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Opinions on Honors College?

I want to apply to some of the Honors Colleges provided by the colleges in applying to. Are there pros and cons of being in the Honors College? If so, does one outweigh the other?

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A Levels

I am currently doing A levels in my Country. It is a post-high school program of nine months (I will be completing it in July/August) next year. Please what is the equivalent to it in the US coalition …

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Are their financial aid groups for homeschoolers? (like 21st Century Scholar)?

I'm a junior that takes two classes at a public school & five independently. My original financial aid was coming from 21st Century Scholar, but now that I'm homeschooled I need another version of tha …

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who's rec letter should I submit? any way to submit an additional one?

My EA school only accepts one optional teacher recommendation letter, so I have to choose between my math and physics teacher

I'm applying as a chemical and biomolecular engineering major, so I thought …

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How to submit a résumé, and how detailed should it be?

I made an academic résumé in one of my classes, and the teacher told me to make everything fit on a single page in Google Docs and to not go into too much detail. I found this extremely difficult to d …

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Is There a Maximum Number of AP Credits Accepted?

I have been looking online, but am unable to find if there is a maximum number of courses colleges will accept AP Credit for.

I am going to be taking around 10 APs in high school. If I were to score a …

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How do college "schools" work?

I know that different colleges have different "schools." Do I have to pick a particular one for undergraduates, or is that only for graduate students? And If so, which is best for students who want to …

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How do I check if I gain admission in Hanover college

I just applied into Hanover college

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Should A Jr. W/ No College/AP/IB Courses Apply To College

So, I was wondering if I should try applying for colleges soon even though I’m in 11th grade? The thing is, I don’t have any AP/IB classes nor do I have any college courses, so I feel like that’s kind …

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4 years ago
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A few questions about athletics......

1.) I play zero sports. While I do currently have more than ten academic activities, sports are not included in my extracurricular portfolio. Will this affect my admissions chances? (Dream schools- Up …

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4 years ago
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How to work out a GPA

Hi, I'm going to be applying to college as an international student from the UK, and I was wondering how I would work out my GPA? I was wondering whether your GPA is made out of your grades of all 4 y …

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Essay topic: mental health struggles

Is talking about living with anxiety a bad idea? Do colleges not want students who have an illness?

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4 years ago
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Semester vs Summer Page?

So I applied to be a summer page. The senators office recently emailed me and asked if I would like to instead go to the Spring session and basically offered to sponsor me for that session.

I am confli …

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4 years ago
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Does it matter where I submit my college application?

One of the colleges I am applying to has its own application portal on its website in addition to Common App. Should I submit through their website or the common app?

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Are we able to major and minor

I am in grade 11 thinking of applying

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Gap Year for International Students

I'm a 12th-grade student from India. I don't have enough E.C's and Grades to get into My dream University.

So, I'm in the thought of taking a GAP YEAR. But I want to know that does it affects my colleg …

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WHY are Y'ALL APPLYING EARLY THIS ADMISSIONS CYCLE?????

Although the other POLL is not over it seems that 85%-90% of seniors are applying early. I'm curious as to why so many seniors are applying early. I think many 9th, 10th, and 11th graders want to kno …

 
I'm super stressed & want to get in ASAP before the RUSH !!!
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My Best chances are ED or EA because the Admit rates are higher
56%
 
I don't want to fill out 20 college applications !!!!
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Legacy, Recruited Athlete,Employee Offspring,VIP,Dev Candidate
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FREAKING OUT!!!

So my principal from secondary school wrote my counselor recommendation. We don't have a counselor.

All she wrote was...

Meggy attended X high school from - year to - year. She participated in all relig …

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Do colleges look at how many AP's you take or how tough your high school was?

I have a pretty low GPA(2.95) but I took 10 AP's and I was in a school that was really competitive. Most people knew how tough my high school was, we are one of the top public high schools in Texas.

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How do i choose an essay prompt that best describes me

How do I choose an essay prompt that best describes me and will help me express myself to admissions officers on the common App?

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