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View ArticleWhere did your 3.3-3.6 GPA child get in?
Calling all parents who have been through the cycle of the dreaded college application - help for those with less than perfect GPA kids. Admission process takes months and the waiting is going to be...
View ArticleHelp with Match schools with a quarter system
We are continuing to work on a list of schools for DS4. He really likes the quarter systems that Stanford and Northwestern offer. I'd like to find some other schools that offer this system but, might...
View ArticleSAT Score submissions
Hello! My son is submitting his application to Virginia Tech tonight for the early decision application. When he went to the CB website, he saw there were two options for delivery of SAT scores. Since...
View ArticleHas anyone been following the ACT score fiasco?
There is some talk about it over at the ACT board, but apparently most people who took the September 12th test have still not received their complete scores, which is putting some ED applications in...
View ArticleHow do I convince my parents to let me major in what I want? (psychology)
I am currently enrolled as a computer science major. However, I lost my passion for computer science after I took my class First Semester Freshman year. I found out that it was not what i truly wanted...
View ArticleTulane vs Emory
I have a 3.4 GPA (unweighted) and a 33 ACT. I also have a strong why Tulane essay and the counselor has memorized my name and has seen me 5 times. Emory on the other hand doesn't have a counselor in my...
View ArticleNYC Chancellor Farina Announces Free SAT Access
NEW YORK – Chancellor Fariña today announced that New York City will offer the SAT exam free of charge to all students during the school day in the spring of their high school junior year, starting in...
View ArticleIs being a girl/woman interested in engineering a slight hook at all schools?
Or most schools? Or some schools? Or not so much anymore?
View ArticleSon does not like any colleges
So my senior with 3.8 GPA, 31ACT, 7th in class tells us that none of the colleges on his list are places he really wants to go and that most of his friends have colleges they really like while his are...
View ArticleLegacy check process?
Does anyone have any insight into the actual process admissions committees use when a legacy applicant comes up? I understand that different schools put different amounts of weight to legacy status....
View ArticleNeed Help
We had a conference with my daughter's guidance counselor today to go over her final list. It was basically devastating. She has a 3.7 gpa without weighting and a 31 ACT. Her list is The College of NJ,...
View ArticleUConn student rant: Being expelled for serious offenses may not preclude...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=547&v=ovD178AhhSc Reports have stated the student was previously expelled from UMass Amherst for 2 previous similar incidents...including one where he assaulted a...
View ArticleDoes a withdrawing from a class hurt chances?
I enrolled in this class by mistake and was gonna take it next semester. I was gonna drop it during drop/add, but the school website was down for maintenance so I wasn't able to. I was wondering...
View ArticleWhere do smart (high SAT) and lazy (low GPA) kids go?
Where do smart (high SAT) and lazy (low GPA) kids go? D is working on her college list for 2015-16, but we are having difficulties to identify the typical reach/match/safety targets. She is supper...
View ArticleWhy It Makes Good Sense to Save for College Now
Saving for your children’s college tuition won’t hurt their financial aid eligibility as much as many parents seem to think....
View ArticleMinors are useless?
Didn't want to hijack the AP thread, but I notice that the idea of the "useless minor" keeps popping up. So, I have to ask, why are minors useless? I am a freshman advisor and I encourage all but the...
View Article"Getting Really Ugly, Really Fast": Two Thirds Of Recent Graduates Say US...
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-09-29/getting-really-ugly-really-fast-two-thirds-recent-graduates-say-us-college-education [Editor's Note: the subject was also covered by WSJ here:...
View ArticleInternational Baccalaureate - worth the effort?
My son is a freshman in high school (in northern Virginia) and he is weighing the cost/benefits of the IB program vs a more traditional slate of AP and intensified classes. I believe the IB program...
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