Will religious preference discrepancy hurt my application?
On the common application where it asks for your religious preference I plan to put none because I'm an atheist, but quite a few of my ECs are through church. I'm afraid that this will make me look...
View ArticleChance me for Bowdoin?
Hi everyone, I've really become interested in Bowdoin and was wondering if anyone could give me an idea of what my chances of admission are Some basic info: white male, upstate NY, public hs is...
View ArticleMarching Band Section Chants?
So, marching band season is coming up and I wanna come up with a chant that my section can say after practice xD. I'm in the saxophone section :3. Do any of you guys have any ideas to some chants? Feel...
View ArticleGrieving parents hit with $200,000 in student loans
"When his 27-year old daughter Lisa died suddenly of liver failure five years ago, Steve Mason was as devastated as any father would be ... Then the student loan bills started coming." ... Very sad on...
View ArticleHow 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...
View ArticleRhodes vs Harvard
which is more prestigious for an international student- UNDERGRAD @ HARVARD or RHODES scholarship for GRAD????
View ArticleIs this a sufficiently balanced list for an engineering major?
SAT I (breakdown): 2390, 790W; one sitting SAT II : 780 Biology, 800 Math II, planning to take French and Chem PSAT: 233 (National Merit Semi-Finalist probable) Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96 Rank...
View ArticleTransfer Admissions Chance Me- Cornell ILR, NYU, Tufts, Boston University. I...
Hi I'm new to College Confidential, and as an spring sophomore transfer I am wondering what my realistic chances as an international applicant, pursuing politics. College GPA: 3.51 High School GPA:...
View ArticleChances of Getting into UCSD, UCSB, or UCI based on...
I've recently got my new schedule for my junior year, and it seems it just lowered my chances in getting to a UC I want. Our school has a lottery-style picking for class schedules and this is the...
View ArticleAP Exam Report
I got a 5 on 3 of my exams (APUSH, APLang, AP World), but a 4 on my AP Human test. Should I report my AP Human score?
View ArticleHow many binders do you have for school?
I'm a rising junior in HS and taking 4-5 AP classes and I need a binder for each class to stay organized... But how am I supposed to carry 7 binders in my backpack every day? And I HATE keeping stuff...
View ArticleChance me for California schools?
Schools: UCLA, USC, LMU, Chapman, Claremont Mckenna, Pitzer, Scripps, Caltech (I know its a major reach...) At the private schools, I would need to earn a major scholarship (as in full-tuiton or close...
View ArticleHow common is it in college to only drink moderately and not get drunk?
So I'm going into college (UCLA) and I only really want to drink moderately. I have no problem with drinking obviously, since I plan on doing it, but personally I find getting drunk to be very...
View ArticleDo you ever miss middle school?
I'm an incoming sophomore, and most days, I still miss middle school. This could be because my middle school was significantly better in terms of academics and community.... I had more friends and I...
View ArticleHow to convince your parents to let you go to prep school
The name basically says it all. My parents are too attached to me and I desperately want to get away for awhile and live my life. Has anyone had really stubborn parents who took tons of convincing?
View ArticleUPenn School of Nursing?
Hi. I am very interested in entering the healthcare field. I am having a dilemma: should I apply to the School of Nursing or the College of Arts and Sciences? I want to go on a pre-med track, but I...
View ArticleEngagement Party Etiquette
DS, (who is 25) has been invited to an engagement party, hosted by the groom's parents. He was quite close to the happy couple in college and has maintained that friendship from afar. (They live on...
View ArticleOfficial Harvard SCEA Class of 2019 Applicants Thread
Last year, the threat started around now so I thought it wouldn't hurt to get started... Add your comments/tips/advice below! Summer plans? Where else are you considering applying? Best of luck!
View ArticleHealth Insurance Discussion for Small Business Owners and Individual Policy...
We are a small business that has always provided health insurance coverage for our employees. Our policy year is September thru August. We have just received renewal info from our health insurance...
View ArticleFor a sport, please indicate intended level of participation
If I select club for this question, does that look bad on the application? Like I'm not good enough to be on the team?
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