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Does sections C to F on the ISFAA ( International Student Financial Aid Application) pertain to both of my parents if they are divorced?

And should I fill out both of my parents in the B section? Keep …

I am an international student applying to Amherst. I want to go with the supplemental essay of submitting a graded paper.

Should I scan the written essay paper or have it typed?

I don't know in what fo …

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Does sections C to F on the ISFAA ( International Student Financial Aid Application) pertain to both of my parents if they are divorced?

And should I fill out both of my parents in the B section? Keep …

Does sections C to F on the ISFAA ( International Student Financial Aid Application) pertain to both of my parents if they are divorced?

And should I fill out both of my parents in the B section? Keep …

Because Princeton doesn't super score the ACT, they would see my highest test score of 33. Not sure if I should report it or not... I have an unweighted GPA of 4.0 and feel pretty good about my essays …

Hello!

I am a high school Junior looking for ways to improve my profile.

My dream schools are Princeton (24%), UPenn (25%), Dartmouth (28%), and UVA (54%+Legacy)

Here are a few things about me. :)

Prospec …

If you want to minor in government, should you take AP Government or just normal government in school?

Can you apply for financial aid after getting accepted to a need-blind school? Or do you HAVE to submit financial aid application with the rest of the application? I know need blind schools don’t care …

Hi! Does anyone know whether it's a good idea or not to include optional creative portfolios with your application? I'm applying to writing/journalism programs at schools like NYU, BU and Columbia, wh …

Added Northeastern (because they have no essays) last minute and haven't requested transcripts or letters of recommendations yet. Does anyone know when these materials can be submitted by at the lates …

Hey! I am currently looking at some colleges and their writing supplement for when I apply next year, and I noticed that some colleges on the prompt asks: please write in between (100-250 words) yet o …

I'm eager to start my high school career off great. I'm in ninth-grade looking for summer programs in Michigan, however, they can be in another state as long as they aren't too expensive. Honestly …

I am currently a senior in High School and I have a 3.8 GPA and my college application has been fairly competitive except for my SAT scores. (I like to think that my essays are pretty good).

I've appli …

I got only 1340 on my December SAT. (Maths-750 Eng -590) cause I didn't have enough time to prepare for it . I only prepared for 13 days. My family is not that strong financially. So I am looking arou …

I've just completed two of my application to two prestigious universities but I realized that on my 'common app' tab, I only list my past AP scores and not my future AP tests. The prompt was to list a …

Should I submit my 1460 SAT (superstore ) to Vanderbilt, Brown, and UPenn? I'm not sure if it would be better to submit or apply test-optional.

The breakdown is 720 English & 740 math.

I am wondering how hard it is to get into decently competitive summer programs, especially in business and leadership (Ex: Berkeley Business Academy for Youth, Wharton summer programs, etc). Is it wor …

Example: working on a project (not completed yet)

Preparing to participate in a competition (has not yet participated)

But have some evidence of work started

Dartmouth’s 25 percentile score is a 1430 (710 reading/writing and 730 math). My highest SAT is a 1420 (720 reading/writing and 700 math) Since my SAT is only ten points lower, should I consider submi …