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How Universities Make Admissions Decisions: 15 Factors

Koodoos Learning

No matter how strong your grades are or how high your SAT scores, admission isn’t guaranteed. There are a number of factors that go into your admissions decision. Here’s a list of factors in order from most important to least important, based on findings by the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC).

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How to Succeed as a Brown Premed

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

After all, not everyone applying actually meets the admissions requirements. Want expert guidance on medical school admissions? In the meantime, please let us know how we can help you crack the medical school admissions code. You can also learn more about our 1-on-1 medical school admissions support here.

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UT-Austin External Transfer Admissions Guide

Tex Admissions

Navigating the college admissions process, especially as a transfer, can sometimes feel like crawling around in the dark. Coordinated Admissions Program (CAP) About a third of incoming fall transfers enroll through the Coordinated Admissions Program (CAP). GPA guarantees admission to Liberal Arts.

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What You Need to Know About Evaluating the Value of AP Exam Credits

College in 321

In this 5 step process, you’ll know how much those college credits are worth. For brevity, we will use “AP” to represent the process for each type of possible college credit in this blog. . Determine if there is a maximum number of AP credits/courses a college will accept. Estimate the number of usable AP credits

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How to Get Into Columbia Medical School: Requirements and Strategies

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

Learn the Columbia Medical School acceptance rate and admissions strategies, plus secondary essay examples LEARN HOW TO GET INTO COLUMBIA MEDICAL SCHOOL Part 1: Introduction Part 2: Columbia Medical School MD programs Part 3: How hard is it to get into Columbia Medical School? Part 3: How hard is it to get into Columbia Medical School?

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How to Succeed as a Rutgers Premed

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

In the meantime, please let us know how we can help you crack the medical school admissions code. You can also learn more about our 1-on-1 medical school admissions support here. Additionally, AP credit usually counts for introductory college courses. Depending on the credits you entered college with (i.e.,

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Considerations for Taking AP Courses

Discovery College Consulting

I recently attended a webinar in which both high school counselors and college admissions officers discussed the role of AP courses in college admissions. Some colleges dont award any AP credit; at others, you wont get course credit for an AP exam but rather will be able to take a higher level class in the same subject.