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Merit Scholarships black/white

For some reason, I feel like all these merit scholarships are all or nothing. I was wondering if anybody else felt this way.

Based on my academic profile I have received a full ride to both the Honors …

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3 years ago
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Switching to Online Homeschool mid-year Senior year?

I recently finished the first quarter of my senior year (I was taking 3 aps, an honors class, and was signed up to take a dual enrollment but I decided not to take it). However I ended up having to mi …

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3 years ago
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How do I know if I’m a commended scholar?

I got a PSAT score of 218, which should qualify for commended scholar (not national merit in my state, though). Should I have received an email about this from collegeboard, or do I just assume I am o …

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3 years ago
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I wish I knew how important college was when I was a freshman/sophomore

I’ve never been the best at school. I lived in the states until I was seven were I was apart of the gifted kids program. I’m talking student of the month, straight honor roll student, I even got the p …

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3 years ago
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Worth Applying Early Decision?

I am applying to Trinity University. It is my top choice school and I really want to go there. However, it is fairly selective (34% acceptance rate) and my chances are currently 44%. However if I appl …

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3 years ago
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What are response examples of the UNC- Chapel Hill Short Answer Questions?

The short answer questions like "the last time I stepped out of my comfort zone" or "if I had an extra hour every day I would spend it.."?

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3 years ago
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Teacher "doesn't believe in giving A's", how will this affect my chances?

Hey!! I'm currently a sophomore and taking 2 APs, 1 Honors, and 1 accelerated. I have As in all my classes except english accelerated, in which my teacher says she doesn't believe in giving As, becaus …

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3 years ago
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What are people writing for their USC short answer questions?

I have heard people who were really creative and got in and people who just answered the question and got in. I don't know what path should be taken.

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3 years ago
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Supplemental Essays? ED round?

Hello! I have a couple questions.

1. For supplemental essays such as the “why major?”, can we re-use the exact essay for different schools since they’re asking the same question or does each one have …

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3 years ago
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Recalculating GPA

Hello. I am a Junior that will take 11 AP classes in total by the end of senior year, which isn't a lot but is a good amount. I am a straight-A student; however, my GPA is extremely low as a result of …

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3 years ago
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Program Stregth

This is gonna sound extremely stupid but if a school has a good business program will it have a good marketing degree. Right now I am researching marketing programs that are good. I have mainly been f …

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3 years ago
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Is a 1120 score on the PSAT good?

I'm a 9th grader who took one of the PSATs on the Princeton Review for my school, and I got 1120, is that good? I go to Wheaton High School, in Wheaton, Maryland.

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3 years ago
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What engineering major is best for me

I want to be an engineer. I love designing things and coming to the end of a difficult math equation. Science can be a little bit difficult, but not particularly so, I still got an A in dual enrollmen …

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3 years ago
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Are there any college programs for Law I can take in Hudson County, New Jersey?

I'm a sophomore this year and was just wondering if there are any law programs I could take

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3 years ago
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Which top universities

I'm currently in sophomore, and my grades are basically A+s and As, but i got 2 Cs this year, do i have a shot in the best universities?

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Which top universidades can I get in

I'm currently in my sophomore year, and my grades are basically A+ and A, but I got 2 Cs this year, do I have a shot in the best universities?

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3 years ago
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Residential Summer Programs for those under 16?

I was planning on applying to Yale Young Global Scholars Program but then I saw one of the listed requirements of being 16 by the starting date of the program. I am looking for a Summer Program of 3-6 …

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3 years ago
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how do you write a personal essay for college if you dont have a story

I'm trying to write a personal essay but i don't have a story that's interesting enough to make it pop out

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3 years ago
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I think I have a relatively good profile, but when I look at scholarship chances it always says unlikely

I can have a 98% chance of getting accepted, but CollegeVine says that it is unlikely for me to get any scholarships. Why?

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3 years ago
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how do you write a personal essay for college if you dont have a story

I'm trying to write a personal essay but i don't have a story that's interesting enough to make it pop out

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