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3 years ago
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gpa im low sat exam high

My GPA is 2.0 but my SAT exam is 1500 points. I want to study architecture at the University of Manchester. Do you think my SAT score will compensate for my GPA? Also, what should I do to get accepted 鈥

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3 years ago
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How to stand-out to colleges if ACT score isn't good?

Hi, I've taken the ACT 4 times and still can't seem to get a 25. I am a high school senior, so time is quickly running out. Should I sign up to take the ACT again? Would it be worth it?

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3 years ago
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what is a 4.0 in percentage

It seems to vary depending on who I ask. I was under the impression that it was always 100%, but my honors comp teacher said that 95% and above also counted. This confused me.

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3 years ago
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Is there a full ride to Blackburn College?

I am a current sophomore and I will be graduating next year. I have a 4.3 on a 4.0 scale. I live in Illinois. I am also the top of my class. I take honors and AP depending on what my school allows. Ne 鈥

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3 years ago
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What does the Student Aid Index (SAI) mean? I麓 ve done some research but am confused how it works for aid.

Hi! I麓 m Anastasia. I麓 m a high school senior who has a 4.0 GPA and will be majoring in Chemical Engineering.

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3 years ago
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Is There a Full-Ride for University of Houston

Hello! I am currently in high school in Texas, and I will be graduating this year. I plan on majoring in education at the University of Houston. I was wondering how you could apply for a full-ride sch 鈥

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3 years ago
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What is the fastest way to get scholarships for college?

I am a senior in high school, and plan to go to Davenport for a Bachelors in Science of Nursing. I have applied to some scholarships, but have very little time to apply, and want to get as many as I c 鈥

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3 years ago
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Getting a higher GPA/ or test scores like ACT/PACT

Hello! I'm Taylor, 15-year-old male (white). I live in Louisiana which if you already didn't know is the 3rd worst state in public education for the United States. My chances of getting into normal sc 鈥

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3 years ago
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Ways to Get Money

Hi! I hope everyone's having a great day!

A bit about me so nobody's confused - I am a non-minority (white) female in 12th grade. I got a 28 on the ACT and have a 3.5 grade average, although it slips u 鈥

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3 years ago
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How should I pay for NJIT? (cost 38,000 altogether for one year)

Here are the problems I am having:

1) My parents will most likely not contribute much, or anything

2) Right now, I can probably only afford like a tenth of a year

Other info:

1) Junior in highschool

2) get 鈥

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3 years ago
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How much would I have to end up paying for college if my family income is around 120.000 annual

I want to apply for the ivies but the cost factor is coming into play and it's too expensive. Can someone give me an estimate of how much will a financial aid cover up. Thank you!

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3 years ago
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How do I apply for scholarships?

I am a sophomore and want to know the best way to apply for scholarships. Also is there a website that I should look at for scholarships?

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3 years ago
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Does NMSQT cause scholarship displacement?

I just received my PSAT score and it was a 1360. I qualify for NMSQT but I am wondering, would receiving a National Merit Scholarship affect my college merit scholarship badly? I have heard of scholar 鈥

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3 years ago
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What's more efficient? Scholarships or Student Loans?

I'm trying to decide whether I devote my time to getting an athletic scholarship or just avoid that altogether and go through with student loans. (Please also tell me if in general, I'm just overthink 鈥

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3 years ago
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Asking for more financial aid/scholarships?

I'm a senior in hs and just got a couple of acceptances. I currently have a 4.0/95.8 gpa unweighted and a 101.9 weighted. Most of the colleges I've gotten acceptances from have given me their presiden 鈥

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3 years ago
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Need help with finding scholarships

Hello, I鈥檓 a junior in high school and I want to start applying for scholarships and I have two main issues, one is I鈥檓 unaware of websites & apps I can use to apply, and two is the fact that I鈥檓 a ju 鈥

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馃帀 First post
3 years ago
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Need help with finding scholarships

Hello, I鈥檓 a junior in high school and I want to start applying for scholarships and I have two main issues, one is I鈥檓 unaware of websites & apps I can use to apply, and two is the fact that I鈥檓 a ju 鈥

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3 years ago
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Does anyone know of any tutoring job organizations out there?

I've been a volunteer tutor for a while and want to get a job tutoring online.

I've been applying for Mathnasium, but it hasn't worked out since they don't have any job online job offerings open. Any h 鈥

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3 years ago
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help with paying college

I'm from a low-income family but I really want to go to a good college to make a lot of people proud of me and myself but I have no idea how I'm going to pay for everything for college so any idea wou 鈥

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3 years ago
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What colleges give a significant amount of financial aid?

I am a senior trying to apply to colleges that give a pretty good amount of financial aid. I know I have no chance to get into a school that meets 100% of financial need (ex: Harvard) so I was wonderi 鈥

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