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How do colleges place students in class?

I heard that you have to take a placement test before college so they can place you, and theres remedial classes if you don't do well. Does every college do it?? And what if I get put in remedial clas …

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Please help me write an email for a NYU recruiter

So far this is what I have written, but I'm not entirely sure what I should ask of her outside of advice. I presume asking her to slip me past to the big boys up top would be inappropriate. I removed …

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4 years ago
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What internships should I look for if I’m planning to major in economics?

Hey! I’m a high school student and I’m planning to major in economics for my undergrad. I’m looking for some internships related to economics to boost my ECs but I’m totally lost. Could you please he …

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4 years ago
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Test optional

I am an international student , and I just wanted to know if I apply test optional in my application will I be missing out on something or will my acceptance chances be less .... Thanks...

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4 years ago
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Tutoring as extracurricular

Is tutoring my low-income classmates counts as a good ec? I help them practice for national exam, because in our country school-level preparation is not enough to pass it, that's why most teachers tut …

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4 years ago
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What Should I Major In?

Hi,

So I have no clue about what I want to major in. I want to be pre-med so I was thinking of a science major. However, many people in my life have told me to not major in something science-related. T …

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4 years ago
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Pre-College Programs in CVs/Resume

Hello!

Generally, where do you think I should put my non-credit pre-college programs (which are all ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT) on my CV/Resume? I am thinking of putting it on my education section, since I've …

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4 years ago
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Would doing art commissions count as an extracurricular activity?

Should I put it down as extracurriculars or a part-time job? I'm spending a lot of time on it+earning quite amount of money. If it does, which tier could it be counted as? would it depend on the amoun …

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4 years ago
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How do I create a passion project related to the Healthcare field?

I am rising junior and school is about to start, I am trying to brainstorm ideas for a passion project and I have none.

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4 years ago
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Are there any Universities that don't require SAT at all for international students and they offer full financial aid?

Hey everyone, I am planning on applying to Universities as an international student, however I can't meet the SAT costs and getting waivers is another problem. I am currently looking for Universities …

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4 years ago
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Target reading level for Common App essay?

Hi,

Like everyone else on this site (haha) I'm working on my personal statement right now, and I was wondering if anyone had advice for a target reading level? I want to find a balance between demonstr …

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4 years ago
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Anxiety

I am a senior and I am finding it hard to come to terms with the fact that it is my last year of school. How are you all dealing with it? Do any of you feel any anxiety as well?

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4 years ago
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How can I explain to colleges that I'm about to get kicked out of the house?

I'm pretty sure that my parents will kick me out in the end of senior year for being part of LGBTQ+ community (they're really homophobic). Right now they don't know about this, but they will figure it …

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4 years ago
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Should I apply with SAT scores?

All of the schools I'm interested in are SAT/ACT optional and I got an SAT score of 1290 (670 reading, 620 math). However, I am taking the SAT again later in August and was wondering if I can resubmit …

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4 years ago
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Is my essay topic good?

I’m planning on applying to the University of Illinois and am struggling to think of a good essay topic. I plan on majoring in journalism so I was thinking about writing about how my love of books and …

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4 years ago
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Will an Admissions Officer ask me what I got on an AP exam?

I'm thinking of interviews, or maybe over email. Will an AO spring this question on me at any time, if I don't report my AP score?

What should I say if that does happen? Just refuse to answer?

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4 years ago
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Applying with a major

Originally, I thought I wanted to major in psychology but now I'm leaning towards pre-med (so maybe a major in biology instead). But, I'm already a junior and had a few extracurriculars in psychology …

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4 years ago
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Last minute improving myself for applying to good cs schools

I'm a rising senior that is trying to apply to some rather good CS schools, like UT Austin, UIUC, GTech, Carnegie Mellon, UW, U Wisconsin, UC San Diego, but I honestly don't think I'll get in with my …

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4 years ago
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Hello! Need urgent help! Should I take a break in high school from learning language? (not doing French in 10th)

Hello! Need urgent help! I took French I in 9th grade, and currently, in 10th grade I am wondering if it is ok to not take a language and take french in 11 grade. That is because I am in virtual schoo …

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4 years ago
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Stuck on personal statement

My topic on my personal statement is about how i had repeated failures during performances while playing the cello and over came it. I started it off with imagery of me playing and background of what …

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