Spring 2015 Transfer Thread
Hello! I am a current UT Austin student who loves helping out potential transfers. Post your stats and help others who wish to transfer to UT Austin! Post as follows: •College transferring from...
View ArticleFailing a Class Junior Year
I completed my junior year of high-school and passed all of my classes with As, except for Pre-Calculus H, which I ended up failing. I cannot say that I am surprised since all the factors merged to...
View ArticleU.S. Patent Office cancels trademark registrations for NFL’s Washington Redskins
The United States Patent and Trademark Office canceled six federal trademark registrations for the NFL’s Washington Redskins on Wednesday, saying the nickname is “disparaging to Native Americans” and...
View ArticleHow does a person pick the right colleges to apply to?
Hello- I have not visited schools yet which is a problem! I want to major in political science and international affairs and minor in either bioethics or human rights. I love the city life and I would...
View ArticleNYU Debt Stories
Found on Yahoo Finance- https://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/daily-ticker/college-costs-unaffordable-for-students-174357548.html This is very sad and true for so many young people and their parents who are...
View ArticleSAT Subject Tests vs. AP Tests
Just wondering, how important are SAT Subject tests in admission? Are the necessarily required or is it frowned upon if you don't take them? I figure if I'm taking ~14 AP tests then the subject tests...
View ArticleFOURTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS for a one week essay writing camp???
Fellow parents, I have been rendered speechless. Below is great link to NY Times article, which was really about students oversharing in their essays in an era of desperation to get into a "good"...
View ArticleBoston Medical Child Abuse Case
This case sends shivers down my spine. Is there another side to this story? Why couldn't Children's Hospital let the physician who the parents came to see have an opinion? Are there any physicians on...
View ArticleKeurig!
Well, I'll be dipped. Keurig had a great deal on Ideeli but it's not for a K-cup machine, oh no, they have come up with Vue cups. @@@@@@@ LOL. I hate to have to make decisions like that. Supposedly,...
View ArticleWorth going 120k in debt to major in aerospace/electrical engineering?
Hey guys I've gotten accepted into RIT Rochester Institute of Technology for electrical engineering and Embry Riddle for Aerospace engineering. I'm a non traditional student aged 28 with a BA in Econ...
View Article"No" to SATs and ACTs
Very interesting! https://www.hampshire.edu/news/No-to-SATs-ACTs-Not-Even-Optional-at-Hampshire-College.htm
View ArticleChance Me at JHU
Chance me at the following schools : Resident of Virginia went to a magnet highschool "maggie walker highschool" Johns Hopkins University University of Virginia University of Richmond University of...
View ArticleCould I get into Scottish Rite Dorm?
I would apply very early ( I will be a freshman in 2015 ) probably around September. I know I will be accepted to UT since I am in the top 5% of my class. I am aquainted with someone who resides in...
View ArticleHELP!! MOVING TO INDIA
So basically, I live in North Carolina and my parents want to move to India because my grades were not too good. Here are my stats: Weighted GPA: 4.33333 UW GPA: 3.1(7 point scale) ACT: 33 Physics Sat:...
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 ArticleNever Have I Ever
Another HSL game! some dude from HSL wrote: Was scrolling through the some really old posts on HSL and found a thread of the Never Have I Ever game, but I thought it would be weird to post on such an...
View ArticleMore Issues with PLUS (Parent Loan)
There is an excellent thread in the Parent's Forum about PLUS (Direct Loan for parents),...
View ArticleUC Irvine "The only UC with a specific school for Computer Science"
At 2:15 the UCI student notes what's in the subject.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2t-MTZps42c How does that make UCI better for Comp Sci than say UC Davis, San Diego, Berkeley? How does that play...
View ArticleAny Chance I Could Get Into Fordham University?
Fordham University's Lincoln Center has been my dream school. I sort of went through a really, really tough time these last few years and as a result my grades suffered quite a bit. I just finished my...
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