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College Applications 101

Berkeley² Academy

*If your school utilizes tools like Naviance, take advantage of this opportunity to compare your profile to students with the same academic and extracurricular opportunities that you had. What’s included in a college application? For juniors, the next few months are vital.

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How to Get into Penn

The Koppelman Group

You should load your transcript with APs, Honors, IB, dual enrollment, and/or accelerated courses. You want your transcript to look as rigorous as possible while maintaining an outstanding GPA. and the average applicant had a 3.9. Test Scores Penn is currently test-optional. This speaks to academic rigor.

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Georgia Tech Admission Requirements 2023

College Essay Guy

In addition, students admitted to Georgia Tech tend to have impressive extracurricular activities : 81% participated in community service, 60% participated in a creative arts program, and 50% were engaged in part-time employment. You will need a high SAT score in order to get into Georgia Tech.

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The impact of Covid on College Applications

North Star Admissions Consulting

Here are some insights about the impact of Covid on college applications. Test Optional v. Test Blind. A growing number of schools, including all 8 Ivy League universities and Stanford, are test optional for the class of 2021. Extracurriculars & Transcripts. Applying to college is always stressful.

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Tips for your UW Coalition application

Parry College Counseling: College Admissions Blog

> Here are some tips as you approach your UW Coalition application this fall. Transcript information – As mentioned above, UW requires you to fill in all of the general Profile information before you can access the UW-specific questions, essay sections, etc. <Okay, rant over.>