Homeschooling questions
I turned to homeschooling when I had finished the first semester of my junior year at high school (I have health issues). In this case, am I required to submit the school reports that show the grades I...
View ArticleEngineering Safety Schools? (east coast only)
S1 needs 1-2 more safety schools. He's interested in Mechanical Engineering. Currently list: Top of List: Villanova, Va Tech, WPI, Next tier: Maryland, Rutgers, Delaware (he didn't like RPI) Stats: 3.1...
View ArticleCommon App questions (master-level inquiries)
Two quick questions: 1. My D wants me to read over her completed common app before sending (good move, kid! :) Is there a way for me to view the application just as the admissions counselor would?...
View ArticleClass of 2019 (the journey begins) - Sharing,Venting, Etc
Well I guess someone had to do it and I feel like CC has helped me so much already that I might as well be the one! So, about us. We live in the Pacific Northwest and my D has been involved in MT for...
View ArticleMale Monologue Help
I was wondering if anyone could help me. I have been searching for contemporary monologues for what feels like forever. I just can't find any that feel right to me. I was wondering if anyone had any...
View Articlewhere do i start searching for a recognized uni with low end fees
just as in the title am looking for scholarship/or at least a low end tuition fees (hopefully recognized college) about 3k-5k $ ,i want to get as an international student (Syrian citizen) keeping in...
View ArticleDepartmental Scholarships
I read on the College of Arts and Sciences website that the departmental scholarships all share one application, which i filled out recently. I will be majoring in Biological Sciences, and I hope to...
View ArticleThe Official November 2014 SAT Thread (INTERNATIONAL)
With the conclusion of October's SAT (best of wishes to all those who took the test!) , we now move onto November's! I would like to keep this thread on the same note as October's , hopefully with some...
View ArticleTaft School vs Blair Academy vs. Westminster
I can only apply to two of the three. Has anyone visited these schools and what kind of general vibe did you get? I know Blair is said to have a srong sense of community, which I like, but I'm not too...
View ArticleChange for Rutgers NB? (Bad GPA, Interesting story, In-state + No financial...
Hi all, thank you for reading in advance! I appreciate it and I'll be sure to chance back if you would like. I'm Asian/American and I'm in state, I've been born and raised in NJ and I'm going into my...
View ArticleFor Sale By Owner...a good idea?
Tell me your thoughts on selling a home by owner. Is this a good idea, or a big fat headache? Assume that time is not critical, and that the sellers are pretty savvy folks. I wonder about all the...
View ArticleEssay on coaches abusing me
I know it sounds bad towards colleges when I start bashing about my coaches but I was legitimately abused physically and mentally by them, and when I mean I was abused I wasn't abused by "go run some...
View ArticleCheating in engineering
I'm an engineering major and I have cheated before whether it's using a ti89 or old tests or my phone during a test it happens. Just wondering if anyone else has done this? Engineering is hard and...
View ArticleCan Harvard Early Action Aspirant Submit Regular-Decision Applications Now?
Question: Will submitting Regular Decision applications now hurt a student who has applied Early Action to Harvard? WHAT DID "THE DEAN" SAY? See:...
View ArticleMath Level 2 - October 2014
For those of you who sat for the Math Level 2 test today -- how did you find it?
View ArticleOFFICIAL OCTOBER 2014 SAT THREAD (International students)
This thread is for International students taking SAT this October. Please post your preparation methods and expectations
View ArticleBut I thought HYP were national universities! Why are ALL schools so regional??
One of the things that is most frustrating on CC is the perennial insistence that among elite schools, some are "national" schools and others are merely regional up-and-comers. Bclintonk and I did some...
View ArticleHow many programs is too much ?
All, My son is planning to apply to around 20 BS/BA/MD programs. Considering the low acceptance rates for the combined programs, he wanted to apply wide. However college counselor has been discouraging...
View ArticleParents of the HS Class of 2015
Ok, The thread has been started. I have a class 15 D, very smart, loves languages. Speaks two besides English, the big question now is weather to take Mandarin or French in HS (she is thinking about 2...
View ArticleOctober SAT literature subject test
I'm taking the sat literature test tomorrow and I'm sooo nervous. I have been getting in the 600s on the Barrons practice tests but I've heard those are harder than the real test. I can't study much...
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