Where are you applying? What are your plans? General discussion...
I'm new here, and I really just want to hear from people and talk about colleges. Maybe where you are applying to, what is your dream college, and if you think you can get there. Myself, I live in an...
View ArticleExtracurricular issue
Hello, I'm from Brazil, I'm 17 years old, I have already graduated from high school and have already taken one semester of engineering classes at FEI (a famous engineering university in Brazil) and...
View ArticleReminder: No one, not even me, can give you an accurate chance at MIT!
Hi folks - This is around the time of year when a lot of people begin asking for "chances" - that is, for complete strangers on the Internet to gauge the likelihood of their admission to MIT. I can't...
View ArticleWeighted GPA calculations
Something does apparently add up in the weighted GPA calculations- or maybe I am missing something. On UC Berkeley's admitted Freshmen profile page, they say the weighted GPA is 4.39. Now, since they...
View ArticleHow Sugar Daddies Are Financing College Education
Their parents must be so proud. And can you imagine interviewing for a job and being recognized as having been the Boss's former "sugar baby"?...
View ArticleWhat are my daughters chances of getting into the following schools?
3.7 GPA (last year of HS 4.0 unweighted), 27 ACT, Geographically Diverse (Midwest) Adopted from S. Korea, Class Secretary SHE IS NOT INTERESTED IN STEM. She wants to major in Political Science. Reach...
View ArticleDiet/Exercise/Health/Wellness Support Thread
Over at the Parents of the Class of 2013 thread many of us were lamenting our struggles with weight, exercise and health. Since we seem to be a great many in number and we all want and need support and...
View ArticleHow is this list of colleges? Architecture
Architecture programs im appying to, in order of descending interest Cornell Cooper Union RISD Syracuse Carnegie Mellon Rensselaer Polytechnic institute Pratt Institute What other colleges should I be...
View ArticleList Advice?
Hi guys, I'm an asian, first generation canadian in my senior year. First one in entire family to go to uni :) We don't have GPAs so I'll list my transcript (bear with me) Gr. 9 AAAAAAA B Gr. 10...
View ArticleClass of '19 Roll Call...who's applied and who's been accepted...
No one has been accepted yet, but wanted that in the title for future posts. Copy paste the below and put in your answers. (it's ok for parents to post about their child if they want) Student Gender:...
View Articlecomputer science major?
I have a daughter who is very interested in Scripps. She would like to pursue a computer science major at either Pomona or Harvey Mudd and we are both wondering how common this is.
View ArticleMidwestern colleges with good merit aid?
I've tried finding info on this in other posts, but could never get a good feel for it. Are there any Midwest schools that give good merit aid?? Stats: 35 ACT, 4.5 w gpa, looking to major in either...
View ArticleI need help finding a poem?
An excerpt of a poem was on my English final and I really loved it. I couldn't help but going back and re reading it. It was Shakespeare and very descriptive, something about the sun or the scenery or...
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 ArticleParents caring for the parent support thread
CC was a great help to me last week helping deal with issues caring for my parents. Let's have a specific place to talk about helping care for our parents. Come here for support, to ask fro help, to...
View ArticleQS World Ranking: 2014/2015 (Michigan at #23)
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/leaguetables/11098627/Top-100-world-universities-201415-QS-rankings.html It is always interesting to see Michigan doing better in world rankings (as it generally...
View ArticleWharton ED
3.9 unweighted GPA in a bad high school in NJ, rank 3/630, 2220 SAT score (700 Cr, 800 M, 720 W), 770 Math 2, and 710 on Bio (unfortunately). I am an Indian male non-international. My ECs are founder...
View ArticleJohns Hopkins Legacy?
If one of my parents when to Hopkins for grad school do I still have legacy?
View ArticleOkay MD's, explain yourselves!
I went to a new doc this week. My appointment was for 4:15. I was brought into the examining room at 4:25. The nurse took my vitals, and I sat on the examining table for 30 minutes until the doc came...
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