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Financial Aid

Hi, I am an international student applying to colleges this fall and wanted to know when to submit the CSS. Any insight will be appreciated:)

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What do I do if I can't find my field of interest by the time I am applying to college.

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How do I know what rating did my peer review on other people's essay get?

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How to get SAT and GPA requirement for individual college in my list?

I selected few college based on my preference but cannot fine the SAT and GPA need for those colleges.

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Physics class

Hello.. my daughter is a junior this year.. i was wanting some help regarding the physics class ...when is a good time to take physics. The class in junior year is AP Bio, AP Lit, Trig honors, spanish …

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REA and Honors Program Crossover

I want to apply REA at a private university. At another private university, I am applying to the Honors Program, which means I also have to apply early. Is this allowed? (Princeton REA and Villanova E …

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How much does SAT score matter?

I had to give my first attempt of the SAT back in May, but it got cancelled due to the COVID pandemic. I got a 1250 in the August SAT (560 English/690 Math). I screwed up the reading section, got a 23 …

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What are my chances?

I'm planning to apply early decision to Mount Holyoke. I have heard that applying early decision can help your chances of getting into a school but I'm also applying test optional because my scores ar …

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due to Covid i have less Extracurricular activity. Is it ok?

i was in my junior year of high school when Covid started and i had many plans for extracurricular activities but because of Covid everything just got ruined. But i still managed doing 1-2 activites.

i …

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College Experience essays

How do you tackle prompts that ask what you are looking forward to doing at college, without sounding too cliche? i see 'Starting clubs or joining clubs' in most examples. i understand that if it is a …

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I am a high School freshmen. I want to participate in science based competitions. But most are for US students.

I am passionate towards Research in Science, Art, Reading. I want to be a good applicant for MIT, Harvard, Stanford etc. I am from India.

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Hey I gave the Sat this August and I got a 1450. 710 EBRW and a 740 Maths. Should I submit this to Ivy League schools?

I want to major in engineering

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Sending SAT

Should I send a 1430 SAT to Cornell? I worry that since my goals are more stem oriented that a 670M/760RW might not look the best.

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Should I retake the SAT?

In the spring of Sophomore year, I scored a 1480 (800 Math, 680 English), but this past August (before junior year), I scored a 1380 (710 Math, 670 English). My goal is to get a 1520+ superscore and m …

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Should I mention I won international level awards in middle school on college apps ?

I used to go to an abacus learning institution called UCMAS which taught how to do arithmetic operations (upto 4 digit numbers) on an abacus and in your head, and they held competitions at state, nati …

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Seniors, what has been your college campus visit experience?

This summer we had some COVID-19 relief as compared to last summer. For the benefit of younger members, can you vote on what you did to fulfill visiting the campus of the schools you are applying to? …

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I visited all or most of the schools I'm applying to
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I visited more between 1/2 and 3/4s of the schools I'm applying
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I relied on VIRTUAL/YouTube tours & Brochures
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Application ...

I am an international student , so the university I am applying for has released its application but not the common-app , so should i wait for common-app or not...(Note I am planning to apply for only …

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If you don't get into your dream college, consider re-applying as a transfer.

Remember that whether you get accepted is not a reflection of your worth or your talents and abilities but an accounting issue since colleges are a business. Sometimes they only have room for 1 chess …

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How many DE classes should I say I've taken?

I've taken 6 year-long DE classes. At my high school they count as 1 class each, but the college counts them as two classes (one a semester). Should I put that I took 6 or 12 duel enrollment classes o …

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School profile school report international student

I'm an international student, my school doesn't have a CEEB code. in the school report my counselor is asked to attach a school profile. What it is?

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