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A Guide to Full-Ride Scholarships + a list of 124 scholarships

College Essay Guy

Letters of recommendation Most scholarship applications will ask you to submit one or more letters of recommendation from people who can vouch for your work ethic, leadership skills, and personal qualities in a way that grades and test scores cant. Who should you ask to write your letters of recommendation?

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What You Need To Know About Occidental College

Ivy Central

Application Components: Complete the Common App School Report Counselor Recommendation Official High School Transcript: This should include your midyear Report after your first term of senior year Standardized Test Scores: Occidental is test optional. Two Letters of Recommendation: One letter should be from a core subject area.

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How predicting your future resume can impact your college choice

Princeton College Consulting

Internships Clubs and Organizations Research Study Abroad Scholarships Honors College GPA Internships & Student Organizations So think of it this way, if you play your cards right, by the time you are graduating from college, you will have a minimum of two summer internships on your resume.

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How to Get into NYU: Admission Requirements and Tips

AdmissionSight

Letters of recommendation. While some NYU programs require one or more recommendation letters, others make them optional. Instead of saying, “Volunteered at a community center,” say, “Created an after-school mentorship program that helped increase college application rates among first-gen students.”

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The National Society of High School Scholars: Benefits, Membership, And Opportunities

AdmissionSight

Admissions decisions are based on a variety of factors, including academic performance, extracurricular activities, essays, letters of recommendation, and standardized test scores. While NSHSS membership may be viewed positively by some college admissions committees, it is not a widely recognized or prestigious organization on its own.

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How to Succeed as a Northwestern Premed

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

Offering hundreds of student organizations, dozens of study abroad programs, and frequent undergraduate research opportunities, Northwestern is committed to providing students a hands-on education. Regularly seeing your professors in this capacity may also be helpful when it comes time to ask for letters of recommendation.

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How to Succeed as a Duke Premed

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

Your time will be split between studying, volunteering, and clinical exposure. Duke offers many opportunities—with hundreds of student groups, study-abroad programs, clinical shadowing, and domestic and international volunteer experiences available, students often feel overwhelmed by the prospect of being a Duke premed student.