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Would a school rescind admission over a change in courses?

I submitted my College match application this week. I do dual enrollment al my local community college. On the application, I said I was taking 3 AP courses (Lit, Geo, Env Sci) and that next semester …

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What are my chances of getting into University of Maryland as an international student?

Can I get scholarship or financial aid? (with my current profile) I will be appling in JAN 2023

GPA- 3.8 ,SAT-1120 (expected 1350+ in 2nd attempt), senior year, (Indian)international student,

I am also …

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3 years ago
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What are the disadvantages to test-optional applications?

I've noticed that for some colleges applying test options lowered my chances of acceptance. Does anyone know why this is? what are the disadvantages of using test-optional?

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3 years ago
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Do multiple relatives who went to the same college give you a bigger legacy boost?

My son's father, uncle, paternal grandfather and grandmother all attended Harvard. (His grandfather did his graduate work there as well.) Do these five legacy connections (if you count grandpa twice!) …

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3 years ago
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Adding Taken College Courses Onto Common App

Where can I self-report the college courses that I took during my years as a high schooler? There doesn't seem to be an allocated spot for it

Also, can I include my grades from college in the cumulativ …

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3 years ago
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Should I apply to governor's school?

I'm a current sophomore aiming for a T25 university. Should I apply to Governor's school? Will it help with college admissions or be beneficial to me in any way? If I do, I'll either apply for the Med …

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3 years ago
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common app extracurricular

trying to choose a category to put my high school dance team under.

considered a club by the school but compete on the varsity level at high school competitions.

or do i put it under dance?

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3 years ago
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ACT advice

I will be taking the ACT on 21 October, and My scores are in the range of the low 20s.

I have one month to prepare and I am a senior.

Do you have any plans or advice for me? knowing that I aiming to get …

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3 years ago
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Will the NSLC help my chances?

So I attended a 9 day summer program called the National Student Leadership Conference at American University. I am now applying to American University and I was wondering if that experience would hel …

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3 years ago
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GED and Coursework

Hi, so I am a new resident of the US (newly arrived) and I am planning to apply to Ivy Leagues and a bunch of other colleges that are competitive and are highly ranked, I could not finish high school …

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3 years ago
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December SAT

Hi, so i am applying to colleges this year and I am applying all regular decision so most of my college deadlines are early January. I plan on submitting my apps by mid November early December but I r …

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3 years ago
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What is a high school course? Is it a subject(like Math)? Or is it part of a subject(like calculus)?

Hello everyone,

I am an Iraqi student wanting to study abroad. I'm currently working on my Common App. And I encountered a question that asks about the number of courses I took in my most recent school …

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3 years ago
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Self Studying APs

Hi everyone,

I am a freshman who is very anxious about my highschool “career” so I’ve set up a whole 4 year plan for myself LOL. So, here's the dilemma. I know self-studying APs that are already offer …

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3 years ago
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I'm top 28% of my class, on the common app should I click the top 20% or top 30% option?

I'm top 28% of my class, on the common app should I click the top 20% or top 30% option?

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3 years ago
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Activities section of the common app

I have been trying to complete the activities section of the commonapp, but my peers, the internet, and my guidance counselor have been telling me different approaches. For the sections

"Position/Lead …

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3 years ago
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Am I a competitive applicant?

I am a senior in high school and have a 4.43 weighted GPA. I have taken 3 AP's passed all the AP exams and taken 5 college courses at my local community college. I avidly tutor and mentor younger high …

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3 years ago
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Will a Virtual internship increase my chances?

I am an international student who wants to apply for the 2023/2024 session. I graduated from high school this year. Using my WAEC result(it's like the final exam for high school in my country), I have …

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3 years ago
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Does Purdue look at WGPA or UWGPA

And would a 3.78 UWGPA (3.85 WGPA) good enough to get into Purdue?

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3 years ago
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Suggestion for Universities.

I have a G.P.A of 3.9, Sat score of 1350, about average activities, no APs, and no PSAT. Which are the best collages (Computer Science) I can get into. Please, consider giving a reply if you have any …

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