serious fafsa issues! Please help! Parent uncooperative
My parents are not legally separated or divorced, but are definitely separated. Basically, I'm in my senior year and I'm going to be thinking about FAFSA really soon here, but my dad (who I haven't...
View ArticleGuide to Crafting Differentiated, Powerful Essays - Part 2 (Making Your Essay...
This is the good stuff. What if I can guarantee you that your essay can be the 1 in 1000, regardless of what experiences you have had in your life? “What?!?!?! Even me? But my life has been so boring,...
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 ArticleAfrican American Class of 2015
Recently became addicted to the African American thread. Love it! I was scrolling down and I didn't see a class of 2015 topic...not sure if I over looked it. But I thought it would be nice to talk to...
View Article*OFFICIAL PSAT THREAD 2014 (US)*
I haven't seen a PSAT thread so I decided to make this discussion page. I'm a junior, and I'm crossing my fingers that I'll qualify for National Merit. I think the cut off will be at 224 for CA. Good...
View ArticleParents of the HS Class of 2017
I saw the thread for class of 2016 which was started last year around this time and thought I might as well see if there are any bites....I know there's at least one other poster out there! In any...
View ArticleI need some feedback please!
Prompt: Rutgers requires that you provide a short essay that is your original work. Please reflect on what you consider to be an important personal experience related to your talents, interests, or...
View ArticleBest Plan of Action? What to do when there is no money for college?
So I am a senior in HS and I am trying to figure out how to make the best of my situation. Unfortunately, I don't come from an economically strong background, so money for college is non-existent. To...
View ArticleBusiness at Lincoln Center
I'm a sophomore at a small private university and am looking to transfer. I had applied to Gabelli at Rose hill two years ago and was accepted, but ended up looking elsewhere mainly because I received...
View ArticleQuestion about Executors of an Estate
My MIL recently passed. H's brother has always handled her finances. Technically, there is no will/probate because all of her assets were put jointly in the kids' names awhile ago (no property at this...
View ArticleMerit scholarships-any suggestions?
Hello all, I am a HS senior. My family is in a tax bracket where we can not expect any financial aid; however, paying for college will still be a big deal. I was wondering if anyone knows of any merit...
View ArticleWhat are my chances of getting into San Francisco State?
I am a junior in high school with a 2.5 gpa and have not taken the SAT yet. What kind of score would I need to make up for my low gpa? Also, what kind of grades would I need to boost my gpa? (This is...
View ArticleSouthern LACs
Hi Everyone, My DD is a rising senior and wants to attend an interesting school with small class sizes in a warm climate (i.e. below the Mason-Dixon line). Her numbers are 28 ACT and 3.5 UW/4.0 W GPA,...
View ArticleChem 101 - Not enough supplies to do the labs?
Ok, so I admit I have not been impressed by my son's Chem 101 class from just about day one: an ought-to-have-retired-long-ago professor, outrageously expensive textbooks (that are not even bound, but...
View ArticleWhen Women Become Men at Wellesley College (NY Times article)
This is (IMO) an exceptionally well-written article about how women's colleges are having to deal with issues of gender, and the level to which inclusion means sacrificing what the women's colleges...
View ArticleMy chances of getting Merit Scholarships at Savannah College of Art and Design?
ACT: English: 33 Reading: 32 Math: 26 Science: 28 Writing: 10/12 SAT: Writing: 650 Reading: 610 Math: 580 GPA: 3.88w 3 IB course, 5 AP
View ArticleVacation somewhere along the CA coast in Feb.
Am doing some preliminary research on where H and I can go in Feb to escape winter for a week, and want to include D1, D2 and her SO. D1 can fly wherever we want to go, and brings her dog along. D2 and...
View ArticleChance of admission ED/RD
Hey, I'm a senior in high school and interested in Trinity and I was wondering what my chances of acceptance would be for ED/RD and whether or not I should apply ED. GPA: 3.96/4.0 SAT:2200 ACT:33 8 APs...
View ArticleNeed help guys! Any input will be much appriciated :)
I'm going through a bit of a dilemma here! I'm applying to Columbia, Stony Brook, Macalay Honors (via Hunters), and Hofstra. My question is, do any of these colleges use a program that would compare my...
View ArticleApplying to University of California
Hi: I'm Cuban and 20 years old. I arrived to United States on July 25th, 2014. I were studying first year of Chemical Engineering in Cuba, but I left, since I wanted to study in a better place, and I...
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