Forum: Student Life
11-28-2007, 12:38 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 1,354
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Forum: Student Life
11-27-2007, 11:00 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 1,354
Re: Do College Admissions Essays really matter?
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thinly veiled I'm so smart look at me post?
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No ... I rarely post here and so I could care less ... but I know there were some Northwestern guys here ... and I really was...
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Forum: Student Life
11-26-2007, 09:10 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 1,354
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Forum: Student Life
11-26-2007, 05:00 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 1,354
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Forum: Student Life
11-25-2007, 10:28 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 1,354
Do College Admissions Essays really matter?
Ok ... So I've been writing admissions essays for the past few weeks and I'm starting to stress out. My question is this: Do they really even matter???
I have a 4.0 gpa, a 35 ACT, and a load of...
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Forum: Student Life
11-25-2007, 01:31 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 638
Re: College App Question: SAT scores vs. GPA
1490 is an excellent score as well. As far as SAT IIs go, The problem with them is that when you submit your scores from the Dec. 1st exam, they will see every SAT you've ever taken on the report...
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Forum: Student Life
11-25-2007, 12:44 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 638
Re: College App Question: SAT scores vs. GPA
I thought over your situation a bit, and came up with this advice:
Don't worry about the SAT writing score ... most colleges don't really care about it. That gives you like a 1560/1600 ... which...
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Forum: Student Life
11-24-2007, 10:08 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 638
Re: College App Question: SAT scores vs. GPA
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To give you an idea of what the standards are... at UIUC, the average GPA is 3.8 and the average SAT is 2300.
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Don't know about the GPA, but NO school had an average SAT...
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Forum: Student Life
11-24-2007, 07:28 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 638
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Forum: Student Life
11-22-2007, 11:05 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 956
Re: which universities??
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i have not found a method yet on how to convert my grades into american standard yet... but im looking into it... but anymore tips and recommendation is welcomed......
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Forum: EDF
11-14-2007, 09:51 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 236
Re: Gray market stuff (watches specifically)
I looked at Grey market TAG, and honestly I didn't feel the discount was worth the uncertainty. I've heard from some that grey market watches often have small imperfections (such as a misaligned...
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Forum: Student Life
09-25-2007, 03:22 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 220
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Forum: EDF
09-22-2007, 09:29 PM
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Replies: 188
Views: 4,212
Re: Fall Fashions (and good deals on fashions!)
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How do you guys go about sizing when ordering from places like these? Id be to afraid it would fit horribly. Then again, at 35 bucks I guess you cant go to far wrong.
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Forum: Student Life
09-02-2007, 02:40 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 354
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Forum: The Lounge: Discussion+Review
08-29-2007, 05:30 PM
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Replies: 99
Views: 779
Re: A Modern Reading List for High School?
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(8) Glance through the Odyssey and watch O Brother Where Art Thou This is probably my "most clever" addition to the list. I agree with Shannon Hale that the story is what is important for...
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Forum: Travel
08-25-2007, 06:24 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 204
Re: Eurotrip - college freshman
I found a better option if you are willing to pay a little bit more on flights.
Since you are leaving from Boston, I checked prices on Iberia (another one of the cheaper european carriers) and...
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Forum: Travel
08-10-2007, 08:44 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 204
Re: Eurotrip - college freshman
I don't know where you are located, but I think you can get much cheaper transatlantic airfare than 950 r/t. Check out Aer Lingus, they generally have the cheapest transatlantic fares. Usually, I can...
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