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Activities Suggestion

A little about me: I'm a 12 grader international student.

What activities could possibly strengthen my application that are possible to be done online? (Any advice would be helpful!)

Activities I've don …

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What activities would be good for an art school?

I'm a junior who's looking to go to a school like MICA or VCU. I'm in NAHS (National Art Honor Society) and I'm thinking of joining the Junior Student Council. What extracurriculars would be good for …

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Can I get into UC Berkeley with a average score of 3.89 (5.0 scale)?

Hello! I'm currently a 10th grader, and UC Berkeley had always been my dream school since 1st grade! I've been working on getting closer to my dream. I haven't taken the SAT text yet nor the PSAT tes …

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Test-optional policy

I am an international student, and I would like to know about the test-optional policy. I live in a small town, and it is really far away from the city where the SATs are conducted (like 7 hrs away). …

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What should I not do when starting my essay.

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Will the following family responsibility be useful to put on my application if I have no other ecs?

Parents owned a restaurant from when I was in third grade to end of ninth grade. Spent all my time after school and weekends there, helping out when needed. Taking orders/restocking stuff/etc.

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Admission Decision Date

Does anyone know when Oklahoma State sends out admission decisions?

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Which ivy league colleges offer dual degree programs for BS &BFA

Am currently in the 11th grade and am considering double majoring in Science and Fine Arts when I get to college so I want to know which universities let you double major in different subjects (ivy le …

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Are merit scholarships considered when you sumbit an application or no?

Is there a certain process or a website like the FASFA to complete? I just keep hearing talk about it closing soon and I don't understand.

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What is the UWC College Application Like

I am planning to the IBDp at a UWC, so can anyone guide me on what exactly the process is like and give me some tips on how to boost my application. I will be applying through the Indian national comm …

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What universities should I aim for?

-I have a 3.9 GPA am going to have taken 4 AP 2 honors 2-3 duel enrollment and am aiming for at least a 1250 on the sat.

- I was on the dance team my 10th grade year, was asked to compete in the govern …

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Applying to different major at mit

I plan on applying to aerospace engineering at first. I have a lot of stuff in humanities e.g. national team debater. Do you think I’ll have more chance if I apply for something like polsci for MIT? M …

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What are some things that look good for colleges that I can do online after school?

I don't have a way to do extra curriculars right now or volunteer so how can I get volunteer hours online?

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would it be smart to major in accounting then possibly go to law school?

I am a little worried to major in accounting because math isn't my best subject, but I need to have nice job options right after college. I am also worried to major in accounting because my GPA could …

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US NEW & WORLD REPORT COLLEGE RANKINGS - Liberal Arts Colleges

If you are interested in college rankings, here the top Liberal Arts Colleges according to 2022 ranking list.

College Name 2022

Williams College 1

Amherst College 2

Swarthmore College 3

Pomona College 4

Wel …

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Do you get the credit for a AP class if you pass the test?

I'm taking a dual enrollment class that offers to take the AP test. If I take and pass it, can I put that on my college application for courses? Or would I just put it in my test scores section?

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2022 US NEWS COLLEGE RANKINGS - National Universities

To my cohorts that care about rankings, these came out today. I added the Admit rates from last cycle that I know of.

1. Princeton 3.98%

2. Columbia, Harvard, MIT (TIE) 3.66%, 3.43%, 4.01%

5. Yale 4.62%

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how do i explain serious grade deflation?

Hi, I'm an international student applying to college this year. I think I'm not too bad of a candidate, with a SAT of 1540, solid extracurriculars, and good essays (so far lol).

The only problem thoug …

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I feel dumb

Im not the best test taker, nor studier and im nervous about the SAT. I'm aiming for at least a 1300 my junior year and 1390 senior year but I'm really lost in what to do. What are some recommendation …

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Will a 0 credit summer course show up on my transcript

I'm in 10th grade currently, and in 9th grade, I took Spanish 2 instead of Spanish 1. This was due to me completing a summer course that was supposed to be strictly just a pass or fail to take Spanish …

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