Tips on the College Admission Process - Page 7

1234d · 03-13-2009, 12:13 AM

^ icic do you think it will be a big tip though? much thanks!

Tick · 03-20-2009, 08:22 AM

Tips for UCs - 4.0, Sat above 2000, female, grad from public high school.

Nasir2009 · 03-20-2009, 04:26 PM

what is the percentage of students with g.p.a of 3.0-3.25 accepted at rice university. my friend applied there. please help!!!

tokenadult · 03-20-2009, 04:33 PM

College Search - Rice University - Rice - At a Glance

applicannot · 03-20-2009, 10:24 PM

I have a question -

Colleges can't see your AP exam scores unless you send them your scores, right? Do you have to / are you encouraged to send schools your actual AP exam scores during the admissions process? I got a 4 on AP Euro last year but I think some of my AP scores this year (namely Environmental Science and possibly US History) will stink. But if colleges don't know...

smarteeangel101 · 03-20-2009, 11:03 PM

^u can always withhold the ones u don't do that well on. most colleges don't really care, as it's not a part of the application review process.

tokenadult · 03-20-2009, 11:09 PM

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Do you have to / are you encouraged to send schools your actual AP exam scores during the admissions process?

You are encouraged to self-report AP test scores, especially by the most selective colleges, but really by any Common Application college now.

AP Test Scores in Admission FAQ

kissoflife · 03-22-2009, 03:42 PM

Last year as a sophomore I decided that I would major in Economics/Business, but now I'm having second thoughts. I'm considering majoring in History or going in undecided. My concern with majoring in history is that I haven't showed demonstrated interest. I switched out of AP U.S. History and into Honors U.S. History during the grace period, switched out of Modern American History before taking the class, and I was planning to take AP Econ and AP Stats next year. My school offers a lot of social science/history courses and I pretty much opted out of taking them because I was so focused on Econonomics. Is it too late for me to show interest in history?

tokenadult · 03-22-2009, 04:14 PM

If you have a new interest in history, you can still self-study for a history AP test. Or check for history extracurricular activities. There's still time to have a new interest area develop.

kissoflife · 03-22-2009, 04:26 PM

EC's like World Quest and MUN? Won't only being a member senior year look bad?

vossron · 03-22-2009, 04:43 PM

For selective colleges, being a "member" of any group likely will not count for much. Being president or otherwise at the top (e.g., GS Gold, BS Eagle) gets noticed.

kissoflife · 03-22-2009, 06:37 PM

Well, it's too late for me to had a leadership position in clubs that I would join beginning of senior year. I wish I had had this epiphany sooner. My passions were right in front of me all this time and I just realized it. I've figured out so much about myself these last few weeks from interests in academics to interests outside of school. I might just apply undecided. Will taking AP Stats and AP Econ hurt me in this case? I don't even think I want to take AP Econ anymore. I'm taking AP Stats because I need to fulfill a math/science elective requirement and my school offers reg. Stats, but I figured why not challenge myself and take AP Stats.

vossron · 03-22-2009, 07:36 PM

It is my impression (others?) that if your school offers an AP class, it's better to take it and get a B than to take regular and get an A, that it's better to challenge yourself.

tokenadult · 03-22-2009, 09:23 PM

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It is my impression (others?) that if your school offers an AP class, it's better to take it and get a B than to take regular and get an A, that it's better to challenge yourself.

I have heard the same. In another year or two, I'll see how some local examples I know have fared in the college admission process.

StrangeCamus · 03-24-2009, 06:34 PM

Whoa the Harvard person said SAT IIs are actually more important to them than the SAT I? Is that true? What if my GPA is kind of low because of freshman year but it had a huge upward trend up to straight As with the most rigorous work load? Gahh stupid freshman year ruined my chances I bet...