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Overview: Applying to college

The college application process involves submitting personal information, extracurricular activities, essays, and standardized test scores. High schools provide transcripts, profiles, and recommendation letters. Colleges evaluate applicants based on grades, courses, and other components, which may vary by school. Additional samples displaying special talents can also be submitted for evaluation.

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  • blobby green style avatar for user Boranya Jyoti baruah
    sir , i am from India .. i am interested to study mechanical engineering in MIT ... i am studding in 12 grade .. i dont know what the procedure is to get into MIT ... so i would be grateful if i get information of what i should do ...
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  • leaf green style avatar for user Madi  Heninger
    Are there any sort of preparations in high school for creating a college application?
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  • duskpin seedling style avatar for user Spotspot01
    At , you mention your high school will submit the transcript, well I am home schooled. Do you have any tips about submitting a transcript for a home school student?
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    • duskpin ultimate style avatar for user Samantha
      I am homeschooled as well... I recommend being dual enrolled in high school... you will then get some high school courses that count for college as well. Ask the community college if they can send their transcript in to the college.

      You parents can even make a transcript as well.. All they have to do is list your subjects and your grade. You can google what a transcript is supposed to look like for reference.
      (2 votes)
  • leaf orange style avatar for user Jessica Lopez
    Can we join more than two careers in colleges or universities?
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    • female robot grace style avatar for user Avila
      You can double-major if that is what you mean. That basically means you can take a course in( for example)biology and math for as many years as your regular degree. Bachelors degree is four years, masters is six.
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  • mr pants orange style avatar for user Mahdi.Asadi
    Im a 8th grader that really wants to go to CU Boulder. You know where the mountains are and all that? Yeah, that one. I want to be an engineer, a civil engineer. Lets talk grades. I have A's and B's. No hint of C's. Highest GPA i got was 3.85. And PLUS, My mom wants me to graduate 11th grade, which if I don't I will literally kill her soul. Will I make it? Having a good career in the future? Please tell me. I need help :(
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    • leafers ultimate style avatar for user Zack
      If you actually try and do your work, you're pretty sure to. You already are doing a very good job at your grades. Most colleges I believe only require a 2.0 GPA.
      A good thing to remember is to not only focus on what your mother wants you to do, but also how you yourself want to pass and succeed. I wish you luck in your life.
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  • piceratops sapling style avatar for user Soven Sharma
    I'm a student from India, studying the CBSE Board and wanna come abroad for Post- Grad in Architecture and Environmental Design. I am currently in the 9th Grade, how do I go about this ?
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  • winston baby style avatar for user Leo Malfoy
    I am 13 years old in 9th grade and in a CBSE school in India. I get A's usually but I get A+'s too. I am in the school football team, I have a black belt in karate,I'm pursuing degrees in Indian classical music and western classical music. I want to get into a good college for mechatronics (mechanics and electronics course) maybe MIT, Harvard or Stanford. My grades are improving, but I'm not sure what to do next... Could some one please guide me?
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    • duskpin seedling style avatar for user Shashank Raj
      bro just keep consistent good grades + try to get medals in Olympiads..also select one co curricular activity and try to represent india at international level....u have to be exceptionally talented to be accepted my mit......nw first u have to take SAT IN 10TH then ACT and SAT SUBJECT test in 11th and then AP tests in 12th if u score near perfect then u have a chance getting into the colleges u mentioned.....also if u do this u cannot focus on JEE MAINS AND ADVANCE ....ill recommend u to think about NUS it is in the top 10 world universities and best college for indian students....BTW start now to achieve success...good luck reply with any other questions or reach me personally here _ shanks6498@gmail.com
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  • leafers seed style avatar for user sachin sharma
    presently i am a bba student in india . I want to go abroad and study there and want a permanent residence card .so can u suggest me one thing ,like i want to go abroad which university and which country is best for me and another thing is .that from today i need to prepare for studying in abroad or think about it after completing my bba ...thanks
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  • blobby green style avatar for user melissa.brown
    How long does it take to hear back from applying?
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  • leaf green style avatar for user Banu bee
    I am completed B.SC Biochemistry so can i joined your college in higher strudies
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Video transcript

- So to give you a big picture of what will be presented to a college, from your point of view as a student, you'll be submitting an application. That application will have in it biographical information, your extracurricular activities, essays that you've written. Basically giving an overview of who you are and what you're doing, but there'll also be lots of other information that's submitted that an admissions office will use. From your high school, they will submit a transcript with your grades and courses you've taken. Hopefully they'll send along a profile that sort of details that school and gives some information about the school you're in. There also will be probably a guidance counselor or college counselor letter of recommendation. A lot of schools also require one or potentially two letters of recommendation from teachers, so that could possibly be in the file as well. If the school requires any kind of standardized testing, from SAT, ACT, potentially AP or IB scores, those sorts of things, they could be in your file as well. You may be required to do an interview for that school. And there are also opportunities to submit... If you have special talents, in things like the arts, theatre, music, athletics, there may be special ways to submit samples of your work to also be evaluated. So, in general, I would say most selective and highly-selective schools are going to put the most emphasis on your programming grades, number one, just to make sure they feel you can do the work at their school. How they use the rest of those components will vary greatly by school.