Janice M. Scott Memorial Scholarship 2014
Did anyone apply for this scholarship? I haven't seen any threads on this since 2011.
View ArticleCornell vs Claremont McKenna
I've also posted this on both forums, but I'd like some more opinions from a more general audience. So, I was just taken off the waitlist at Claremont McKenna College, so now I have a bit of a dilemma:...
View ArticleI have an exceptional writing talent, am published writer but afraid of my...
Hi guys! I'm an International student from a very underrepresented country I have incredible extracurricular s a great SAT >2300, but I have a low GPA (3.0). Now with this stats I don't think I...
View Articleurgent help please
If i submit my ACT, does that mean I don't have to give cornell any sat subject test scores? or do they want everything?
View Article**OFFICIAL** AP Chemistry 2014 Thread
Salutations, fellow upcoming AP Chemistry students. So who is also taking AP chemistry next year, because I will be as a junior. Feel free to discuss the class topics and prepare for the AP exam....
View ArticleCornell Chance Me Engineering
Can I get into Cornell Engineering? Here are all of my statistics: SAT Score(just took it again and am waiting for results) Math:730 Critical reading: 640 Writing: 650 High School Courses and Grades:...
View ArticleHealth Care Flexible Spending Arrangements (Cafeteria Plans)
Hi, We have had a $2500 health care flexible spending account in the past, and we're trying to decide whether to do it this year. D is class of 2018. Any pros or cons with regard to financial aid for...
View Articleone of the best books I've read in the last 6 months is . . .
. . . The Lost: A Search for Six of Six Million by Daniel Mendelsohn. Mendelsohn is a classics professor at Bard and a frequent contributor to the New York Review of Books. The Lost is the story of his...
View Article*** Official AP Computer Science A Thread 2013-2014 ***
Didn't see one already made, so here it is. At my school, this class is a joke.
View ArticleAffordable Care Act Scene 2 - Insurance Premiums
We have enjoyed speculation about what ACA means to many of us over the past 75 days or so. http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parent-cafe/1527962-affordable-care-act-ramifications-discussion.html Now...
View Article***OFFICIAL AP US History Thread 2013-2014***
Sorry if this is too early. I created this thread now in hopes of learning a substantial amount of AP US History over the summer so that I can get a head start on the class. Tips please?
View ArticleNESCAC personalities
S is being recruited by 6-7 NESCAC schools. S is a pretty straight-laced jock, very social, not political but leans conservative if anything, smart but not a super intellectual type, loves music but...
View ArticleRoswell Park Cancer Institute - High School Summer Internship 2014
Any applicants out there? (Good luck to all of you!) Have you guys received emails/letters or anything from RPCI yet about your completed application?
View ArticleOrientation Date?
Hello everybody, First, thank you for helping me make my decision to attend UMD. Second, is it better to sign up for an early orientation date, before my AP scores will be in (including Calc BC) or a...
View ArticleFareed on Piketty and the literacy and numeracy debacle in the US
It is not easy to agree often with Zakaria, but there are times he and CNN call it correctly. The quoted reports are nothing new, and neither is the usual dismissive answers and reactions in the US....
View ArticleMissing Malaysian Plane--2 aboard with stolen passports
Very troubling--plane from Kuala Lumpur to Bejing has vanished with 229 passengers. Two of the passengers bought tickets and boarded with passports that had been reported stolen many months prior....
View ArticleOfficial SAT Math 2 Thread (May 2014)
Hey I guys I know it's late with only a couple days before the test, but let's discuss. How have you prepared? What have you scored on your practice tests? What are you guys studying these last couple...
View ArticleDepartment of Ed. names 55 schools in Title IX cases about their handling of...
The department of Education named the 55 schools which currently have open Title IX cases in regards to their handling of sexual assault cases....
View ArticleWashington University St. Louis and Athletic Slots or Tips
Does anyone know if Wash U in St. Louis offers athletic slots? I know they actively recruit, but I'm curious if they can protect a player through admissions if they have the grades/stats, etc. For...
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