Career questions tagged college-admissions
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How do I go about selecting the right school(s) to apply for?
What are my chances of getting into a school with a decent neuroscience program or biology program? I had decent ACT scores, didn’t do the SAT (it wasn’t an option at the time) and brought my overall GPA in high school from 1.5 to a 3.5 in my last two years. I know I won’t be getting into any Ivy-league schools, and I also know there’s got to be something feasible for me between that and community college…any recommendations for what schools to be looking at (or how to find schools that are in that range ?)
How much do you have to do around your school to be accepted?
Like how do you make sure to get into a medical college? I have a 4.0 average so far into my 7th grade year. I want to know what courses I should take in High School to be sure to get into medical college.
what is hard about college?
what hard about college? why should I go to college
Going into college, specifacally for a education major, what are major things I should prepare for?
As a junior in high school, I would like to prepared as I can be for what is to come. For example, what will my average day look like schedule wise? Or what would be the best classes to take as a senior in high school for next year?
What advice would you give a high school student who got his first D, and is looking to apply to a Top 20 University?
Recently got a D+ in AP- Pre-Cal. It's my only D; The rest of my grades are mostly A's.
What would be your advice in the process of applying to a selective (Top 20) university?
I'm currently a junior that plans to use his summer to research colleges, their programs and explore what makes them unique.
Best Way To Stand Out For College?
I would like to go to Missouri S&T for college to pursue a degree in civil engineering. I have two awards forms my high school in the engineering department in PLTW and started as a full time college student my junior year through dual enrollment and took courses. What else should I try to do to make my application stand out when it comes time?
How do you expose yourself to colleges outside of your area and how old do you have to be to be recruited?
I’m in 8th grade trying to figure things out so I make the right decision in high school
What extracurricular activities look good on my resume to be a biology major?
I want to be a Biology major at UNC Chapel Hill and I was wondering what would make my application look better.
What do I need to achieve to have these careers And if I wanted to pursue starting a buisness instead of college where do i start? How do you maintain your life outside of school? Why do I need to have a certain degree for something? - thank you!?
How hard is it to be in college
Are the years of school worth it?
Aftefr all the years of school you have done, do you regret doing any of it? Do you wish you could do LPN tasks instead of a RN task?
Does choosing a certain major lesson your chances of admission?
I wrote my personal statement on neuroscience, but I applied as a Philosophy major to UNLV. UNLV doesn't have a Neuroscience major, but they have it as a minor. Did I lesson my chance of admission to UNLV because of my personal statement and major choice?
What free virtual programs can I take as a high school student who is interested in Nursing.?
I am a current junior and I want to make myself stand out in my college applications! I already looked into job shadowing and I was wondering if people could help me find programs in NJ or any program that is virtual that is within the realm of medicine! Thank you!
Do colleges accept injured athletes?
I want to do wrestling for a college but many people say they won't take injured athletes and want to know if it's true or not. I've had 2 concussions in the past and injured knees.
What should I put on my college applications ?
What should I put on my college applications to make it look.
What are some Schools for Law School?
What are good Law schools to attend? and Is Stanford a good law school? and could i go to 3 schools Yale, Duke, and Stanford? I would like to also know which on the 3 schools mentioned are better. I would also like to knw the entrance rate of these 3 schools.I would mainly also wat to know where these 3 schools are located. What are good schools in London for law school?What is the entrance rate of Harvard? What GPA do i need to get into Standford Law school.Can i get a scholorship with the music program Harmony Project to get into Law School
How did you pick a college to go to? What made you interested in a certain one?
I'm trying to figure out how to pick a college but I know there are a lot of factors to go in that
What happens after junior boot camp ?
I am 13 years old I have been in the junior marine boot camp program since 6th grade and I have finally finished boot camp so what do I do after I have done the basic mental and physical tests and after words I have not gotten a text from sargeant elenor
Do I change my college essay topic or continue on?
I am in the process of writing my college essay on how the seeing the death of my dog (accidently ran over by a family member) affected me, how I wasn't able to grieve because I was too worried about the individual, and how seeing everything has impacted me with the overall lesson being that I realized how little I appreciated those around me and the time I was spending with them. I have since researched and seen that this is considered "something I shouldn't write about" as it is a pet story. My question to you all is should I continue with this topic or change it to something else?
how can i get an scholarship ?
I am a 9th grade student and i want to graduate high school with good grades to get an scholarship because i want to go to Columbia university what can i do ? i am interest in being an odontologist
Is psychology really worth it?
I'm debating whether I want to do psychology or anything with performing arts like dancing or producing and see what I have more interest in. I know these are two totally different career choices
Can I get an associate's in psychology and transfer to a four-year university to receive a bachelor's degree?
I'm planning on attending community college for 2 years and doing another 2 years at university. I'm hoping I can get an associate's degree in psychology while at community college and then transfer to a university. Can I get an associate's in psychology and transfer to a four-year university to receive a bachelor's degree?
What kind of computer science related passion project should I do?
I am a junior in high school. I have heard the term passion project before, but I am unsure about what type of project to do. I am interested in Computer Science but want to differentiate myself from others with a unique project. What kind of project, using my skills from business as well, will look good for college admissions?
What is the best way to find merit-based scholarships?
I am thinking of going out of state for college because I like the architecture program set up at Virginia Tech, compared to in-state schools. I fall outside of the financial aid category for college but out-of-state tuition is still costly and I would like to know where to find more merit-based scholarships to help offset the cost of out-of-state tuition.
what should i do in each grade in high school to better my chances of getting into top colleges?
like what should i do in 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th grade?? pls give me a detailed guide :)
How to get into Tsinghua university as an international student?
I'm 11th grade student in Mongolia, and I hope to get into Tsinghua as an international student. I have HSK4 score and planning on getting HSK5 score before graduating. And my English is quite not bad and hoping to get IELTS score as soon as possible. I have interest in physic and math and have achieved some medals in these subjects. And I have interest in chess, but not so good at it. My grades are not bad, straight A mostly, few Bs. So, my question is how to get into THU, am I qualified enough, and please tell me the steps of applications, including online application process, interview and examination process, and hope you can tell me about scholarships. Thank you!