Ivy Standards for Rigor of Highschool Curriculum
Can anybody weigh in one what seems to be considered quite "rigorous" by Harvard/other Ivy standards? Of course we have all heard statements like "students should take the most challenging classes that...
View ArticleDoes visiting help chances at Ivy League schools?
Hello everyone, I have applied RD to a number of ivy leagues. While most are very far from me, I am considering making the drive to visit them. Will visiting help my chances? Also, when I visit, is it...
View ArticlePharmaceutical Sciences Major
Could I still go to pharmacy school with this major and become a pharamcist?
View ArticleUsapho 2014
Is anybody else preparing for the F=MA exam this month? How are you preparing? Any suggestions from alumni? How prestigious is it to make it to the next round?
View ArticleRejected from my dream school...what next?
Hellllllllooooo. I was recently rejected from UNC - Chapel Hill as an OOS EA applicant. I know that OOS is very competitive, but it still stings. UNC has been my dream school for nine years, and...
View ArticleU.Va. Student Admission Coalition Emails and Online Chat?
Hi all, I am an EA admitted student and received an email over 2 weeks ago from the Student Admission Coalition saying that they'd be sending me a "series of emails" regarding U.Va. students'...
View ArticleWhy do Asian parents call their sons or daughters fat, even when they are not...
I'm just wondering why is it okay for Asian parents to say it bluntly to their kids that they gained some weight, even if they are not overweight or obese? My dad keeps telling me to lose weight, even...
View ArticleWhy is this youth activity not popular in the US?
Cadets is a popular activity among youth in the UK? There are Combined Cadet Forces in many prestigious boarding schools. Why aren't there more organizations like these in America? Are American youth...
View ArticleOfficial Grinnell Class of 2018 - Admission Decisions
Hi Folks Just to let you know that early writes for class of 2018 is in. My daughter got her admission and merit aid in the mail today ! One of her classmates also got the results today. Good luck to...
View ArticleAdmission Notification Date for Caltech
When is it for 2014? I heard that last year it was March 9th...
View ArticleConcern Regarding My Essay
This isn't a "Grade My Essay Thread" btw. I took the SAT today, went harder than a mofo on the essay portion, but two things about my examples are concerning me. My first example referenced the Dada...
View ArticleChances - Dalhousie Commerce
Here are my High School stats (Senior Level Math + English + I picked 3 subjects). Senior English - 92% Math - 78% History - 86% Physics - 79% Chemistry - 76% btw, can I pick "Portuguese" too? I am...
View ArticleHow to improve writing skills?
I'm a freshman at a junior college and I want to improve my writing skills. I want to be able to write more critically and use critical thinking. I'm currently in English composition 2 (I still don't...
View ArticleRising Sophomore Needing Advice On Schedule
Planning out my high school class schedule, this is what I've come up with so far. 9th: Concert Band English I Honors Civics Honors Math II Honors Earth Science Honors PE Biomedical Technology (Didn't...
View ArticleLEDA Scholars 2014
Leadership Enterprise for a Diverse America Feel free to post in this thread if you applied for LEDA Scholars this year or if you would like to share your experiences with LEDA from previous years....
View ArticleCampuswide Honors Program
Hi, I just got a letter saying that I've been selected to become a member of the Campuswide Honors Program (CHP) and wanted to start a thread so that other people can post about it. I don't know much...
View ArticleAm I preparing right?
So with SATs in two weeks, I've fallen into the schedule of coming home, typing out an essay (on a 20 minute timer), followed by 2-3 BB sections (with a lot less time--5 minutes less than the mandated...
View ArticleHelp on choosing a college
Any advice on deciding on college would be appreciated. I just got into NYU ED2 and have to decide by march 11. Ever since I was a freshman NYU was the only school I dreamed of and I though it was a...
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