Pomona vs UPenn ED concerns
Hey everyone I've been looking at Pomona and Penn for potential ED but have some worries about each of them. For UPenn I guess my only issue is the weather, as I would strongly prefer a warm climate...
View ArticleSummer@Brown 2014 July-August Session
Hi! Decided on making a thread for any of us attending Summer@Brown this summer, specifically the July/August sessions, so we could get to know each other and make the transition a bit less stressful....
View ArticleThe Official Fall 2014 UCLA Transfer Decisions Thread
Decisions are slated to be released next month in "late April." Although UCLA hasn't committed to an exact date as far as anyone here knows, they have historically released their decision date for...
View Articlefinancial aid appeal
Family income is about 180K and asset is in the neighborhood of 300K, is 51000 efc from a css school normal? i dont know whether I should appeal. thoughts?
View ArticleCould the Claremont Colleges eventually become one large research university?
Hello everyone I was just looking up when NYU bought the Polytechnic University and I found out that many great schools were formed from the merger of 2 or more school (for example Carnegie Mellon). So...
View ArticleChasing In-State Tuition as Colleges Tighten Rules
"Services like In-State Angels are trying to help students and parents avoid the high price of out-of-state tuition, but some colleges frown on this." Paying out-of-state tuition is a costly issue many...
View ArticleHigh School Class of 2017
Let's see how many 17ers are on here. I know it's early, but usually high school course selection starts at around this time, so why not?
View ArticleGeneral Claremont Consortium Questions
So, I've been looking into the Claremont colleges recently and I really like the idea of a whole consortium where you can take classes across the different campuses. However, I'm seeking some...
View ArticlePilots don't need windows.
Or a cockpit. Or to even be on the plane, perhaps? And in case of power failure? I can't wait till they decide passengers don't need them either. Airbus has received a U.S. Patent that could literally...
View Article? college decision
After attending summer orientation at the school she will be attending this fall my D feels she made the wrong choice. She did not like anything about the school when she was there. She says she will...
View ArticleYour Bama Brags...don't be shy! :)
Catfan's post in another thread has inspired this thread. (thanks Cat!). I thought it would be a great idea to have a thread where Bama kids/parents can post about great opportunities, research opps,...
View ArticleMerit scholarships for aspiring biomedical engineer!!?
So I'm going to be a senior at a high school in New Jersey next year and am trying to figure out where I should be headed in a year. I want to do biomedical engineering after college and want to finish...
View ArticleGood Schools with Good Financial Aid?
Hi. I am an incoming senior 2015 and was researching good colleges but I wanted to know if any of you know any good colleges that offer good financial aid and merit aid according to my stats: My stats...
View ArticleSuggestions of Reach/Target/Saftey
Asian rising junior at a top 20 in Pennsylvania by USNews GPA: 3.90 (W), 3.63 (UW) School doesn't rank but around 14-15% ACT: 32 w/ writing 5 AP's by the end and 10 Honors. Taken up to AP Calc B/C and...
View ArticleDiscouraging SAT scores...Does my admission REALLY depend on standardized...
So I took the SAT in march without studying and scored a 1700 (550 CR, 560 WR, 590 M) and then a few months later after actual preparation I took it again in June...However, this time I actually scored...
View ArticleCollege Board Section Ranges for Colleges
Okay, I'm sure everybody has looked up specific colleges on College Board's website and looked at the middle 50% range for the SAT sections. I have been looking at them a lot. However, I toured...
View ArticleChances of getting into UC Davis
Hello everyone, I am entering my senior year of high school and would love to see if I truly have a chance at getting into UC Davis. -10-12 GPA weighted: 4.3 non-weighted: 3.9 -Sophomore year I only...
View ArticleParents of the HS Class of 2015
Ok, The thread has been started. I have a class 15 D, very smart, loves languages. Speaks two besides English, the big question now is weather to take Mandarin or French in HS (she is thinking about 2...
View ArticleWorld Cup 2014 @ Brazil
Who else is excited? Discuss away on who you think you going to win? Here's the first set of games: Brazil vs Croatia Mexico vs Cameroon Spain vs Netherlands Chile vs Australia Colombia vs Greece...
View ArticleAny Car Salesmen Here?
Back in "the day" it was said that buying a car should be done at the end of the month. Supposedly that was when the quotas had to be met and you could get better deals. Does anyone know if that's...
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