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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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3 years ago
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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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3 years ago
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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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3 years ago
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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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3 years ago
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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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3 years ago
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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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3 years ago
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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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3 years ago
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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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3 years ago
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English language proficiency requirement

Just want to clarify, as an international student, if I have studied my subjects in English for the past years, I do not have to submit IELTS, TOEFL, etc. as a demonstration of English language profic …

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3 years ago
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algebra in high school

from what i can see my high school does not offer a algebra 1 class, does SM count as algebra?

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3 years ago
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RSI Question

Hi, I was wondering when you apply to RSI, it says 11th grade, but doesn’t specifically say If I’m an 11th grader who will be a 12th grader or a 10th grader going to be a 11th grader.

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3 years ago
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EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES FOR 12TH GRADE

Hey guys I wanna know what are the extracurricular activities, I can do online as an international student for business major. I am currently in 12th grade and I don't have impressive extracurricula …

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3 years ago
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Is it a good idea to self study AP’s?

- sophomore

hi, I wanted to know if self-studying a few AP’s would be doable as a sophomore. I’m taking these classes next year:

Semester 1:

World History H

Pre Calc Trig H

Chem H

(Perhaps) pre-engineering …

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3 years ago
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Extracurriculars check

I am an international student. I am from a small town (it's more like a village) and my school does not offer any AP, IB, or Honors courses but my grades are pretty good so I just wanted to check whet …

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3 years ago
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Help in extracurricular

- rising sophomore

- interested in applying/majoring in Economics and/or Linguistics

I’ve been recently thinking about my extracurriculars and I realize that compared to my twin sister I don’t really …

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