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Do I still have a shot of getting into tier one schools if I'm taking dual enrollment courses?

My school does not provide any AP courses. However, they do have a program in which we can take classes at our local community college and in our senior year- at a university. I'm still taking a rigor …

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Good LOR Examples?

My teachers have asked me to provide them with an outline for a letter of recommendation which they will then modify as per their thoughts. Is there some good LOR repository I could refer to for writi …

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Can I put Cambridge ICE Certificate in Common App Honors section?

So I have a Cambridge ICE Certificate (International certificate of education). It can be obtained in a similar manner to AP International Diploma. They need you to do subjects from different groups a …

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What course level is CBSE on common app?

I am an Indian student studying under the CBSE pattern of education. We don't have any specified 'course levels'. What am I supposed to fill in the adjacent section that demands the same? Do I simply …

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How to delete this account?

How do I delete this account? I wanted to use it earlier but I haven't been doing so lately and want to delete it. However, I don't see any way of doing so, can someone please help me out?

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Should undecided students pick a study on their application they think is interesting or just select undecided?

Is it better for students to declare the are of study they want to go into or just mark undecided? Which option is the better path for students who don't know what they want to study but do know they …

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Early Decision

What is the difference between ed, ea, and rea? which one is binding?

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What should students write for "organization name" if they have self driven activities entered onto the Common App?

I am a senior in high school. I was filling out the "Activities" section on the common app and thought of this while filling out the application. For example: if someone did something on their own/ wi …

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Can I write my Commonapp essay in the format of a newspaper article?

Hi! I am a senior at a large public high school. For my Commonapp essay, I would like to do an unconventional structure. That being said, I was going to attempt to write my essay with a big headline a …

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ED JHU

My Johns Hopkins chances are 33-45% according to CollegeVine. How would that change if I applied early decision. (Not a chance-me because I can't find this information from the chancing calculator). W …

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Hello! I´m brazilian and want to know more about financial aid

Hi, I´m from Brazil. It's possible for me to get financial-aid? If so, where and how can I apply for it?

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Anthropology ay UT Austin - How is it?

So I am just going to keep this question short - How is UT Austin's undergraduate anthropology program (specifically bio. anthropology)? I am thinking of applying this year and it seems like a really …

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Is applying to the Schreyer Honors College worth it when Penn State is my safety?

This year I am applying to 6 colleges, with Penn State Main being my safety. I hopefully will get into one of my other top colleges, but just in case, should I put in the effort to apply for the Schre …

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Hello! I'm brazilian and want to know more about how to fill my grades and GPA in the application

The grade sistem in Brazil is different so it´s kinda complicated to fill this part. If possible l´d like some tips about the whole filling process too. Thanks!!!

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Any extra-curricular or competitions that you can recommend to me?

Hello, I am a sophomore. My interest is math, science, and writing. Do you know any clubs, extra-curricular activities, or competitions that are related to these fields? I feel like I don't have enoug …

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Grade Inflated or deflated?

Hello, I'm an international student and planning to apply to universities in the US.

I'm a senior already.

I want to pursue the medical track and of course, part of the important things I need to apply …

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Will getting a good grade in a class cancel out a bad grade

So more specifically, I received a B in precalculus honors during my sophomore year, but I took AP Calculus my junior and received an A+ (97). I also received a 5 in the exam. So I was wondering since …

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What to do if all of your documents aren't ready for application deadlines?

I am going into my sophomore year in South Africa, and I was wondering what to do if all my documents aren't ready yet. Our curriculum and term/semester time dates aren't the same. It says in the appl …

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Does this count as a spike?

I´m in 9th grade and was just wondering if this counts as a spike or if itś impressive. I made an application, a passion project that was promoted by 5 school districts. It aims to help students with …

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Financial aid

Hi there,

In respect to financial aid, are there instances were a student puts their EFC and gets a lower EFC by the college. What I'm saying is, do colleges reduce your EFC if they feel it's too high …

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