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How can I improve my chances into getting into a top film school for directing/screenwriting? (USC, NYU, etc.)

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AP/Honors student

4.0 gpa

I plan on: attending summer camps, starting a film club, making short films, starting a film podcast (if anyone ca …

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My Recommender Never Submitted My Recommendation Letter And I Got Rejected

I applied to NYU and my English teacher agreed to write and submit a letter. I even followed up with her. Turns out she never did which means my application wasn’t completed. Is there is anything I ca …

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Any competitions/contests or remote programs ECs for STEM majors (mainly engineering/compsci) that are still open?

Any competitions/contests or remote programs ECs for STEM majors (mainly engineering/compsci) that are still open? I already have pretty strong ECs, I'm just looking for more opportunities to add.

Tha …

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Wesleyan Class of 2026 Acceptance rate falls to 13.86% from 19.32%

In 1 cycle, Wesleyan's admit rates dropped about 30%, in large to almost getting an additional 20% in applications.

This year they received 14521 applications and accepted 2013 for their freshman clas …

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NorthWestern Class of 2026 Admission Rate is 7% up .2% from 6.8% last year.

Although NW received a record 51554 applications vs 47174 last cycle, it admitted almost 400 more incoming freshman than last cycle.

Since they had a yield rate of 52% for the Class of 24 and a yield …

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Advice on how or where to learn good methods of application essay writing?

I am starting the process of writing and thinking about college application essays and was wondering where I can find things to include vs what not to. Also, what makes a good application essay.

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Scholarships

I am currently a junior in high school and will be a senior next year, my parents keep telling me to start applying for scholarships as soon as possible. They are telling me to apply for as many as I …

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TUFTS drops below 10% admit rate to 9.0% for the first time in history.

This cycle the Tuft admission office received 34880 applications and just accepted 9.0% vs 11.43% last year.

This marks the first time Tufts has broken through the magical 10% acceptance rate barrier.

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Vanderbilt's Class of '26 overall admit rate falls to 6.1% from 6.7% last year

These are the stats for Vanderbilt's 3 rounds of applications

ED1 - 650 admits out of 2700 for a 24.07% ED1 rate

ED2 - 250 admits out of 2407 for a 10.33% ED2 rate

RD - 1964 admits out of 41610 for a 4.7 …

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BOSTON UNIVERSITY admits 14.1% vs 18.3% last year, failing to curb enrollement targets

In last month's Daily Free Press, it was stated that BU wanted to curb enrollment at 3200 but ended up enrolling 4011 or 811 more freshman for the Class of '25 vs Class of '24.

https://dailyfreepress.c

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TULANE's CLASS OF '26 acceptance rate is the same 10% as last year.

Even though official numbers are not out, this newsletter spills the beans and states that Tulane received about 42000 applications (vs 45517) and that they are going to accept about 10% this year (vs …

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EMORY RESULT IN - EMORY drops to 10.66%, EMORY OXFORD drops to 14.38%

This is a huge surprise because in the past couple cycles Emory was struggling to be competitive with say Tulane, USC, WashU. Now they have dropped to the "uber"-competitive category of near-elite col …

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CV will take away your 20 Karma Points for Accepted Answers if an CV Expert request is made.

Did you know that if you get 20 Karma Points for having the best accepted answer, you are still at risk of losing the 20 points if the poster makes a request to have a CV expert answer the question af …

 
I think CV should reverse this policy
54%
 
I think CV should continue with the policy
14%
 
I think CV should make a new policy like split the karma 10/10
19%
 
I don't really care since I don't answer questions.
12%
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What are some examples of good community service and how do I get involved more?

I'm a junior currently and feel as though I need to do more for community service. I just don't know where to start or how to even "log" my community service. I do most of service through BETA but oth …

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Ucla Nursing (Chancing)

Hi!! I'm an upcoming junior applying to UCLA SON. what do you think my chancing would be and if you were on an admission team would you accept this? I'm also a Canadian high school student so most of …

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How to prepare for college applications as a somewhat average student?

I am a junior in high school and I have an unweighted gpa of 3.9, barely any extracurriculars and no AP classes (though I applied to take 4 in senior year).

I want to major in computer science and I k …

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Golfing in College

I need to know how much colleges expect out of a d1 golfer. I have been doing well in school with around a 3.5-3.8 GPA each year. I could drop some classes for my senior year and focus more on golf. W …

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How long should I wait for an admissions consultant to respond?

Hey, my name is Caitlin, and I'm curious as to how long it usually takes for an admission consultant to respond to my message I sent. I realize that they are extremely busy, but I'm anxious for a resp …

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What’s a better way to study for test and quiz’s

Please give out tips

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What’s a better way to study for test and quiz’s

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