Questbridge Scholarship Questions
Hi I'm currently in the process of applying to this scholarship. I'm wondering if for a recommendation I could choose my BRACE advisor (kind of like a college counselor at school) along with my math...
View ArticleHigh School Class of 2015
Hey guys, if you belong to this class, just post whatever - academic, fun, random... Juniors and Seniors - welcome to make comments, share your experience and hindsight. I'll be in HS in September, (or...
View ArticleNeed Suggestions, 3.95 unweighted GPA, rigorous classes, mediocre SATs, need...
aid... both her father and I were financially killed in our divorces but left holding the financial bag! That's all ok, but we need to help our senior find someplace to major in accounting. After...
View ArticleShe wants to be a Flight Attendant
Hi! I'm working with a student who wants to become a Flight Attendant. We are trying to figure out her path to get there. Money is an issue, so we are thinking that she should attend our local...
View ArticleParents of the HS Class of 2016
Anyone else out there with a potential 2016 high school grad? S is one of them - right now, in the throes of deciding which high school he should go to. Having been down this road with D (class of...
View ArticleMy Chances of going to Stanford University, in 9th grade. HELP!
Greetings fellow members of College Confidential. Its a pleasure to be here with yall. Anyways, based off my statistics and such, I am wondering if I am able to go to such a rigorous university. This...
View ArticleSharing, Venting, Supporting Class of 2018
The MT forum has a thread like this and I thought it might be nice to have one here. If you didn't see the SAG awards Ty Burrell's speech was brilliant. Applies to our kids for sure. Ty Burrell...
View Articleshould i tell the teacher ?
so in my calculus class, there is a HUGE network of "cheaters". Because my calculus teacher reuses his tests every year, people who have older siblings get a huge advantage because they get to see the...
View ArticleWill a Health Related Master help med school admission
As you are aware, my D is applying this cycle. She took a gap year doing some volunteering but concentrate on the med schools applications. For all intensive purpose, with 3.5 gpa and 33 MCAT and...
View ArticleNew to ACT?
Hey guys, I'm an undergrad freshmen looking to transfer out of my state university, but I noticed how my SATs (first time-- 1720, second time-- 1800) were pure crap after officially attempting it...
View ArticleOxford VS Stanford
Hi all x I'm currently deferring my admission at both schools for a semester to do some volunteer work etc and also to FINALLY decide which school to choose. I still don't know, and I'm struggling so...
View ArticleFordham vs Villanova?
My son is interested in both schools. He will probably major in math and/or economics and is not interested in undergrad business programs. Besides the obvious differences in these schools (NYC vs...
View ArticleGet Your Child into the IVY of your Choice for 600K-Bloomberg 9/8/2014
Have you read this? I did not subscribe to it, but I have an excerpt of it in the newspaper. In the article, it was mentioned that the "outfit" will guarantee Harvard admittance for 1.1MILLION dollars...
View ArticleSeptember ACT Curve Discussion
**Please note, this is NOT a thread for discussing questions. This is a thread for discussing the difficulty of the test. Please see the pinned post by @MaineLonghorn at the top of the ACT sub-forum**...
View ArticleExtra Curriculars
I can't decide if I should use all 10 of my EC slots on the common application. Like many people, 10 slots is not nearly enough to capture all of my extracurricular activities, but I don't want to seem...
View ArticleMilitary vehicles in our small towns? No thanks.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/14/us/a-tank-complete-with-turret-for-a-california-college-town.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0 Anyone who knows Davis understands just how incongruous this vehicle...
View ArticleChances for Boston College, UMiami, UCLA, UT-Austin, George Washington
GPA 3.8 SAT: 2000 Aps: Bio, World, English Language and Comp, US History, Physics, Calculus BC, Macroeconomics 4 Years Jazz Band 2 years Pep Band 2 years varsity Football 3 years Varsity basketball...
View ArticleThe investment..speculation, out right gambling thread
Because....for some reason jym626 did not want to start her own thread.... I will start it... I am short ANR puts this week..so I hope the stock is stable..because I want to collect the premium.. And I...
View ArticleHow do colleges look at my expulsion in high school transcript?
Hello, I'm an international student from Asian country and I was expelled from a strict Christian private school last week. I came to America since 8th grade and I didn't have any big troubles since...
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