Will Discipline Issues In Middle School Hurt My Chances For College Admission?
July 6, 2009 by Rob
Filed under College Admissions
In the 8th grade, I got a referral (detention + call your parents) for giving another student my assignment and then denying it once we had been caught. I’m a sophomore now, and this is the only mark on my record. My parents keep telling me that this will hurt my chances for scholarships/college admission/etc. [...]
Can A Poor Sat Subject Test Score Hurt My Chances For Admission?
I did pretty well on the regular SAT. I’m planning to take subject tests this Saturday. I’m not taking them because the college I want to attend requires it, but because I don’t know where I want to go yet, and don’t want to block off any options. But if I take one and don’t [...]
Does Being A Junior Firefighter Increase Your Chances Of College Admissions?
The two colleges that I am most concerned with getting into are Cornell University and the Cooper Union. I have a modest 3.4 unweighted GPA and a combined SAT score of 1910 w/ a 680 in math, a 650 in Reading and a 580 in Writing. Would being a Junior Firefighter make me stand out [...]