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Advice for High School Juniors

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CTK pro tip: Although most high schools only report final grades on the transcript, colleges will almost always request semester (mid year) senior year grades. 4) Get to know your teachers well this year– you will need strong letters of recommendation for college. And as you do what you do, do it for the right reasons.

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How to Succeed as a Carnegie Mellon Premed

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Carnegie Mellon Premed Requirements Medical school requirement Carnegie Mellon premed required courses Chemistry: Two semesters with lab 09-105 Modern Chem I or 09-107 Honors Modern Chem I 09-106 Modern Chem II or 09-107 Inorganic Chem* 09-207 Techniques in Quant. Sample Carnegie Mellon 2.5-Year

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Junior Year Checklist

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Activities Do’s and Don’ts & Letters of Recommendation Remember that NACAC survey ? Not test scores, not letters of recommendation, not activities. Importantly, it is typically junior year teachers whom you select to write your letters of recommendation, so this is the time to speak up and speak out.

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New York Scholarships

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This scholarship is of $3,000 for a year and it is paid in two installments of $1,500 per semester. Reville Scholarship This is in the amount of $3,000 per recipient, is paid in installments of $1,500 per semester for any year the student is enrolled in college. Read more here. Scholarships range from $2,500 to $20,000. And here.

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Common App Questions: Step-By-Step

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Letters of recommendations , if they are required or not required. But always check several times as colleges have been known to add supplemental essay requirements well into the fall semester. Honors received (e.g. President’s Award, Honor Roll, National Honor Society, etc.).

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Indiana Scholarships

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To apply for the scholarship, applicants must complete the FIRST Scholarship form and submit a letter of recommendation from an adult mentor/coach on their FIRST team by February 1st. Applicants must have finished at least one semester with a minimum 3.0 Letters of recommendation and an essay are required.

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How to Use the Common App Additional Information Section (Examples Included)

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However, if you went from being a straight-A student to getting B’s and C’s one semester, you can briefly explain why a sudden drop in grades occurred (e.g., Example: During the second semester of my sophomore year, I was in a car accident. Example: My mother lost her job in October 2016, the fall semester of my junior year.