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question about the common app

On the common app, it asks whether or not I have taken any courses at a college or university. Doe taking dual credit classes at my school count as that?

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How do I submit Graded Written Paper at Princeton as international student?

Hello,

I am an international student, applying to Princeton University. One of the requirements there is to upload graded written paper from English class. I have one essay I really like, but it is in …

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Are these extracurriculars good if I apply for a managerial/business economics major at top US universities?

I am currently a sophmore at an international school in East Africa. The school I attend is an IB school.

I potentially plan to major in Managerial/Business Economics at top US universities (Harvard, …

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3 years ago
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Do I go test optional

I had taken SAT once and the score was 1400 (780 Math + 620 English). I know that this is not a good score but everyone might be lower this year. Do I report this score to

Here I include the middle 50 …

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3 years ago
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When can you confirm that you are really writing great essays? Cause I'm getting both positive and negative feedback.

I wrote one essay that my Chinese counselor thought it was not so good, but my other counselor, a British, thinks it's good enough. I personally felt unsatisfied about both of their opinions or editi …

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Should I “intern” for a current undergraduate?

Here was the request from a current undergraduate at Harvard: “I’m looking for an intern to look through Harvard Econ lectures to study pedagogy for me. Tasks is to watch 10 minutes of 15 lectures and …

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Can someone tell me whether test optional would be good for these schools?

I only have a 1440 sat. Would it be better to go test optional for Harvard, Columbia, washu in st.louis, and duke?

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3 years ago
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A question about an award application.

So in an essay for a competitive award that I wrote I mentioned being part of a specific ethnic group. As in “as a member of an ethnic group that was...”. Do I need to mention the specific ethnic grou …

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3 years ago
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What (if any) score(s) should I report?

I am trying to decide if I should report my SAT and/or ACT scores to Colby and/or Hamilton. My SAT is 1370 and my ACT is 30.

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3 years ago
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Does having a 'spike' mean that all of your activities have to be geared towards a certain area?

I am interested in medicine because I love science, but I only have four science-oriented extracurriculars and I am not sure how many I would need for a spike.

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3 years ago
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Can I add a new school if I don't see it on collegevine?

I applied to University of Alaska Anchorage and got accepted, so I wanted to add it to my college list, but I don't see it in the options. Is there a way to add a new college?

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3 years ago
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Do geographical demographics affect admission decisions?

Hi,

I was just wondering if demographics play any role in college admission chances? I assume that colleges have quotas they want to fill in terms of geographic diversity, but I don't actually know. Fo …

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How to include research from AP research on application

Is there any way for me to include the independent research work I've done on my application if it was for the class AP Research. Would it count as an activity cause it was technically done for a clas …

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3 years ago
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Essays

Hi, I'm a senior who is really interested in applying to schools out of my home state, but I'm having trouble answering the short responses. I'm currently stuck on the short answer section for all my …

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3 years ago
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How to show not tell?

I'm really struggling with showing and not telling, so how you anyone suggest incorporating it into my essays? Using imagery is not my strong suit especially since what I write about are overall exper …

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3 years ago
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what do i write on my personal statement?

I'm applying to two universities through common app and both the majors are sort of different. one is communication and the other is in arts and design? what do I say on my personal essay to talk abou …

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3 years ago
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What are the expectations to graduating?

I am a Junior and about to be a Senior, I need assistance with my requirements for graduating high school and getting a diploma. I need to know how many credits I need to graduate and what I also need …

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this is what i am planning to do to get into undergrad business programs is this good enough

i am a sophmore so i have time to change what i planning to do

Financial markets and economic blog

intern at a hedge fund or a startup in my state (md)

intern at dept of treasury

student leaders or Americ …

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What are merit scholarships?

What are merit scholarships?

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