!

I'm sure this question has been answered countless times but I wanted a reassuring answer haha.

So I'm currently a senior and I'm starting my application process. I do need to get letters of reco …

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MIT, summer programs, ACT

Hello, I have a question about the ACT range for MIT. I got a 34 composite on the ACT, and I wasn’t sure if it was in the range for it. On CollegeVine, it states that it must be a 35-36, which is quit …

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EFC 15K USD/year, International Student

I am an international student and I really want to attend US colleges. If I get a full ride/100% scholarship, is 15k USD/year enough to cover?

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SAT scores

My SAT scores are pretty low and do not reflect my overall performance (1000), I am a terrible test taker- should I just not submit?

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Dual enrollment vs Honors on Common App

If I took classes that are both dual enrollment and honors, which one should I pick on the common app? Example, Precalculus and Calc 3. My transcript says honors already but not dual enrollment. I’m a …

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Hard target colleges reaching out.

Hello everyone. Today I have gotten several connection requests from colleges that I have a 1% chance of attending. Does anyone know why these Colleges are reaching out if my chances of getting accept …

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College Reccomendations

What are some good colleges (preferably T20/T30) that value stats over ecs? I have very high stats(top 10 rank, high sat/act) but mid ecs. My ecs aren’t Ivy League level, but they’re definitely better …

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Where do I indicate that I want to be on the Premed track on the Columbia Common application?

For other schools there is an option to list a track but Columbia only has a spot to put majors you are interested in. I want to indicate that my intention is pre med though.

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Admissions Advice Question aiming for environmental science major.

I want to attend MIT, Stanford, or UCBerkeley for an environmental science major. Is there any academic/extracurricular advice that anyone has? I'm really new and unknowing about most things related t …

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I am a sophomore in high school who wants to attend duke university what should I do?

Hello I am a current sophomore who really wants to attend duke university and a biology and english major (mostly biology) and I want to get it right. I am going to center my application around how I …

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I have a 1500 SAT score and looking for some top universities in US to apply for CS?

Can anyone recommend me which universities should I opt for and also note that I don't have that much of EC's... NB you can also recommend me EC's which can help my application

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