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What You Need to Know About Vanderbilt University

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Application Components: All required parts of the Common Application or Coalition, powered by Scoir, Official high school transcript Counselor letter of recommendation Two academic teacher letters of recommendation Standardized Test Scores: The test scores are optional for students applying for fall 2023 and Fall 2024.

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College Admissions Glossary of Terms

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Major: An academic field that a student chooses to focus on. Minor: An academic field that a student chooses to focus on that typically requires a smaller number of classes than a major. Letter of Intent: Not to be confused with a letter of continued interest.

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How to Get Into MIT: Essays and Strategies that Worked

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Many students pursue minors in non-STEM fields, such as writing, political science, and comparative media studies. MIT is posing the following short essay questions for the 2023–2024 application cycle: What field of study appeals to you the most right now? Note: Applicants select from a drop-down list.)

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Wisconsin Scholarships

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Hmong Women Scholarship This is for graduating high school seniors from the greater Wausau area who are Hmong minority women. Two letters of recommendation are required as well. Applicants must submit six published works and a letter of recommendation regarding their newspaper journaling experience. Read more here.

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Illinois Scholarships

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enroll into a college/university full time, submit a biographical sketch, letters of recommendation, personal letters, and a transcript. Friends of Moraine Hills State Park Scholarship in Environmental Studies This offers $1,000 to h igh school graduates entering the field of environmental studies.

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How to Succeed as a Johns Hopkins Premed

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You will have other requirements to fill for your designated majors and minors. Other common premed majors include: Psychology Behavioral biology Molecular & cellular biology Chemistry A full list of majors/minors and descriptions is available here. A minor in courses with research require multiple semesters of research credits.

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How to Get into the University of Chicago: Essays and Strategies That Worked

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Every student completes a foundational sequence in the humanities, social sciences, physical sciences, biological sciences, and a sequence in the historical development of a civilization, then apply those methods of inquiry to some of the 53 academic majors and 47 minors the school offers.