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COMMON APP FEE WAIVER

Can an international student who's not a US citizen choose "Your annual family income falls within the Income eligibility guidelines set by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service" in the common app if he …

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Should I email the university I applied to and ask them to not consider my ACT Score?

I am a senior and already applied to the business school, but I realized that my ACT score is on the lower end of their score. My superscore is a 31 and the average ACT for the business school is 30-3 …

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What level award is seal of biliteracy on common app?

Hi, I'm wrapping up applications and am trying to find out what level award is seal of biliteracy on common app? Is it a high school award, regional, or state award?

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Does affirmative action hurt Asians admissions to college?

What is your understanding and does it hurt Asians?

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PLEASE HELP!!—Does anyone have any tips for an outstanding interview? How best to calm nerves? Or what should be worn?

First and foremost, here is a piece of the email I received (just to provide some insightful information):

“This year all one-on-one interviews will be conducted virtually (Zoom, Skype, Facetime, etc. …

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How to write a letter of continued interest?

I was deferred from my top choice school, and am going to write a letter of continued interest. How would I go about this? What is the format? What should I include?

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How do I go back to steps 1,2 and 3 to edit, if im already looking at my school list?

I'm a junior in Highschool and I want go to back into steps 1,2 and 3 to add other activities an update my PSAT scores and look at how I match with schools based on the new information.

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Does the university of California system accept or recognize Global Assessment certificate?

I’m my high school we don’t have IB or AP courses, but we have GAC courses.

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PennState's Scholarship

Hi,

As an international student, I do not know whether I am eligible for financial aid and/or scholarship in PennState.

Can anyone give me some reference? Thanks.

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I am junior and I want to major in psychology what schools should I apply to?

I am a Junior in highschool and my average GPA is a 3.86. I’m taking AP’s, but I don’t have a lot of extracurriculars. I want to major in psychology. What schools would be best? I’ve had trouble findi …

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Where can apply to fund my education?

Hi, I'm a senior in high school. I am applying to a lot of schools and I am looking for ways where I would be able to fund my tuition for college. I am currently considered an international student wh …

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Application Error

On an optional supplement to a fairly prestigious school, I accidentally submitted the wrong draft. The only difference is one or two typos that weren't corrected until the final draft. The submission …

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How Much Will Being Legacy Have An Effect At A High-Acceptance School

My parents both went to Wright State University (Ohio), which has an acceptance rate of about 95%. What, if any, effect will being their child have on my application there? (I'm currently a HS freshma …

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Website with average stats for Colleges

Does anyone know if there is a website that shows the average stats of the people who got accepted into colleges (grades, average ap class, # of years of language, ecs, tests scores)? Specifically the …

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My 11 grade marks are low. Other three years it is above 90%. Will this affect my application?

My child is a gap year student. He has applied this year for undergraduate in engineering. His 11 grade marks are low -64%. He has 94 5 marks in the other three years. Will this affect his application …

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How do I start writing a college essay?

How do I start writing a college essay and what about?

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I’m legacy for UVA, how much would this increase my chances of getting in? Would I have to pay out-of-state tuition?

I’m legacy for UVA, how much would this increase my chances of getting in? Would I have to pay out-of-state tuition?

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How important is the Brown video portfolio?

Hi! I just submitted my application to Brown (it's due tonight), but found out that I also have the opportunity to submit a 2-minute video. This is due in 3 days, but I'm not super worried about not h …

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Can I give AP exams after applying to colleges

I'll be in senior year this year and I'll be applying to colleges in december 2021 or Jan 2022. But can I give AP exams in May 2022 after applying to colleges. And send the exam scores to colleges lat …

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Due to COVID, community svc has been almost nil. How to increase admisssion prospect for international students?

I am in 11th grade. Looking for pre med undergraduate options. Very few community svc options here. So how to make my application better

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