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Easy senior year vs rigorous?

Im choosing to have a job and work this year. Last year i took 2 ap classes, 2 honors, and was struck on how hard it was. Luckily i made it. Now im a senior and planning to take 4 ap classes 1 honors...

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Kind of a stretch, but what are my chances?

I'm looking to transfer into CPP by spring 2015 into the Industrial Engineering program. I'll have my IGETC completed, and will have roughly a 3.2 GPA. One big problem though: I have NONE of the math...

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Man Shoots Pregnant Woman Who Robbed His House

Have any of you heard this story? http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/25/justice/california-slain-burglar-pregnant/ I'm the stereotypical urban liberal elite who abhors guns, would never own one and you know...

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How bad is top 20% rank?

I have a 3.67 UW GPA, roughly 3.8 WGPA. This is because I did not take very many challenging classes first two years of HS (One honors class in soph year, no AP, despite there being the option for me...

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Help me find some target schools?

Rising senior at a catholic high school near New Haven, CT. White male 3.5 UW GPA Will finish high school having taken 5 honors and 2 AP classes (weak point in my application) 1880/2400 or 1210/1600...

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Back to school shopping...

Sorry if this is the wrong thread but its my senior year and i was just wondering how much do yall spend on back to school shopping. About how much on clothes? About how much on supplies? Im just...

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((((::::: chances? help a gal out

Hey guys! It would be great if you could chance me for... HYPS Cornell Hopkins UPENN WashU Northwestern UChicago UVA Bucknell UNC Chapel Cal Poly ..I'm also applying to safeties so I'm good there I'm a...

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Wondering if my act score is good enough!

Hey guys, I'm a rising senior. The first time i took the act, my junior year, i recieved a composite score of 23. As a result, i decided to take it a second time. My goal was a 25 and that's what i...

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Another Student Murder at USC

http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014/07/24/lapd-usc-grad-student-found-dead-in-apartment-near-campus/ Another attack on a USC Student. It happened just after midnight while walking back to his dorm. USC...

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Official UCR Fall 2014 Transfer Thread

I thought I would start this because I don't think I've run into a UCR thread. So who else got accepted already? I got accepted last night. Major is philosophy with a 2.8 gpa.

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Chance me for Northwestern?

Gpa is 3.8 or 3.9 unweighted. 4.0 weighted. I wont have AP classes other than calculus. I go to a small Lutheran school so my options are limited. I have as rigorous a schedule as I can. I scored a 35...

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Going to be a junior. Chance me for Ivys, and only Ivys. If I don't get into...

Ethnicity: Asian SAT: 1860 Sat2: Bio: 670 Chem: 700 (Fuck yeah) Aps: world 4, psych (3) GPA: 3.2/4.0 (waited) rank: like, one of the good ones ECs: Spanish club, french club, italian club I want to be...

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Is my sophomore year rigorous/appealing enough in order to get into an Ivy?

I'm unsure whether my schedule/clubs/activities/etc. would be attractive enough to top universities. I am currently going into sophomore year. What do you guys think? Classes: Humanities English...

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Forced gap year - Should I reapply to my dream school?

Hello all! I am a recently graduated HS senior (class of 2014), and I am in quite a predicament. I was always considered to be the smartest kid in my school, and when I made my decision to apply to my...

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Insight on paying College needed

Hey guys. i'll be applying to colleges this year. i am a US national but have been living in Pakistan for a decade or so. I wanted to ask will my admission be treated as an International Immigrant or...

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Parents of the HS Class of 2009

OK, I can't stand it anymore. To new beginnings!

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"No, the SAT is not Required." More Colleges Join Test-Optional Train

"Students spend hours cramming for the SAT and ACT each year in the hopes of earning an acceptance letter to a competitive college. But is the tide turning away from standardized exams?" Many people...

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Police and Prosecutors Dictating Parent Choices

Debra Harrell's case is one of those "I spit-out my tea at the computer monitor" moments. The police in South Carolina engaged in a complete and utter over-reaction. This was not the case of a mother...

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Is it selfish for parents to pressure child to attend alma mater, especially...

My parents met at college. We've attended football games there every fall, since forever. It's a really enjoyable atmosphere but I think they sort of look at it with rose-colored, nostalgic glasses. By...

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Need school suggestions for a 0 EFC above average 19 year old

One of my friends graduated high school in 2013 with a 3.66 UW GPA, semi rigorous course load, and a 31 ACT. She currently lives and works in a Wyoming national park in a supervisory position, but her...

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