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Junior Year Checklist

CTK College Coach

Christina is now opening her schedule for initial consultations with juniors, and the team is booking test prep sophomore and junior students for late fall and winter. Many students will prep 3-4 months ahead of the first test and take two or three tests.

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Is It “Okay” to Talk About Race in Your College Application and Essays—And If So, How Should You Do It?

College Essay Guy

Additional Awards 2018 National Honors Society Academic integrity, community service, volunteering 2020 College Board AP International Diploma Received for my AP exam scores. Compete in Arizona STEM competitions. Here she shows more intellectual vitality (i.e., she's smart and curious about a variety of things).

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How to Use the Common App Additional Information Section (Examples Included)

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

Financial obstacles Major financial obstacles related to circumstances such as a parent’s unemployment, food insecurity, and homelessness can have a huge impact on your education, from access to extracurricular activities and test prep materials to the amount of time available to complete homework and study for exams.