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Why Columbia Essay- Residence Halls

Hello!

At the end of my "Why Columbia" essay, I am planning on including that the single dorms in Furnald Hall would be the best residence hall for my collegiate experience. For anyone attending Columb …

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4 years ago
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I submitted my essay for expert review but still did not receive anything [UPD: Received a reply]

UPDATE: Received the reply: they told me it is going to be reviewed in a few hours

[CLOSED]

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4 years ago
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Princeton Graded Written Paper

Hi. I'm a senior applying to Princeton in January.

I have recently learned that the more teacher's comments there are, the better the admission officers would view the graded written paper.

My graded …

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SAT optional

Hi! I am trying to decide whether to apply test optional to schools where my SAT score was below their average (BU, Northeastern, NYU, etc). I am planning on majoring in English and got a 760 on the r …

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Submitting Major-related AP Scores for T20 Schools?

Hi friends!

I hope I didn't post this in the wrong place (haha..). Anyway, I'm applying to a few top schools like Cornell and Vandy, and I was wondering if having a 4 instead of a 5 for AP Bio/Env. Sci …

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4 years ago
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advanced classes

my school does not offer AP/Honors classes. will this hurt my chances?

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4 years ago
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Johns Hopkins-DMP Essay Deadline?

I'm planning on applying for Johns Hopkins's Direct Matriculation Program for International Relations. It includes a short "extra" essay that needs to be written, but the prompt is not released until …

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My SAT is around 1460 - I want to reach 1500 what would be a best course / approach for me?

I took SAT recently for a couple times. The best and the latest score was 1460. Not sure what is the best for me to try to get to 1500 level.

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4 years ago
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Help on Extracurricular Activties/AP questions

I am a 10th grade student who wants to build more of an extracurricular portfolio. I had a 4.0 GPA freshmen year, and I believe a 3.9 currently this semester sophmore year, so pretty strong when it co …

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Should I take the SAT and ACT?

I am a high school junior that has at least a 3.9 unweighted GPA, I strive for more academically rigorous colleges. I do not particularly aim for ivy leagues, but I may apply to one or two. Most of th …

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4 years ago
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Should I submit a resume to Notre Dame?

I'm applying to the Notre Dame leadership seminar, and the application doesn't have a space to include awards, nor does it let you add a description to your extracurriculars. The do, however, have an …

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4 years ago
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I'm a freshman who wants to be a phycisian asistant what internships can i do

i'm interested in a virtual paid internship

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4 years ago
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Starting on College Apps

When is the "right" time to create a Common App account and start working on some college apps related things?

I am a high school junior right now, so starting on college apps is going to come soon, bu …

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4 years ago
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What are good extracurriculars for students who want to go into elementary education?

I'm a sophomore who's planning on pursuing a major in either early childhood ed or elementary ed and I want to find extracurriculars to strengthen my resume. I'm involved in tutoring, I'm a camp couns …

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4 years ago
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High school courses taken before high school on transcript??

Hey!

I took 2 grade 9 courses in 8th grade. Unfortunately, I didn't do as well as I hoped and I was wondering if it will go on the transcript sent to colleges?

Thanks!

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4 years ago
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Which Ivy Essays never change?

Hi! I am a junior in hs looking to start writing some of my supplemental essays early. But I am aware that some supplemental essays change every year. Are there any supplemental essays that never chan …

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4 years ago
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questions about my EC

Hi! I have a question about my EC. I have a deep interest in sports management and I wanted to have my EC along those lines. So, I created my own website and posted blog posts about my favorite athlet …

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4 years ago
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international students

do international students have a higher chance of acceptance?

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4 years ago
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AP classes

what if my school does not offer them? will it hurt my application?

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4 years ago
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when to apply

should i apply ED/EA or RD?

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