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Do Senior Grades Matter for ED?

I'm planning on applying to Cornell ED. Will my senior year grades matter? Our school does grades on a semester system and my first semester grades won't be finalized until the decision is released. A …

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How should I write 'Why transferred high schools' section on common app?

During my high school life, I attended three different schools. On the common app, there is a section that writes the reason why I left my previous school or why I choose to attend school. What I am w …

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AP/IB and Honors classes

Is it bad that my school does not offer honors or ap/ib classes? Can it greatly affect colleges decisions to accept me?

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Magnet Teacher LoR vs. STEM LoR?

I am a senior preparing for the college application process. I know a lot of colleges highly recommend a letter from a STEM and Humanities teacher, but I have a stronger bond with my magnet teacher (T …

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Act composite vs subscores

Do colleges care more about the composite score on the ACT, or do they focus mainly on the subscores? Also would it make a difference if someone had a 34.5 composite vs someome who had a 35 composite …

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Courses on Common App

Common App requires you state the current courses you are taking in your senior year. As an international student my school doesn't work the same way as it does in the US. We are required to take: sci …

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What colleges or universities give need based financial aid for international students?

I am from Ethiopia

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Answer if you know about the UC Application and Dual Credit section!!

So I am trying to fill out the UC application for dual credit and it asks me about units. I'm not sure what units are?? Is it like credits, because I earned 4 credits each during the fall, winter, and …

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Is being a regular editor on Wikipedia a good EC?

Lately I've really been getting into editing the Wikipedia pages for my local area. I'm thoroughly enjoying it and I'm considering branching about more. I know this wouldn't really count as published …

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Shoud I take 4 years of a language in highschool or will 3 years in middle school be enough?

I took French for 3 years in middle school and am planning on taking Spanish for 2 years in highschool. Would that look good on applications?

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Cal poly application portal

Hi,

Sorry this might sound like a stupid question but I cannot, for life of me, find the cal poly application portal on my browser 🤦.. is there anyone who could send a link to it please? Thank you!

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4 years ago
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Tell recommender which activities?

The teacher from whom I requested a letter of recommendation wants a list of my activities. I did not give her one because I did not want her to rehash what is on my college application. Instead, I wr …

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How do you enter my email

I cannot enter my email since box is grey

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How are "advanced classes" weighed if not honor, AP or IB on college application or GPA.

My school considers classes advanced level and regular level(ex Advanced English, and Regular English) but I am not sure how to interpret that on my college applications for the common app and the UC …

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How important are four years of a foreign language class?

I took Chinese freshman and sophomore year of high school before quitting because of how mean the teacher was. Junior year, I took a semester of French 1 because I was interested in it, but ended up d …

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How do AOs evaluate blogs/personal writing?

So I have a created a personal blog but I am curious on how they would evaluate it as an EC? It isn't a well-known or for that matter known as I can't get it indexed on google and I've tried my hand a …

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What can I show the admissions office?

I am an international student and my highschool doesn't provide honor classes, AP classes at all ,and the school doesnt allow the formation of clubs. There are no community colleges that provide cours …

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Letter of Recommendation on Common APP?

Hi, I am extremely confused on how letters of recommendations work on common app. I have asked two different counselors in my school and they each told me something different. On Common App under "My …

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If I took the SATs and decided to go test-optional, will colleges see how many times I took it?

I was just wondering if colleges could see how many times I take the SATs even if I went test-optional.

Thank you so much!

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What does "GPA on a 4.0 scale" mean (weighted or unweighted)?

I've seen the term thrown around a lot on college websites, prep blogs, and common data sets. I'd have a hard time believing it isn't weighted, but particularly on the CDSs they always top out at 4.0 …

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