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What colleges or universities give need based financial aid for international students?

I am from Ethiopia

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Cal poly application portal

Hi,

Sorry this might sound like a stupid question but I cannot, for life of me, find the cal poly application portal on my browser 🤦.. is there anyone who could send a link to it please? Thank you!

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Answer if you know about the UC Application and Dual Credit section!!

So I am trying to fill out the UC application for dual credit and it asks me about units. I'm not sure what units are?? Is it like credits, because I earned 4 credits each during the fall, winter, and …

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Is being a regular editor on Wikipedia a good EC?

Lately I've really been getting into editing the Wikipedia pages for my local area. I'm thoroughly enjoying it and I'm considering branching about more. I know this wouldn't really count as published …

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Shoud I take 4 years of a language in highschool or will 3 years in middle school be enough?

I took French for 3 years in middle school and am planning on taking Spanish for 2 years in highschool. Would that look good on applications?

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Tell recommender which activities?

The teacher from whom I requested a letter of recommendation wants a list of my activities. I did not give her one because I did not want her to rehash what is on my college application. Instead, I wr …

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How do you enter my email

I cannot enter my email since box is grey

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How are "advanced classes" weighed if not honor, AP or IB on college application or GPA.

My school considers classes advanced level and regular level(ex Advanced English, and Regular English) but I am not sure how to interpret that on my college applications for the common app and the UC …

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How important are four years of a foreign language class?

I took Chinese freshman and sophomore year of high school before quitting because of how mean the teacher was. Junior year, I took a semester of French 1 because I was interested in it, but ended up d …

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How do AOs evaluate blogs/personal writing?

So I have a created a personal blog but I am curious on how they would evaluate it as an EC? It isn't a well-known or for that matter known as I can't get it indexed on google and I've tried my hand a …

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Letter of Recommendation on Common APP?

Hi, I am extremely confused on how letters of recommendations work on common app. I have asked two different counselors in my school and they each told me something different. On Common App under "My …

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What can I show the admissions office?

I am an international student and my highschool doesn't provide honor classes, AP classes at all ,and the school doesnt allow the formation of clubs. There are no community colleges that provide cours …

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If I took the SATs and decided to go test-optional, will colleges see how many times I took it?

I was just wondering if colleges could see how many times I take the SATs even if I went test-optional.

Thank you so much!

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What does "GPA on a 4.0 scale" mean (weighted or unweighted)?

I've seen the term thrown around a lot on college websites, prep blogs, and common data sets. I'd have a hard time believing it isn't weighted, but particularly on the CDSs they always top out at 4.0 …

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Score SAT-test

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I took the SAT test on August 29, 2020. I am at the kingtalent bureau and they said the results will be posted on collegevine on September 11. Is this correct? And if so where can I find it?

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I want to study at mit usa I need complete admission process and want scholarship also i need to know is sat required

I have comleted 10th grade ana secure 92%marks ad 1027/1100 now in 2nd year más want to entre MIT in 2021 i also preparing IELTS

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Should I email colleges admissions counselours?

Some people tell me I should but I don't know what to say.

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Improvement in PACT to ACT

So in the single ACT practice test I’ve taken I scored a 21 despite taking the PSAT score which translated to a 26 ACT score. What I’m saying is I have no clear guess on what my PACT or ACT score will …

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how many times should I take tha SATs?

I heard that the amount of time I take the SATs can affect my acceptation percentage. I really want to take it more than once so I can get the score but someone told me it is better to take it only on …

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