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"Held Back" Effect Admission Chances?Answered
I moved to the States from a country that doesn't speak English. So my parents put me back a grade before I started school here. I am a rising junior but was born in the winter of 2006 (I should be a senior right now).
Would schools see how old I am or notice I was put back a grade? And if so, even if it wasn't because I failed, would that negatively affect me?
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• 4 months ago
You should explain this in the "Additional Information" section of your application, and maybe get your counselor to mention it in their LOR! I doubt it'll have any effects on your chances of admission.
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