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International student-Caltech

Hello!

I am currently a freshman at High school and also an international student. I want to go to Caltech and my interests are in Physics and Math. Can anyone please share their advice as to how i sho …

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How can I start preparing for high school and college?

I am an 8th grader, I have A's and take some rigorous classes in a local college. I also do martial arts and 3 other extracurriculars.

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Should I submit my SAT?

My final SAT score I got was 1380. My top school is the University Of Illinois Urbana Champaign. I have a 3.75 GPA, took 10 AP Classes, and am taking Calculus 3 as a senior right now. I have decent ex …

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Informal Email Addresses

Is it okay if one of my recs uses his personal email? This is for a volunteer org i work for (that doesnt have a domain) and he's been a supervisor who can actually attest to my own work. Any outside …

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Is free tutoring for 7/8 months is meaningful activity for ivy leagues?

Hi, I m rafsan completed high school. I have done free tutoring for 8 months in a poor school besides my tuition for earning after father's death. Is it a meaningful activity for ivy league??

I have ot …

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Reporting Pearson Edexcel grades on Common App [Testing section]

Hi, How should we report Pearson Edexcel IGCSE grades on Common App. There's only an option for Cambridge in the Testing section

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schools to apply to?

heyyy im a highschool senior applying to colleges right now and i feel very stressed out. i am an above average student, but feel very very below average among my classmates.

i have a 4.3W gpa, 1320 sa …

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Extracurriculars for Mech Engineering

I'm a sophomore in high school looking to study Mechanical Engineering once I go on to college. As far as academics go I believe I'm all good but my extracurriculars are lacking. I do a fair bit of CA …

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Choose My Major

I am not the person that will let strangers on the internet decide my life however, I wanted to get non biased opinions on what my major should be thanks in advance. I am a freshman trying to narrow d …

 
Criminal Law
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Business
42%
 
Fashion Design and Merchandising
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What do colleges look for when it comes down to essays, resume, and letter of recommendation?

I am beginning to start my essay and I want to know how i should do my essay, and will this help me get in if its really good.

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SAT vs. ACT; retake?

Hi guys!

I just got my results for my ACT back, with 35 Math/35 Science/36 ELA/36 Reading = 36 Composite on my first try, no studying. But now I'm worried about smth else... For reference, my super sco …

 
Submit ACT Only
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I got a 3.441 currently anyway, I'm a senior, and currently I am taking 1 dual enrollment,

Basically I was cooked from the start cause my bus always brought me to first period halfway through the class till my this year since I can drive now so my first period has always brought my grade do …

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What classes should I be taking in my sophomore year?

I’ve already finished algebra 1 & 2 as well as geometry and had 95+ grade and 100 on each final. Biology and chemistry I had 90+ all year with a 95+ final. In aphug I scored a 5 I am heading into my s …

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How does the SRAR work?

I am filling out my SRAR, and my school only provides rank for the top 10%. If I'm not in the top 10%, what do I put on the SRAR?

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ACT Scores

I'm currently a senior in High school. The first time I took the ACT last year at my school was in May(I'm not used to how the ACT is structured). I received a 14. I recently got my September ACT scor …

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33 ACT?

Hey guys, I just got my September ACT scores, and I'm pretty disappointed. I got the exact same score as my June test, which is a 33 composite (29 math, 35 english, 35 reading, 34 science). I worked r …

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How do I go about asking for letters of recommendations?

Hello!

I'm sure this question has been answered countless times but I wanted a reassuring answer haha.

So I'm currently a senior and I'm starting my application process. I do need to get letters of reco …

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MIT, summer programs, ACT

Hello, I have a question about the ACT range for MIT. I got a 34 composite on the ACT, and I wasn’t sure if it was in the range for it. On CollegeVine, it states that it must be a 35-36, which is quit …

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EFC 15K USD/year, International Student

I am an international student and I really want to attend US colleges. If I get a full ride/100% scholarship, is 15k USD/year enough to cover?

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Is Pass4future AZ-104 Practice Questions Enough for AZ-104 Exam Preparation?

Hi everyone!

I am preparing for the Microsoft AZ-104 certification exam and have been using Pass4future AZ-104 practice questions as part of my study plan. I found these practice questions are really u …

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