Would you be against your kid rooming with the opposite gender?
Some universities allow students to room with the opposite gender and I had come across a thread a few months ago on a different website about parents discussing how bad and "unholy" it is for a boy to...
View ArticleIs there a point to applying to external scholarships if school is need based?
If I'm applying to schools that meet 100% of need, assuming I get in, is there a point to applying for external scholarships at all? Will the colleges just add that to the EFC and give less aid,...
View ArticleCollege list for STEM interested top female student with financial need
I have posted this in Parent's Forum as well, since I know that not all of you check both :) Hello folks This forum has helped me tremendously when we were finalizing the list of colleges for our...
View ArticleSenior Privileges - not the high school variety. :)
A mention on another thread kind of gave me a little heart attack. I'll be turning 55 very, VERY soon and from what I understand, this is an age where some places consider you "of age" for senior perks...
View ArticleCHANCE ME AT TOP SCHOOLS. (Will chance back)
Chance me for: UPenn Wharton Brown Georgia Tech Vanderbilt UVA UMichigan NYU Stern UTennessee Emory Dartmouth (I EXPECT TO MAJOR IN BUSINESS/MANAGEMENT/MARKETING at the schools that offer it, or...
View Article4 credits of science?
Hi, I'm an out of state applicant who will have taken three science courses while in high school: biology, chemistry, and physics. However, an environmental class that I took in middle school is also...
View ArticleLiberal Arts Major, Recommended skills/minor
Do you agree with the WSJ article "Have Liberal Arts, Degree,Will Code" . http://blogs.wsj.com/atwork/2014/03/13/have-liberal-arts-degree-will-code/ If a student majors in English, Communications,...
View ArticleLiving on $200,000 per year while paying or saving for college costs...
In other threads, there is lots of discussion about "doughnut hole" families who make too much money to get significant financial aid, but cannot afford the list price of college, in the context of...
View ArticleUVa Common App Question? Please Respond
University of Virginia Common Application wrote: What work of art, music, science, mathematics, or literature has surprised, unsettled, or challenged you, and in what way? I understand that the general...
View ArticleShould I give up on my dream of going to medical school?
I have a 3.68 gpa from a community college in california, yet I don't have the right classes to go to a uc so I'll have to go to a csu, I would have to load up on chemistry/other sciences classes next...
View ArticleWhich college would suit me? Do I have the potential to be accepted to an Ivy...
I'm currently a sophomore in high school with a 4.0 GPA. I'm in a well-known college prep school and will be completing the IB diploma program. I took the AP Human Geography exam last year and scored a...
View ArticleMath Question, Need a Clear Solution
Thank you if you respond or even read. If 2452 = 60q + 52r, and q and r are positive integers, what is one possible value for q + r? I have ways to solve it but they're not clear strategies. They are...
View Article**OFFICIAL** September 2014 score predictions ONLY**
Please only report your score predictions, curve predictions, which sections you thought were hardest or easiest, and your actual scores when they come out. Please do not post ANYTHING about actual...
View ArticleTeach for America 2015 Corps
Hey Everyone! I thought I would create a discussion thread for the 2015 corps applicants since the first application cycle begins tomorrow (August 1st). Yay!!!!! :-) I applied to the 2014 corps and...
View ArticleTransition from jock to male ballerina
So I made a big transition in high school...I was an all state athlete (basketball and baseball) and I realized that my passion was actually for dance. I was having trouble getting my story started. I...
View ArticleChance me - UIUC College of Engineering - Computer Science (Fall 2015)
Looking for an opportunity to study at UIUC this upcoming fall as an aspiring programmer. I applied for priority filling (11/1 deadline). Please give me your feedback! Ethnicity : Asian American GPA:...
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 ArticleHow do you handle your child ignoring your texts?
We all know the iPhone is in their hand 18 hours a day. It's made even worse when you can see they're free enough to tweet. The rudeness is tough to ignore.
View ArticleAre you ready for some football?
This Monday Night game between The Browns and Washington is my idea of the perfect game for these two teams . . . total ineptitude on both sides. I want Washington to be bad because my team plays them...
View ArticleAn ugly divorce? Or murder-suicide? Scotland
Is anyone else here mesmerized by the Scotland referendum? I do NOT want a political debate here, only your prediction. Which side will prevail on Thursday: the YES? or NO?
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