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How I can get financial aid?

I can't afford the fees in Columbia. I will be happy if there is anyone who knows how to get a financial aid. Thanks for attention!!!

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AP Scholar with Honor Award

I took 4 AP tests this past May (2020), and due to my scores (3,3,4,5), I earned the "AP Scholar with Honor Award." Is this award hard to get, or is it equivalent to a "participation" award? Should I …

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SAT essay?

I scored a 1500 on my SAT (1600 is perfect, put me in 99th%), but only scored 16/24 on the essay: Is that a poor essay score? Will it affect my acceptance chances at all?

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Should I write an essay if it is optional?

I am applying for University of Houston and it says that the essay is optional. Should I bother writing it or would it significantly boost my chances?

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How different is a hard target from the reach schools?

I was just looking at the Calculator and wanted to know what the probability would me to get into ivies as they're stated as hard targets for me.

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Results from Collegevines admission calculator

Can you guys tell me your results from using Collegevine's admission calculator? Did you get accepted to your reaches? Hard targets? Targets? Safeties? Please inform me. This obviously applies to last …

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If you make a one word typo in UChicago supplemental essay, should we contact the counselor and correct it?

Is it necessary to contact the counselor and correct the mistake or email the new essay copy. Or is it better to ignore the mistake since the word is not a big deal.

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Does financial aid (FASFA) cover out of state tuition?

I am a senior looking to go out of state, and I'm wondering if I should limit my search to private colleges because I know financial aid will cover it.

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I am not showing off, I need some serious help

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For the family responsibilities section in common app, what should I put as position/leadership description?

I'm just a little stuck on what to say, I described what I did in the other box but I'm not sure what my position would be.

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Should I submit my SAT even if it is below the school's middle 50%?

So my SAT score is 50-100 points below some of the schools that I'm applying to middle 50% score range. My guifance counselor said I should submit my score for scholarship consideration, but I don't w …

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What should I include in the Covid section on Common App

If I had a national competition that I was invited to canceled due to the pandemic, should I mention that in the designated section and if I should, should I just explain what happened or treat it as …

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Google drive

Hi there,

If I have to upload a document via google drive on my commonapp, what access would commonapp have to my documents. Because, google drive said commonapp would have access to all my docs, I'm …

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Please kindly explain the extracurricular activity tiers and their interpretation. (?)

How are the extracurricular activities ranked. Please explain and interpret the tier ranking system you have on the chancing profile.

Thanks!

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what are some basic points to write about in the 'why us' of a school

Hey, could someone help and maybe give some basic points to answer this question with. I don't want a basic haha i love your school because of the football team. I want it so they know I know alot abo …

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My unweighted gpa is a 3.62. What reach schools should i apply too?

I have great extracurriculars, a good essay, good recommendations. I took 3 ap classes and 6 honors classes. As well as i will have taken 10 community college classes by the time i graduate. What are …

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how to write a recommendation letter

My counselor want to write Letter of recommendation.please help him how to write

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Senior secondry leaving examination marks

Which examination marks to mention 10th 11th 12th midterm or protected score?

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Helyx Initiative

I am a blog writer for an organization known as the Helyx Initiative. I write science-related blog posts every month. Becoming a writer is pretty selective and we must send the editor a sample of our …

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SAT Reporting with Essay

Hi, I have taken the SAT a few times. The first was in Nov 2019 as a benchmark. I did not do that well on the test but scored a 19 on the essay. When I took the SAT again, I did much better on the act …

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