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Prerequisites

Hello!

I am currently a senior and I plan on going into nursing.I was just wondering if anyone knew where to do free courses online that can get me certified for my prerequisites that's through a colle …

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International student

Hi!! Should I apply early? As an international student I cannot afford college, but some universities offer financial aid. I wanna know too if I don't get any scholarship or grant, do I have to go to …

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How early should I apply?

I'm doing early graduation because I have enough credits, and I was wondering how early should I apply to a college? I got accepted into Lake Sumter, but I have to apply for UCF, and I needed help fig …

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How strong are my chances for the following schools?

Baruch college

Howard university

Umass Amherst

UConn

Hampton university

I have a 3.5 gpa with a 1090 sat score with 6/7 strong extra curriculars 5 ap classes and 250 community service hours and I’m goin …

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Is it okay to have my main personal essay about my experiences of racial discrimination?

I am afraid that is a very common essay topic that might make colleges bored. Should I still write about it? Also any extra advise on what to add to the essay to make it stand out more?

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How do I figure out the unique qualities of a specific school?

I am trying to write the UMICH Why Us? Essay and am having a hard time figuring out some UMICH-specific qualities that match with who I am. How do I find this out? Planning to double major in Financia …

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3 years ago
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Accidentally wrote Common App essay on the same topic as a classmate. Worth rewriting?

Here's the situation:

Over the last month, I've been working on my Common App essay, and I've written about board games and how playing games with my family has helped me bond with them and taught me b …

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Should I apply to the ivy league if I had one really bad trimester that brought my overall GPA down?

Basically my school is trimester based instead of semester based, freshman year I had like a 3.86 GPA average(unweighted) and sophmore 1st tri I did good but then I did HORRIBLE the next tri, I got a …

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How do institutions review 'suspicious' recommendation letters?

My teacher did not have an email so I created one for him yesterday. It's a Gmail account. I was trying to apply to a pre-application program and had to submit a LOR. There, it was written-

"Use your r …

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how do athletic scholarships work?

i'm a junior and i wanted to start diving and do it competitively. i wouldn't mine getting like a small scholarship for it but how does that work?

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3 years ago
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How to submit a letter of recommendation from to colleges

Can you submit a letter of recommendation before you apply to colleges?

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3 years ago
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Award suggestion

Just found my award (school level) for creating an article in wikipedia (not translated existing but created my own) that is related to my intended major (astronomy/astrophysics). Should I mention it …

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Application Fee Waivers at Fordham

I’m an international student applying in the upcoming cycle and I got an email from Fordham saying that they waived my application fees of $70. Obviously, that’s great, but I was just wondering if thi …

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3 years ago
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Virginia Tech and Theater Program

Hello! I’m considering going to VT to major in chemistry and was also interested in perusing theater as a hobby/ elective in college. Does anyone happen to know about the theater program at Tech and h …

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I'm wondering how to join prestigious clubs outside of school? What are some good ones?

I'm a junior in high school who loves history and biology...( I scored a 5 on my AP World History Exam last year). Are there any competitions I could take place in that maybe specialize in these speci …

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Can I get into the school even if I don't have physics in my transcripts?

Because of my hectic schedule, I was unable to fit physics into my schedule, and I know it is not only required in a lot of schools to have 4 years of science (especially if you are going into medical …

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3 years ago
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Does Attendance in High School Have an Impact on Admissions Acceptances?

Does having perfect attendance such as never being absent or tardy have any impact on college admissions consideration?

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3 years ago
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What do I about my course rigor

I’m a junior who wants to apply to tops schools my senior year my top choice is UPenn rn my school offers de and ap classes 12 Ap no more than 8 I was planning to take 4 Aps but nobody sign up for the …

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Does the time of taking a class effect how rigorous college admissions officers see it?

I'm taking APUSH as a freshman, is this seen as more impressive than taking it as a junior or senior, or does it really not matter to them.

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Advice for writing a college essay

I am going to be a junior this year and was wondering if anyone had any good advice on writing college essays. I have no idea where to start and was looking for some help or guidance. I am looking to …

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