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Is Horizon Research Academy reliable?

Hey! I have applied for a research programme at Horizon Academic And I have an interview today. Is it reliable? Would it be a great addition to my application? How much importance would it hold on my …

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I have studied in two schools so should I put 3 recommendation letters from each school in application?

or just put 3 recommendations combined?

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Is my UMICH essay topic too cliche?

I am stuck on UMICH's first essay prompt about being a part of a community. I couldn't think of any until I thought of my own Indian American roots and conflicts. But upon further searching, it seems …

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I have studied in two schools so should I put 3 recommendation letters from each school in application?

or just put 3 recommendations combined?

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5 years agoAdmissions Advice
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I have studied in two schools so should I put 3 recommendation letters from each school in application?

or just put 3 recommendations combined?

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When should I start applying?

I'll be starting my senior year soon and I'm graduating June 2022 so I was wondering when would be the best time to apply to receive feedback in time to prepare for fall 2022?

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Can I boost my GPA from 3.3 to a 3.9 in two years?

I messed up pretty bad my first two years of high school. About 3 years ago, I moved and things started to go south for me educationally. I started vaping and skipping classes and because of that my o …

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Will applying to a school that is less known/popular for my major increase my chances for getting into that school?

Hi,

I am majoring in Biology and I’m doing college searching. I know for example a school like Stony Brook has a lot of its students in Biological and Biomedical Sciences, but what if I applied to a sc …

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Universities or colleges in the southwestern area with good engineering programs?

I am a freshman in my school's engineering program. I am trying to consider my options for schools within and outside of my state.

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What scores should I list on common app?

I want to go into Business.

AP World History 4

AP US History 2

AP Microeconomics 2

AP Macroeconomics 3

I feel like I should just list APWH and Macro but want to ask for advice.

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The confusing WHY MAJOR/SCHOOL essay

Just an example, I am writing my Cornell supplemental essay (and I'm applying to the arts and sciences school) and I wrote a lot about the development of my academic interests in pretty chronological …

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AP Classes

Context: I am a senior. I took 3 AP classes (BIO, US History, and CSA) in Junior year, and I am taking 4 (U.S. GOV, STATS, CHEM, and Physics) in senior year. My school offers AP classes to Junior and …

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What to do when colleges require two parents to apply for aid and I only have one

Recently, I've been filling out net price calculators to find out if the colleges I'm looking at are affordable. When I was trying to fill out Princeton's, I noticed that in order to apply with only t …

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Do I have a shot at UPenn?

UPenn is my top choice right now as it has the best business program and I am planning to apply there ED. My current stats (as of the end of junior year) are: 3.8 UW, 4.6 W GPA 33 ACT and lots of extr …

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SAT issue

My parents prohibited me from taking SAT because my health is really bad (severe heart and blood pressure problems cause of which is still not found), I once got Covid-19 and it was a nightmare and Co …

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(Not really sure this is the right community) I am just wondering, when and how do I start signing up for scholarships?

Hi, I am a sophomore, but I always like to be decently prepared. So I wanted to know when should I start applying for scholarships? And how do I start?

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can i take some AP courses during my application

my high school didnt offer any AP courses,i just found out that AP courses increases admission chances.Can i start taking some AP courses during my application,even though i cant report the exam score …

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What type of extracurriculars should I be looking for?

Hi, I am a sophomore just starting out my year and I have been slowly realizing I don't have any extracurriculars. At most I have 1 or 2, so I was wondering what I should really be looking for. I want …

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Unc of chapel Hill has two parts of the supplemental essay

If any one has seen the supplemental essay, there are short answers and fill in the blank responses. I don’t know if we have to do both of them?

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