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d.richardson
US College Admissions
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Harvard or Yale
Does harvard or Yale have an undergraduate course for forensic science or toxicology or anything forensic related and what are the grade qualifications
b.fan
US College Admissions
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APs in Australia
Hi there, I’m in Australia and thinking of applying to top US colleges. I know that a lot of people in the US take a lot of AP classes, however I don’t think there is a way to do so where I am. Just w...
duncan.parsons
US College Admissions
Grade Submission
How many years of grades in transcript?
My counselor is unsure of how many years of grades to include in the transcript. Common App says 3 or 4. 3 sounds logical since I have done NCEA for 3 years but I have heard some suggest 4?
duncan.parsons
US College Admissions
Grade Submission
Will colleges request my CIE a2 grades?
Hello, I was accepted ED to Columbia and do CIE a-levels in the UK. Does my school have to send a final report? If so what should it include? Will Columbia ask for my CIE grades?
742936e9488c7109fbdc
US College Admissions
Grade Submission
Mock Grades
Hi there, Regarding submission of a transcript, does this include your practice/mock exam grades? Obviously for Y13 this would be the case as final grades would not be out yet but what about for Y11/1...
victor.li
US College Admissions
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May/June CIE resit
Do you know if May/June CIE AS Level resits of Oct/Nov(preceding year) are reported, and consequently, affect how colleges look at you?
jeffrey_li
US College Admissions
Grade Submission
How do AP scores get received
Then how would the (AP) scores be officially recognised?
jeffrey_li
US College Admissions
Grade Submission
How do I submit my NCEA or CIE scores?
Does CIE or NCEA send your scores to US unis too? Or your counselor does that?
victor.li
US College Admissions
Grade Submission
Can I submit expected scholarship grades?
Can predicted scholarship grades go on your transcript?
victor.li
US College Admissions
Grade Submission
SAT scores on transcript?
I know the official scores are meant to be sent through Collegeboard, but are SAT scores meant to appear on the transcript?
jeffrey_li
US College Admissions
Grade Submission
Will RD colleges see my final grades?
Will all my RD colleges see my final grades before admissions decision is made?
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