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Interesting UC Statistic  21   09/22 10:29pm
UC Santa Cruz (UCSC) !  228   09/19 02:36am
Which is better/more prestigious: UCI or UCSD  53   09/16 03:18am
Okay this is weird...............  7   08/15 01:58am
Good idea or Not?  8   08/15 12:09am
Military Brats?  5   08/14 11:19pm
Essay about hearing, theater and communication  6   08/14 08:36pm
Fin Aid and ED  7   08/14 06:07pm
Difficulty of Universities (That Berkeley Thing)  16   08/14 01:53pm
Transfering to NYU  20   08/14 06:31am
Curious About Which Schools I Should Apply To  28   08/14 02:07am
AP release  3   08/14 01:26am
Usc transfer and repeated course  1   08/13 11:14pm
Very very few awards :\  15   08/13 11:13pm
Common App What Happens When You Hit Submit  3   08/13 10:41pm
Which ones better: UMBC or UMD-College Park?  1   08/13 09:16pm
Information about UCs and the SAT IIs  10   08/13 08:56pm
THE NEW PRINCETON REVIEW SELECTIVITY RATINGS  14   08/13 07:12pm
To Marite (or anyone else who knows about SET/CTY)  6   08/13 04:15pm
Colleges and Senior Classes. . .  3   08/13 02:49pm
Colleges and Senior Classes. . .  1   08/13 01:59pm
Opinions on my chances at these schools?  1   08/13 01:58pm
I Think USC App is Up  1   08/13 01:05am
HELP...What to bring to USC?  3   08/12 11:23pm
Bad idea for me to take the SAT a third time?  10   08/12 09:48pm
GREAT MAJORS IN GENERAL  23   08/12 08:42pm
TheDad....where is your D going?  2   08/12 07:36pm
Quick -- Name Some Non-SCEA Schools!  12   08/12 07:24pm
Help with my essay?  4   08/12 06:38pm
Scheduling Nightmare  9   08/12 06:15pm
Community College credits worth it?  3   08/12 05:44pm
Possible to apply to both Stern and CAS?  5   08/12 05:02pm
Merit Scholar List  21   08/12 03:50pm
TsDad, Maybe you can help me out..  6   08/12 03:42pm
Evaluate my senior schedule, please  8   08/12 12:58pm
Help about Classes to take/ Scheduling in HS!  7   08/12 09:56am
Evaluate my ECs  4   08/12 06:28am
# of schools to apply to: How much is too much?  6   08/12 04:08am
Community College or UCSD  16   08/12 01:31am
NYU vs UMICH  16   08/12 12:53am
8 periods for senior year ridiculous  6   08/11 10:18pm
Can I get into UD with a D??  4   08/11 07:17pm
Elite colleges worth the money?  23   08/11 06:55pm
A-'s and B's. they suck.  4   08/11 05:49pm
Transfer Students?  2   08/11 04:59pm
When will Common App Supplements be available for online su  7   08/11 03:35pm
Northwestern or Rice  8   08/11 03:15pm
BA degree vs. AB degree  5   08/11 02:56pm
Ivy Question  14   08/11 12:58pm
Too late to me to make my Harvard reach?  3   08/11 11:34am
Is personal statement & resume needed?excluding required one  2   08/11 09:14am
GPA  2   08/11 03:43am
How important are EC's anyway?  10   08/11 03:12am
Not in NHS  9   08/11 02:09am
How rare is a 1600?  14   08/10 11:38pm
Rose-Hulman Math SAT  10   08/10 06:28pm
Tulane Personal Application  35   08/10 04:41pm
Problems with Schedule.. HELP PLEASE  3   08/10 03:48pm
Proof?  6   08/10 02:21pm
Is USC's online app up yet?  1   08/10 01:55pm
Math SAT II not required but...  3   08/10 01:33pm
SAT or ACT?  5   08/10 01:27pm
How'z this?  7   08/10 12:58pm
From 6.79 to 9.65/10, how to explain??  1   08/10 05:28am
Another college essay  7   08/09 10:38pm
The "Activity/EC" 150 word essay for the common app. . .  11   08/09 10:32pm
THE UC's AND ADMISSIONS!!! A silly question  6   08/09 09:33pm
Eligibility in Local Context  5   08/09 09:27pm
Interview-Bowdoin and Bates  3   08/09 08:15pm
Do you need to prove your E.C.'s?  10   08/09 07:49pm
Northstarmom  2   08/09 07:09pm
Scheduling ??s (UCD)  7   08/09 05:49pm
ESSAY FROM URM, NORTHSTAR AND JAMIMOM PLEASE READ  36   08/09 05:22pm
Research papers  3   08/09 02:12pm
Quick Application Question  2   08/09 02:10pm
Was suspended, is it a problem?  3   08/09 02:09pm
Indiana University/George Washington University  1   08/09 02:08pm
USC Booklist problem  4   08/09 12:59pm
Application Help - Adobe Acrobat Reader  3   08/09 10:02am
When is the earliest you can apply?  8   08/09 09:47am
Stats for 8-7 year med prgrms!!!!!!!  1   08/09 09:18am
I would appreciate your comments  11   08/09 08:50am
Transferee Seeking Guidance  7   08/09 03:43am
FINAL COLLEGE LIST???  3   08/09 02:42am
Another EC question  2   08/09 02:38am
Does the oder of colleges on my application affect?  3   08/09 02:37am
Books on essay writing  2   08/09 12:43am
Whats going on with PR?  1   08/09 12:21am
Here's another group that gets a benefit in admissions...  1   08/08 06:13pm
Warning about all colleges  9   08/08 04:00pm
The Townie advantage  1   08/08 03:04pm
Louisiana tech  2   08/08 11:36am
Louisiana tech  1   08/08 11:35am
Passing of a family member  4   08/08 08:54am
Essay too dark and depressing??  15   08/08 08:50am
How much does a rising trend in grades help?  9   08/08 04:19am
ED vs. EA  2   08/08 02:09am
OMG I just got into USC for Spring  3   08/07 11:18pm
When?  3   08/07 09:59pm
Estimating GPA  7   08/07 09:52pm
Mental Disorders  17   08/07 08:12pm
UC Apps are Out...  15   08/07 06:08pm
Reason to worry?  8   08/07 04:49pm
Please help me find a scholarship essay topic  2   08/07 04:43pm
Questions about college applications (like to type or write  6   08/07 04:02pm
When does US news report come out?  3   08/07 03:48pm
Question about common app essay  2   08/07 03:00pm
Admission criteria  1   08/07 12:11pm
Self-study AP's valid for app?  6   08/07 11:23am
Admissions Selectivity Rating: Princeton Review  11   08/07 02:57am
Need a little issue cleared up here.....  3   08/07 02:06am
Sending extra stuff to Stanford admissions  9   08/07 12:35am
Whats the deal with all the Babson trolls?  107   08/06 10:17pm
EC's  3   08/06 09:40pm
What can you do with a liberal arts degree??  18   08/06 07:16pm
What colleges don't take Freshman year into consideration?  7   08/06 06:37pm
Critique my personal statement, please  7   08/06 05:14pm
Affirmative Action  28   08/06 04:29pm
Where?  4   08/06 03:13pm
Not getting classes I wanted  5   08/06 02:31pm
Essay writing books  8   08/06 01:57pm
Bad essay topic?  12   08/06 01:16pm
The art institutes....  2   08/06 12:57pm
Can someone please help!!!  1   08/06 02:34am
Changing from RD to ED? Especially Dartmouth  6   08/06 01:27am
Common APP - SHORT ANSWER EC question!  2   08/05 11:46pm
Who is going to Rutgers in fall 2004?  1   08/05 11:30pm
HS Courses in Middle School  7   08/05 10:57pm
What schools would be fit for me??  47   08/05 09:54pm
Non-binding EA?  6   08/05 09:53pm
BECOMING A TEACHER, WHERE DO I GO???  14   08/05 09:52pm
Not enough foreign language a huge setback?  17   08/05 09:40pm
Anyone know the college acceptances rates??  17   08/05 07:59pm
Attach a resume or no?  2   08/05 06:54pm
Senior Year grades  3   08/05 06:29pm
Why Community Colleges?  148   08/05 06:18pm
Senior year scheduling predicament  9   08/05 05:53pm
First tier schools under $28,000  15   08/05 05:41pm
Where to put summer grades on UC app?  2   08/05 05:09pm
Weighted or Unweighted GPA?  3   08/05 01:18pm
Rolling Admissions - Michigan  2   08/05 12:43pm
How many applications?  3   08/05 12:23pm
Cornell transfer question  2   08/05 09:35am
Long Island, NY  3   08/05 08:46am
Transfering & Multiple Majoring  2   08/05 05:26am
What are some top schools with rolling admissions?  17   08/05 12:36am
Rolling admission vs. early decision?  6   08/04 11:25pm
Unusual Recommendations Problem  4   08/04 10:21pm
Your Essays Suck  51   08/04 09:53pm
FROSH YEAR GRADES WILL HURT?  5   08/04 09:07pm
NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY  16   08/04 09:02pm
Transfer Admissions  13   08/04 05:50pm
CHANCES AT GA TECH  4   08/04 05:47pm
Worth it to show colleges 3 on AP's?  6   08/04 05:41pm
United World Colleges  2   08/04 05:24pm
Handwrite or type? I'm so confused....  11   08/04 03:49pm
Rose-Hulman's Operation Catapult  5   08/04 02:22pm
Puerto-Rican Male Cornell Transfer Applicant...  1   08/04 02:20pm
COLLEGE TESTS!  9   08/04 01:51pm
Undecided vs. A Major  6   08/04 12:45pm
Question about Ethnicity  2   08/04 10:39am
Question about essays..  2   08/04 09:21am
Letters of Recommendation  7   08/04 08:31am
About transfering to a UC from a JC  3   08/04 04:27am
Will these help me during the admission process?  6   08/04 03:51am
English Related Majors  3   08/04 01:33am
Creative Writing a fluff class?  8   08/04 01:27am
Essay readers?  1   08/04 12:44am
Never Had a Job-bad on application?  17   08/04 12:35am
Number of SAT tries  3   08/04 12:34am
What is a legacy?  2   08/03 11:53pm
SAT vs. ACT  2   08/03 11:47pm
Persuading my parents, how to do so?  19   08/03 11:18pm
Neuroscience  11   08/03 10:11pm
Questions about John Hopkins  9   08/03 09:11pm
SAT I or SAT II?? Urgent!  10   08/03 09:00pm
Im just curious  4   08/03 08:24pm
Future English Majors  6   08/03 07:48pm
List of Overused Essay Topics  11   08/03 07:38pm
Homeschooler Teacher's Evaluations  3   08/03 06:05pm
Programs of Study  1   08/03 04:09pm
Strength of the high school you attend?  8   08/03 12:26pm
Not good?  11   08/03 08:32am
Strong resume.....wierd fluke  9   08/03 04:52am
CAL POLY Admissions RATE!!!  20   08/03 03:26am
Universities that don't require teacher recommendations??  7   08/03 02:22am
Chances/Recommendations for Colleges  1   08/03 02:16am
How much volunteering?  5   08/02 11:51pm
Long question -- But please help  9   08/02 10:39pm
Why is instate accecptance higher?  7   08/02 10:38pm
COMMON APP Extracurriculars/Work section...Confusion  7   08/02 08:54pm
How to be at the top in college  8   08/02 08:54pm
"Academic" subject recommendations  5   08/02 07:56pm
Fat envelops  16   08/02 06:46pm
Admission keys  4   08/02 06:02pm
Studio arts  3   08/02 05:58pm
Political Ideology  9   08/02 02:07pm
Surfing as an essay topic?  3   08/02 01:58pm
Kind of confused about financial aid..  3   08/02 01:14pm
Commonapp---not a good idea?  2   08/02 12:47pm
WORD SMART BY PRINCETON REVIEW?  16   08/29 05:26pm
Wikipedia - Good EC?  11   08/29 05:17pm
Am I good enough?  4   08/29 04:52pm
UC GPA  5   08/29 04:48pm
Bombed Spanish--Get a Rec. from Spanish Teacher?  5   08/29 04:42pm
Social security number  5   08/29 04:08pm
SAT II Physics  8   08/29 03:53pm
Senior Year Schedule Difficulty  11   08/29 03:49pm
Teacher Recs:Senior year teachers???  1   08/29 02:45pm
UGA's Early Action(non-binding). . .is it "single-choice"  1   08/29 02:31pm
Ideas for essays?  1   08/29 01:53pm
Volunteer hours?  6   08/29 01:50pm
Teacher Recommendations  7   08/29 01:47pm
COLLEGE ADMITS: WHERE DID YOU VOLUNTEER AT?  4   08/29 01:44pm
Overrepresented Minorities: Asians  5   08/29 01:26pm
WHO VOLUNTEERS AT THE LIBRARY  19   08/29 01:06pm
Earliest you can apply to PennState (main) & UPitt?  1   08/29 10:37am
Calculating GPA from GCSEs?  2   08/29 08:02am
Apply UC's undeclared?  4   08/29 03:02am
Sending SAT scores  1   08/28 11:40pm
Question about recs  3   08/28 10:26pm
Is this a good rec?  18   08/28 10:05pm
SAT II Deadline for ED/EA  1   08/28 09:40pm
Academic Athlete  7   08/28 07:42pm
Good TOEFL score help at all?  3   08/28 05:44pm
Strong SAT II Make Up for a Weak SAT I?  6   08/28 04:08pm
Can't think of ECs for wierd major  4   08/28 04:05pm
GPA Ranking  3   08/28 12:59pm
Should i take the sat again/new sat?  4   08/28 11:35am
1460 retake?  13   08/28 08:56am
HOW TO SCORE A 1400+ ON THE SAT?  10   08/28 08:38am
Do colleges care about attendance records?  12   08/28 07:45am
UCSC Crown College!!  1   08/28 03:41am
Prewritten Rec vs. Specific Rec.  4   08/28 02:00am
Getting Lost With Same EC's  8   08/28 01:21am
Quick Q about UC GPA  20   08/28 01:01am
Showing Interest in a College  11   08/28 12:41am
NHS, Who's Who, Key Club, CSF...  3   08/27 11:47pm
Interview tips?  14   08/27 10:55pm
Writing SAT 11 and the New SAT? Class of 2006  2   08/27 09:38pm
2 simple questions about applications and admissions  4   08/27 09:28pm
CARPE DIEM WINNERS AND THEIR SCHOOLS  1   08/27 08:53pm
Resume  6   08/27 08:26pm
How do you fill out forms in Adobe?  4   08/27 08:25pm
What is the "AMC?"  7   08/27 07:40pm
Under Represented Regions  7   08/27 06:59pm
Questions about resume/extra curriculars?  3   08/27 05:47pm
Quality of recs vs. intended major  4   08/27 03:41pm
Has anyone read Brave New World?  3   08/27 03:12pm
Northwestern International Studies?  3   08/27 01:51pm
INDEPENDENT RESEARCH  5   08/27 12:48pm
URM Admissions Rate?  36   08/27 11:55am
UPENN: wharton or college?  3   08/27 02:00am
Highest SAT verbal and math scores?  6   08/27 12:49am
Question about essay  6   08/26 11:34pm
Has anyone seen Bubbloy_Two?  1   08/26 11:32pm
Pitzer Admissions with NO SAT's  1   08/26 11:26pm
HOW BENEFICIAL ARE COMMUNITY COLLEGE CLASSES?  15   08/26 10:52pm
Which teacher for rec?  2   08/26 09:14pm
New at this.  4   08/26 08:15pm
App Question  2   08/26 07:33pm
Recommendation - which is better?  4   08/26 06:57pm
Extra-curriculars in college  1   08/26 06:02pm
Teacher recs for last two years1  5   08/26 04:59pm
College credit  5   08/26 02:15pm
Choosing A Career/Major: Aptitude Vrs. Interests Vrs. Income  11   08/26 01:00pm
USC's Deadline 4 Merit Scholarship & No Merit  1   08/26 12:09pm
UC/BYU Transfer after a two year absence  2   08/26 10:56am
2 questions on the UCs  7   08/25 11:22pm
Who is going to rutgers in the fall?  1   08/25 11:06pm
Will being from california help me?  7   08/25 10:50pm
AP classes in senior year?  14   08/25 08:52pm
WHERE TO DO VOLUNTEER WORK...  5   08/25 07:27pm
Transfers!  7   08/25 06:40pm
WHO HAS READ BRAVE NEW WORLD???  8   08/25 06:36pm
HS doesn't do ranking  3   08/25 05:49pm
Is this an award?  16   08/25 04:53pm
Who has self studied for AP exams?  3   08/25 03:59pm
I want to found a club at my school  15   08/25 03:41pm
Boston university info  13   08/25 03:34pm
Portfolio?  3   08/25 03:30pm
Transfer questions  1   08/25 03:20pm
WHAT KIND OF COMMUNITY SERVICE TO DO THAT IS GEARED TOWARDS  3   08/25 02:29pm
Unspecified race on college app  37   08/25 01:32pm
Class Rank Question  3   08/25 12:48pm
Anybody who submitted paper research work?  8   08/25 12:23pm
What Do Colleges Do With The Application Fee?  9   08/25 11:28am
Should I take APs independently?  21   08/25 04:51am
Am I considered an international applicant?  9   08/25 02:12am
SAT MATH 1C!!  5   08/25 01:57am
Transfer to Best schools with MIS are these the right classe  2   08/25 12:46am
TRANSFERRING TO BU  2   08/25 12:34am
The importance of foreign language?  6   08/24 10:02pm
University of California - ELC?  13   08/24 09:40pm
Application advandtage  3   08/24 09:27pm
Is my personal statement topic too cliche?  9   08/24 05:46pm
WHO SELF STUDIED FOR AP COMP SCI?  1   08/24 05:36pm
INDEPENDENT RESEARCH  1   08/24 04:43pm
Contractions in essays  6   08/24 04:02pm
Deciding who to ask to write recs! help!  2   08/24 03:58pm
How strict is are the essay word limits?  9   08/24 03:55pm
Question  7   08/24 02:31pm
Interviews  1   08/24 01:16pm
UCLA When to choose film?  4   08/24 12:59pm
Weighted/Unweighted GPA?  4   08/24 11:56am
Visiting Colleges  3   08/24 07:32am
Low GPA and College Admissions  9   08/24 06:14am
Transfer Admissions Rate?  2   08/24 04:11am
Enrolling in spring instead of summer  2   08/24 03:59am
Application Question  2   08/24 03:55am
Can I apply now as a transfer?  2   08/24 03:49am
Anyone who has submitted research paper work?  1   08/24 03:48am
K so wat is class ranking  2   08/24 01:12am
Recs - common app  1   08/24 12:32am
So what's so good about Stern  1   08/24 12:19am
Is Business (Finanace etc) more humanities based or mathemat  1   08/24 12:00am
Interviews  3   08/23 07:44pm
The "ethical dilemma" Essay Question  7   08/23 07:33pm
UCLA help!  4   08/23 07:18pm
Question about boston university  4   08/23 06:44pm
Entrepreneurship?  25   08/23 06:02pm
Leadership  2   08/23 04:35pm
Optional portions of applications  4   08/23 04:27pm
Which school to apply EA?  14   08/23 02:42pm
"where else are you applying" question for safety schools  4   08/23 02:27pm
Top 10% question  17   08/23 02:23pm
A thread for college essay topics  2   08/23 11:53am
Question about recommendations  2   08/23 11:43am
Wharton placement rates, staring salary  10   08/23 01:53am
Which SAT II's to list?  13   08/22 10:27pm
Essay for UF... tell me what you think!  22   08/22 09:41pm
BIG TEACHER REC QUESTION!!  10   08/22 07:58pm
Rank vs. Unweighted GPA  26   08/22 03:30pm
Rejection for being Overqualified?  55   08/22 07:54am
"WHY" essays  13   08/22 05:15am
Standard acceptance package??  13   08/22 02:21am
Another Rate my essay post  19   08/21 10:55pm
Top Schools that Accept Transfers at Senior Standing  6   08/21 08:25pm
ExtraCs  23   08/21 07:40pm
Transfer - Is my freshman schedule rigorous enough?  8   08/21 07:36pm
Subject: Subject: Official Thread for College Admisions  8   08/21 02:22pm
Interested in transferring to Stern from UMICH....  11   08/20 10:11pm
UC Legacies  10   08/20 12:36am
Is it true admissions officers like handwritten essays bette  35   08/19 09:51pm
Freshman year grades  6   08/19 08:36pm
Who chose top LACs over top Ivies or other good schools?? wh  41   08/19 05:07pm
Only 4 senior year classes?  13   08/19 02:38pm
Choosing an essay topic  6   08/19 02:34pm
Volunteering at a hospital  10   08/19 01:38pm
Am I taking TOO much of a risk?  12   08/19 01:32pm
SAT II Math IC or IIC?  16   08/19 12:33pm
Who heres applying to UC Merced  40   08/19 02:48am
How Importan Are Extra Curiculars??? :/  25   08/18 09:24pm
URGENT: colleger recommendation from work/internship...eleme  5   08/18 09:07pm
Bush speaks out against Legacy  101   08/18 01:13pm
DID NOT RECIEVE AP SCORE  15   08/17 09:37pm
College Essay intro...tell me what u think so far  34   08/17 09:00pm
James Madison University out of state criteria  3   08/17 08:25pm
Online correspondence courses?  7   08/17 06:50pm
Starting a Club At School  16   08/17 05:12pm
Choosing what to write about for an essay  6   08/17 03:39pm
Merit aid & need-blind admissions  12   08/16 11:08pm
College Admission Advice  51   08/16 07:36pm
NYU applications??  6   08/16 05:41pm
Transfers who failed this year...  9   08/16 11:53am
Calc AB or BC Versus teacher rec  8   08/16 05:15am
Being an Author as an EC  19   08/16 01:07am
Warning about USC!  15   08/15 09:20pm
Can I apply to 2 ED's?  5   08/15 04:49pm
Physics or psych ap?  12   08/15 12:35pm
How to get recommendations for many applications?  8   08/15 01:59am

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