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college
Posted Sunday October 7 2007, 5:50 pm
I am looking to get a college scholarship. My family is middle class and with two children, is in no position to pay for 2 full college educations. I take school very seriously for that simple reason.
I'm in advanced placement (AP) and Honors level classes. Presumabely in the the top 10% of my class.
Participated in extracurricular activities like the yearbook committee (3 years), newspaper club (3 years), student council (3 years), field hockey (3 years), creative writing courses (3years)
Have around 600 hours of community service in hospitals, homeless shelters, state forest clean-ups, etc;
job experience in waitressing, and at a local store for the past 4 years.
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is a 3.95 weighted gpa bad?
Posted Wednesday October 3 2007, 10:17 pm
honestly
is a 3.95 weighted gpa bad?
i dont know if i can apply to schools like nyu with it
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purdue university
Posted Wednesday October 3 2007, 6:40 pm
what the heck:
http://www.purdue.edu/Admissions/Undergrad/applying/crit_freshmen.shtml#chart1
what do they mean by semesters we have taken? i have taken all four years of language arts in high school.. how could i have taken 8? over the summer???
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Posted Wednesday October 3 2007, 6:36 pm
if a college/university doesnt mention essay or recommendations does that mean they dont care about them?
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UCAS personal statements!!
Posted Tuesday October 2 2007, 5:26 pm
Hey
Ok i need help and advice...im currently filling out my application for UCAS and im kind of unfamiliar with the system cause i live in ireland...Im applying for medicine and i have no idea what they are looking for and what you are meant to put in the personal statement??liek how do you explain them your mitives for wanting to study medicine??
Can anyone help here??
Thanks a mil!!
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Pediatrics
Posted Monday October 1 2007, 11:36 pm
OK I know It is really early to be worried about this but here goes. I am currently 15/f (freshman) and my goal career-wise is to be a pediatrician like in a hospital. I have been searching everywhere to figure out what i need and what classes and everything but i am not good at college searching so I need some help -- you know what they say, start early! So anyways. I am hoping to got to University VA for undergrad and for med school as well. Is there like a chart or something of what scores I need to be in the range of for SAT's, ACT's, etc. as well as what courses I need to take in high school and college? I really feel like I should be getting started on all this stuff. am I like paranoid or something?! Thanks alot! Also if it helps I want to minor in college Spanish.
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Applying to Rutgers
Posted Sunday September 23 2007, 4:14 pm
if rutgers online app asks for:
Cumulative high school grade-point-average (GPA)
is it unweighted or weighted? they dont specify!!!
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difference
Posted Saturday September 22 2007, 4:09 pm
what's so different about college as opposed to high school besides going away and living on your own?
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"postmarked" by a specific date
Posted Friday September 21 2007, 9:50 pm
if a college wants an app to be "postmarked" by a specific date what exactly does that mean for me?
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unweighted gpa
Posted Friday September 21 2007, 9:01 pm
do colleges only want your unweighted gpa?
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common application personal essay
Posted Tuesday September 18 2007, 9:56 pm
Discuss some issue of personal, local, national, or international concern and its importance to you.
Indicate a person who has had a significant influence on you, and describe that influence.
Describe a character in fiction, a historical figure, or a creative work (as in art, music, science, etc.) that has had an influence on you, and explain that influence.
A range of academic interests, personal perspectives, and life experiences adds much to the educational mix. Given your personal background, describe an experience that illustrates what you would bring to the diversity in a college community, or an encounter that demonstrated the importance of diversity to you.
Topic of your choice.
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NYU
Posted Tuesday September 18 2007, 6:44 pm
for the app it says:
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Please use this page for any additional information that was not captured within your application. If you feel you've already provided us with sufficient information about yourself, you need not add anything here.
is it better to send something or no?
im going for a science-y major. i wonder if i can send a work of art.
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help please
Posted Monday September 17 2007, 8:25 pm
what are some social science courses i can take in university and where will it lead me? like what jobs are there...please be specific and only answer if you know your stuff thanks..i just have a ton of pressure and i wanna get things right thanks again
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Probably better geared towards the older of the bunch...
Posted Sunday September 16 2007, 10:11 pm
Hi,
It's my junior year and I'm getting ready to narrow down my college search. Right now, Boston University, Oberlin (in Oberlin, Ohio), and USC (University of Southern California, located in downtown Los Angeles) are my top 3 choices, in reverse order.
My cumulative GPA is like 3.6, but since I'm taking 2 classes that count for AP credit this year, my guess is that my cum. will go up to a 3.8 or 3.9, weighted. I know that puts me in the bottom GPA range for these schools, though, but I think that my extracurriculars, incredibly strong leadership, and community involvement make up for that. At least that's what the USC rep told me at a college fair yesterday. My P-SAT scores were all between 540 and 600, als...
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newport rhode island
Posted Saturday September 15 2007, 7:25 pm
what are some good colleges in newport rhode island that are good if you want to go in the medical field, mostly a pediatrician, or nursing? thanks.
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When sending in applications.
Posted Friday September 14 2007, 6:23 pm
To those who actually have experience with sending in college applications, I have a question.
I planned on doing all of my applications online, paying for them and everything.
My application for UNC CH requires a teacher recommendation. I already have the teacher writing it, but I was wondering how it works with me sending it in. She said that she would put it in a sealed envelope and give it to me and then I would send it in with my application, transcript, and counsilor recommendation.
So, if I'm doing my application online would I just send these three things seperately (in the same envelope, just without an application)?
If so, how would that work. If not, what would I do?...
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helpp
Posted Thursday September 13 2007, 5:24 pm
what are some social science courses i can take in university and where will it lead me? like what jobs are there...
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TCU Real Life
Posted Thursday September 13 2007, 2:40 am
Texas Christian University - I've sewen the website, I've done the research. Now I need real life experience - do you know anyone who's been there? Do you go there? Anything i should know? Do you like it? Do you know anyone who doesn't like it - why?? Is it a good school academically? What about social stuff? Is it hard to get in? What kina GPA & SAT scores do I need? What do they want to see on an application form??
THANK YOU FOR ANY INFORMATION YOU'VE GOT!
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transfer student (current freshman)
Posted Wednesday September 12 2007, 12:23 pm
i am a freshman in college and i am looking to transfer next year [entering fall 08] to a school out of state. i need my high school transcript to apply and it said on the application instructions for transfers to send my sat scores, application and fee, and hs/college transcript to the school. my question is, do i contact my high school and get my transcript sent to me? to directly sent to the school from my high school? also, the same for my current college? im so confused about this. any help or extra advice would really be appreciated!! =)
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university
Posted Tuesday September 11 2007, 6:47 pm
can someone please please tell me what some programs related to social sciences are? and as well as some details about it, like what i need to get into them and where i can go after im done. ( im in canada, ontario, ....toronto by the way) im dyingg and im so confused and theres just too much pressure on me right now...
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