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Admission process

I live in Ethiopia.I am grade 12 student.and I want to get full schoolar ship to one of top universities.i want to definitely study medicine.even though I have potential I don't know how.so I want to …

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How should I describe DECA and BPA on the common app activities section?

Hey,

I was beginning to list my activities on the common app but had a few questions. How should I describe DECA, and should I just copy and paste that for BPA since it was basically the same thing? A …

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College Algebra or Precalc for BS/MD

I’m a junior looking to get into a BS/MD program and I was wondering what math route for me is better. Should I take a college dual enrollment math class that is college algebra and trig or should I j …

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As a junior in HS, should I start getting LoR's?

I'm going into my junior year of high school this year and I was wondering if I should wait to get recommendations or start now. I have a fairly high GPA and am looking to major in either mechanical o …

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If I take the SAT and the ACT do I need to mention both even if I don’t necessarily like one of the scores?

My SAT score is decent and would help with admissions but my ACT is lackluster and since I want to study music I don’t think it’d be that necessary to mention anyways. Thanks for the help.

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Extracurriculars/losing an oppotunity

I have just lost a great extracurricular opportunity with a 4000 dollars scholarship (global citizen year) due to a major miscommunication between the admissions office and I. I have done everything I …

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Advice on studing/schoolwork?

My first semester of high school (last year), I did really poor. My second semester was good, but I'm worried that I'm going to fall back into my old habits. Does anyone have tips on how to stay motiv …

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what are some good extracurricular for cs ?

i have my own game how much will it affect my application (international student)???????

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4 years agoAdmissions Advice
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Can I take the AP exam and take the class on College Board portal if I'm an international student?

In my country, Dominican Republic, we don't have AP classes but we have AP exams center. How can I log in College Board for taking the exam? How many costs to take the exam? Is really important for m …

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About Brown University Admission

Hey so I'am a Senior in High school So far I'm currently taking difficult classes like Ap Chemistry, AP Calc AB,AP Lit, AP Capstone and U.S History.

I know Brown University would look into that and see …

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Do I need a humanities and STEM recommendation?

Hello!

I am in the process of adding my recommenders to my commonapp, but I ran into a snag. At the beginning of summer, I asked my junior year english teacher if he could write my rec letter because I …

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My school is not offering 11th-grade transcripts only issuing a passing certificate

I am an Indian student who is looking forward to applying to the U.S. this year for further studies. Due to coronavirus, my school is not offering transcripts to ensure unbiased behaviour and only pro …

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i want to know how much will ntse and kvpy affect my application ? ?

approx 1 million students give ntse each year and I was ranked 52 (only 1000 students get selected from India andi was among them ).

it is conducted by govt of India

and I was ranked 86 on my kvpy te …

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4 years agoAdmissions Advice
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Are you planning on submitting a standardized test score ?

For the benefit of the younger CV members, I think it would be very useful to share whether you are planning to submit test scores this application cycle.

I think this poll will help other members und …

 
I'm a senior submitting both SAT/ACT test score(s)
12%
 
I'm a senior only submitting an SAT test score(s)
40%
 
I'm a senior only submitting an ACT test score(s)
21%
 
I'm not submitting a test score with my application
25%
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Is The Princeton Review ACT prep book a good one to score good in the first attempt?

I want to apply and get accepted in the top colleges for undergrad degree:)

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Now that the SATs are not required, how will colleges/universities pick students?

Would you reccomend to still do the SATs? Also, what are some of the colleges that still DO require the SATs? I’m especially curious about the Ivy League and high prestige universities like MIT and Ha …

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When do you apply for college/university?

So I’ve been hearing some contrasting things lately; do you apply for college in your juniour year, or senior year? Also, I’m planning on taking IB (and you do the actuall IB programme in your junior …

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4 years agoAdmissions Advice
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Should I apply as a transfer student this Sept. 2021?

I am an intn'l student who did a gap year and might only start college this Oct. If I'd want to transfer before my 1rst academic year ends to a US college should I apply now as a transfer student?

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4 years agoAdmissions Advice
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What exactly is rolling admission? If I don't get accepted, can I still submit again for RD/EA?

Just a bit confused on how rolling admissions work.

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