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Rice vs UT Austin-Mechanical Engineering

Hi all, I am a prospective freshman for the 2015-16 school year and I am trying to decide between Rice and UT Austin for Mechanical Engineering. I know that the Rice name is really good but UT has a...

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2014 DIVOH

Who's applied? Which session? Hope to see you all there

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Review admit for an aussie

Hey there, I am a review admit from Sydney Australia who has applied for Spring 2015 admission. I was wondering if you could chance me? Here are my stats: Academics: SAT: 1310/1600 (CR:650, M: 660, W:...

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UChicago is ranked in Top 20 on Best Classroom Experience by The Princeton...

While I am not surprised that UChicago has the Best College Library in the nation according to The Princeton Review, I am pleasantly surprised to find that Chicago is the only major university to be...

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I start High School TOMORROW, best tips around?

I am so nervous, what are tier-one tips on High School Anything could help!

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University of Pittsburgh-Class of 2019 Acceptance

My son applied June 3, 2014. His file was completed by the end of June. He received his acceptance letter today with an invitation in to the honors college. No word yet on scholarships.

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VA Schools (Mostly)

Hello! I attend a IB high school in northern Virginia and as I'm a senior I will be applying to colleges very shortly. The thing is I'm super nervous about the whole admissions process (mostly due to...

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EFC and the realities of living

I'm a parent of a class of 2015 student. I'm running the numbers and basically, if she doesn't get substantial merit aid, we are screwed. Our EFC, while I understand it's a calculation, if we paid that...

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3.3 GPA 2200 SAT Chances?

Hey guys, I'm a rising senior from New Jersey interested in studying business or economics and was wondering how I stand based off my stats. Stats: 3.3/4 UW, 4/5 W 2200 SAT (770 math, 790 writing, 640...

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How to help friend with troubled, drug-using adult child?

A very good friend of mine has an adult daughter who is using drugs including, I think, injectable drugs, crashing her car while under the influence, staying away from home for days at a time, and...

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Big Red Athletics

I am looking at playing womens soccer at Cornell. What is Cornell's recruiting process like? What is the average ACT score of Cornell athletes? Is admission any easier for athletes?

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So, Do Universities Look At Your Senior Year Scores?

Lets say I apply to a university. I'd like to be more competitive, and thus take more APs and do more extracurricular activities. However, those would be done in the senior year. How in the world that...

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Class of 2018 move in day

I can't believe move in day for S is like 42 days away. Out of staters move in on 8/18 at Otterbein, orientation is the 19th. The first week is referred to as "First Flight", classes officially begin...

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What impact would a 2 week vacation have on landing a summer job/internship...

I'm a rising freshman at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern, and although I know it's not really necessary, I'm interested in pursuing some sort of summer internship or job next summer as...

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Any suggestions for a bakery that delivers cupcakes in the Mountain View area?

My son has a b/d coming up. I got to know the best places for cakes, cookies, & cupcakes in Cambridge, but Silicon Valley is new to me.

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How much will I impress colleges? Is it too late? High School Senior. Read my...

This Fall I will be high school senior. I decided to go to college by junior year. Even though I get 4.0s constantly (since junior year), my overall GPA is 3.15 (because I screw in my first two years...

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No Courses Available

Help!! My son just called me up. It's now his 'registration time' for his courses. There are literally no freshman seminars available (that don't conflict with the two courses he's already signed up...

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Stanford Roommate Letter

Hi there! So I've been working on all of my Stanford short essays and now my last one to go is my college roommate letter... I'm really nervous for it for some reason, and am unsure of how...

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Double Major with Management!!!

My main major is biomedical engineering and i want to study double major with management. Will it be benefit for my business life?

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Homeless for the semester

Hi all, long story short I'm enrolled for fall but I'm going to be homeless. No parents, financial aid isn't interested in getting in touch with me, and I've pretty much contacted every department that...

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