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My Son Applied to Colleges Alone: A Cautionary Tale

Grown & Flown

In his defense, my son did use that free period to meet with teachers, get ahead of homework before rugby practice and participate in a reading partners program with a local school. There is nowhere to explain all that on the transcript, though, so it was just a glaring hole in his academic rigor. Now I won’t hear ’til March.

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Top Summer Programmes: Simons Summer Research Program

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The Simons Summer Research Program at Stony Brook University is an outstanding opportunity open to US citizens and permanent residents, attending high school who are interested in pursuing careers in science, mathematics, and engineering. Finally, there are several short answer questions and essays that you need to complete.

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Top Summer Programmes: Research in the Biological Sciences (RIBS)

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Entry Requirements and Cost To be eligible for the RIBS program, students must be current high school sophomores or juniors who have completed at least one year of high school biology and have a minimum GPA of 3.0 Start today!

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Why Dartmouth College Is Requiring ACT and SAT Scores Again

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Dartmouth researchers found SAT and ACT scores can help identify high-achieving, under-resourced students since the college looks at scores in context to where a student is from. high school in the top 20% of the College Board's index for challenge, which considers income, crime rates, housing stability, and more.

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2025 In-State EA Decision Information

UGA Undergraduate Admissions Q & A

Again, today’s decisions are only for In-State applicants (either a GA resident or a student studying in a GA High School). Mid 50% Admitted Average ACT (Composite): 31-34 -This is data for students who were admitted with the ACT being the highest or only test score in their review. Mid 50% Admitted Average GPA: 4.18-4.43

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Brown Reinstates SAT/ACT Requirement

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Starting in fall 2024, Brown University will require students to submit SAT or ACT scores. Brown becomes the third Ivy League school, following Yale and Dartmouth, to reinstate standardized testing requirements. The university also announced it will continue to offer an Early Decision option and maintain legacy preferences.

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Wake Forest University 

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Acceptance GPA The average high school GPA for accepted students at Wake Forest University is more than 3.85. 75% of the accepted students ranked in the top 10% of their high school class. Standardized Test Scores The SAT/ACT scores are optional. Start today!