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Which transcripts are considered

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I am an international student from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. I am taking a gap year after having completed the IB Diploma Programme. I have my final grades from the IB and so, my question is, what …

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Don't get fooled by low EA admit rates for some schools like Tulane!

This article appeared in my feed today and I was taken a back that Tulane's EA admit rate has dropped to 10%. That is 2 to 3 times lower than last year early rates at school like Williams, Amherst, No …

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Advice on schools for ED2

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I am an International Student from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. I am currently on a gap year and I am applying to universities in the States for engineering and economics. For my high school, I took t …

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Where to place my senior secondary leaving Examinations

On the senior secondary Leaving Examinations section of the common app, I am only allowed to put in one subject and grade for each leaving exam. However, I did nine subjects under one exam. So how am …

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My Schools grading system is really hard. Will Universities take this consideration?

I am in 9th grader in the Caribbean. I want to study in the United States. My School has a really hard grading Scale. For example, 80% is a C. Will Universities take this into consideration?

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Extracurricular essay topic

I'm on my way to editing final drafts. But I am stuck! Do I write about sports, that I coach and started a club in my school, Or write about my independent medical research/study? I am trying to answe …

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Extra Circulars.

I want to take computer science as my major when I apply for a university. I have built some websites. How can I list that in my application?

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Writing the common app essay about transferring high schools

Hi everyone,

So I'm completing the writing parts of my Common App and I'm an international student who transferred high schools. First-year of secondary school I did in Brazil in a small independent sc …

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National Merit Commended Scholar?

So I just got my PSAT/NMSQT score back, and it was a 1440 with a selection index of 216, which is just a few points below the predicted cutoff for my state. Does anyone know anything about the Nationa …

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Concentrating extracurriculars

Hi,

So I do a ton of extracurriculars, but they're all very random in comparison to each other. My major extracurriculars are as follows:

Debate - I placed 3rd at nationals

Sailing - Competing on a natio …

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My friend is helping me with my resume and told me I need better keywords about myself and my past job .

In today competitive job market, recruiter and leveraging technology to maximize their time. Many search Resume electronically using recruiting management software online job board's and Resume.

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Where does collegevine get its notification dates?

It says that UChicago comes out on the 15th and MIT on the 20th? Are these predictions or do they know something I don't?

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Indiana University petition essay to Kelley School of Business

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I'm applying to Indiana University as a business major. As I didn't achieve the SAT score required to get into the Kelley School, I will ask for a petition, which is another way of getting into Ke …

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can i still go straight to university even if i have to do summer school?

i’m a junior in high school

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College Board NPC Siblings Question: Include Self or Not

I thought I always understood this but now having doubts.

When you use an npc hosted by college board, as many colleges do, there is the question of number of siblings in household.

I always thought thi …

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Are AP and Honors classes vital when it comes to getting accepted in colleges?

Hey I'm a Junior from the U.S. and I haven't taken any AP classes yet. My school requires to have taken at least 1 AP or Dual Enrollment class and our regular classes are at honors level, but is takin …

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Im stuck…

My semester is basically as my first out of two semesters for my junior year… This year has been really tough especially coming out of hybrid learning. I was an all A student and some Bs but this year …

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Looking for a Supplement scholarship program

Hi everyone, I am currently applying to several colleges and my dream ones don't fulfill my financial needs. And in order to complement these needs I am looking for a merit scholarship programs. Are t …

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