Class of 2014 From Nepal - Page 16

mer-q-real · 06-30-2009, 10:22 AM

And, to find out your GPA consult your Guidance Counselor. Different schools have different systems.

Pushpa Kamal · 06-30-2009, 01:10 PM

and what if the school doesn't have a Guidance Counselor??

tetrisfan · 06-30-2009, 09:44 PM

Just thought I'd stop by from India

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Any Brown applicants?

Gurung · 06-30-2009, 09:56 PM

Yes, one of my friends is applying there.

Gurung · 06-30-2009, 09:58 PM

Pushpa, actually, even in our college we dont have a GC. It is just that our English Teacher writes it on the behalf of GC post. Similaerly, many students write their own recommendations and get it verified by the teachers, if the teachers are not articulate enough in English. so it doesnot really matter, whom you ask to write. But be sure, U wanna get an impressive recommendation.

Gurung · 06-30-2009, 10:04 PM

ccprofile and pushpa, different colleges have different ways of determining their GPA. Best would be to ask your college authorities. In my college, they consider the grades of best threee subjects, if its AAA its 4.0 if its AAB its 3.75 and so on. Also, % wise they use certain threshols out of which they either first convert it into grades and evaluate GPA or calculate it directly. you may wannna google your question as well.

3333 · 07-01-2009, 01:48 AM

for +2 n Isc it goes like:

>=80% : 4
75-80: 3.75
70-75: 3.5
and so on.....

Pushpa Kamal · 07-01-2009, 03:46 AM

some say that isc is tougher and they add 10% to their actual% to compare with +2s...... i read the same evaluation method somewhere, prolly in Class 2012 thread but was unsatisfied

Pushpa Kamal · 07-01-2009, 03:53 AM

and one more thing, i saw this in my SAT admission ticket- "ONLY A VALID PASSPORT WILL BE ACCEPTABLE ID"......what does this mean????do i need a real passport or some Valid IDs will work???

Duke99 · 07-01-2009, 04:01 AM

anybody doing SAT1 this october??? need some advice....what's the best way to prepare??

Pushpa Kamal · 07-01-2009, 04:08 AM

if we get into a college in ED, then what will be the financial aid strategies???

Duke99 · 07-01-2009, 04:32 AM

It is easier to bargain for aid in ED isn't it?? Well I've already started the vocabs and the writing sections ......just not sure is mugging up words the right way

Duke99 · 07-01-2009, 04:38 AM

mine will probably be Amherst (if i get straight A's ) otherwise i'm still searching

ccprofile · 07-01-2009, 05:24 AM

@alevel: Yeah I've already registered for both the oct. and nov. SATs.
BTW are you all already done with the common app essays?

ccprofile · 07-01-2009, 05:29 AM

IMO vocab from Barrons is an overkill. You really don't need to know all of those 3500 words. Go for something more shorter and manageable. I tried Direct hits and it was helpful.
In my case I'll be going through the 1000 words in sparknotes. For Math just do the practice tests and don't forget to recheck you answers in the end. For writing, practice, practice and more practice.