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Independant ACT studying

what are some tips for Independent ACT studying? thank you

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BA/JD Programs

Are there any ba/jd programs at t50 schools?

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Is it recommended to waive your right to view your letters of recommendation from teachers?

Will waiving my right to view my letters of recommendation when applying to colleges help me during the admissions process?

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For international students

Do i have to take AP and honors classes?

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Where should apply

Is it always good to aim for top schools even though some may not be good for my major?

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Demonstrated Interest

Due to COVID-19, I have not physically visited any of the schools on my college list; however, I have been trying to attend virtual visits. I wanted to ask, are there any schools that would care about …

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Online AP/honors courses

Hi, as an international student, the grading system and educational system operates differently from the American educational and grading system. For example, in American schools a subject like math …

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What all International Olympiads OR Competitions can I enter as an Indian in 12th grade?

Due to the Covid Pandemic I wasn't able to participate in many competitions and Olympiads during my 11th grade. But I want to do so now.

I want to know about International Olympiads and Competitions t …

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Prerequisites

Hello!

I am currently a senior and I plan on going into nursing.I was just wondering if anyone knew where to do free courses online that can get me certified for my prerequisites that's through a colle …

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International student

Hi!! Should I apply early? As an international student I cannot afford college, but some universities offer financial aid. I wanna know too if I don't get any scholarship or grant, do I have to go to …

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How early should I apply?

I'm doing early graduation because I have enough credits, and I was wondering how early should I apply to a college? I got accepted into Lake Sumter, but I have to apply for UCF, and I needed help fig …

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How strong are my chances for the following schools?

Baruch college

Howard university

Umass Amherst

UConn

Hampton university

I have a 3.5 gpa with a 1090 sat score with 6/7 strong extra curriculars 5 ap classes and 250 community service hours and I’m goin …

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Is it okay to have my main personal essay about my experiences of racial discrimination?

I am afraid that is a very common essay topic that might make colleges bored. Should I still write about it? Also any extra advise on what to add to the essay to make it stand out more?

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How do I figure out the unique qualities of a specific school?

I am trying to write the UMICH Why Us? Essay and am having a hard time figuring out some UMICH-specific qualities that match with who I am. How do I find this out? Planning to double major in Financia …

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Accidentally wrote Common App essay on the same topic as a classmate. Worth rewriting?

Here's the situation:

Over the last month, I've been working on my Common App essay, and I've written about board games and how playing games with my family has helped me bond with them and taught me b …

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Should I apply to the ivy league if I had one really bad trimester that brought my overall GPA down?

Basically my school is trimester based instead of semester based, freshman year I had like a 3.86 GPA average(unweighted) and sophmore 1st tri I did good but then I did HORRIBLE the next tri, I got a …

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How do institutions review 'suspicious' recommendation letters?

My teacher did not have an email so I created one for him yesterday. It's a Gmail account. I was trying to apply to a pre-application program and had to submit a LOR. There, it was written-

"Use your r …

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How to submit a letter of recommendation from to colleges

Can you submit a letter of recommendation before you apply to colleges?

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Award suggestion

Just found my award (school level) for creating an article in wikipedia (not translated existing but created my own) that is related to my intended major (astronomy/astrophysics). Should I mention it …

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Application Fee Waivers at Fordham

I’m an international student applying in the upcoming cycle and I got an email from Fordham saying that they waived my application fees of $70. Obviously, that’s great, but I was just wondering if thi …

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