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How to Get into Brown University

The Koppelman Group

You should stack your transcript with APs, IBs, Honors, and/or dual enrollment classes. Write a Great Essay Writing a great common app essay (and supplement) is vital for applying to Brown. You are also gonna need great extracurriculars Ok, so you are probably sick of hearing it, but… we have a blog all about this.

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How to Get Into Stanford: Stats + Admissions Advice

Next Admit College Admissions Blog

The four main tenets of the Stanford admissions department are academic excellence, intellectual vitality, extracurricular activities, and context. Stanford considers these five areas of study to be the five core liberal arts and sciences: English—emphasizing writing and literature. History/Social studies—involving essay-writing.

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Can You Apply to College As a Junior?

College Essay Guy

Maybe if you have an outstanding academic record, near-perfect test scores, and a resume that's beaming with extracurricular achievements. These students also have extensive extracurricular activities, such as meaningful volunteer work or leadership positions in clubs and organizations that demonstrate dedication to going above and beyond.

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What GPA do I Need for College?

SSA Online College Prep

How Universities See It All these variations between GPAs at different high schools mean that when colleges try to compare the grades of applicants, they often don’t just use the GPA on your high school transcript. Even with your knowledge about the role of GPAs, the college admissions process can be a very confusing and stressful time.

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How to Transfer to Colgate University

The Koppelman Group

However, those are not all great options for essay writing. Evidence – You’ll talk about upper-level classes, professors, and extracurriculars at Colgate that a) aren’t offered at your current school and b) prove your interest.

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The Ideal Dental School Application Timeline (2024-2025)

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

Ensure that all of your transcripts and letters of recommendation have been received by ADEA AADSAS and/or TMDSAS. Note: You should not send in transcripts for TMDSAS until they request them. We typically recommend taking your final DAT no later than April so that you can focus on essay writing for some of April and in May and June.

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Common App Essay Prompt 1: Background, Identity, Interest, or Talent

Great College Advice

Similarly, this prompt offers you an opportunity to tell a story about yourself that is not related to your academic record or your primary extracurricular accomplishments. The purpose of this essay prompt is to provide an opportunity for you to bring forth something fresh and distinctive to your application.