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@GuaroEl
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 • 4 years ago •
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Can a technical course help me in the application?
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I'm a international student ( Sophomore Year) and i study in a Technical High School with a possibility of taking a internship at Senior Year. Can this Technical Course improve my chances in the college application?

Btw, it is a Highway Engeneering Technical Course.

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@DebaterMAX
905 answers, 734 votes
 • 4 years ago

So so course is transportation engineering are you looking to major in civil/transportation engineering or a similar discipline such as urban planning? If you say yes than it will definitely help as you gain practical experience.

If you are going to study English or a non related major in college it will not help. It may help a little if the program was a selective program but it doesn’t seem to be.

Hope this helps and comment if you need clarification.

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[🎤 AUTHOR]@GuaroEl4 years ago

Hello! The program is selective. The slection is made by 1 written maths test and 1 multiple choice test ( all the subjects).

I plan to take a Economics or Finance major, once a big part of our work is about Budget.

A huge Thank You from Brazil!

@DebaterMAX4 years ago

So is it selective (about 1 out of 2 are admitted or less) or merely an application? As long as you clarify/specify that the internship deals with budget you should definitely get a boost how much I can’t really say. Best of luck!

[🎤 AUTHOR]@GuaroEl4 years ago

It is selective. 1 out 3 are admitted.

@DebaterMAX4 years ago

In that case I’d recommend you specify that it is selective but focus on what you do there not how selective it is.

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