The High School Performing & Fine Arts' Students College Advisory Service
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Type: Public Research University Size: Very Large; Style: Factory Honors College: Offered by Department/School Affiliations: University of California (UC) System Student Body: Total: 38,276 Undergraduate :27,496; Graduate: 10,708 Testing: ACT: 32 (In-State:31; Out-of-State: …
Supplemental questions are a major tripping point for most college applicants. They’re also weeding questions, designed intentionally to trip you up, get rid of you. One is 500 words. The …
If you’re NOT applying to a conservatory or fine arts school with a single-admission system, then consider playing the Early game. When you get done making up your short list …
What’s a “test optional” school? Test optional is Latin for “We’re scared of dropping the SAT/ACT tests because U.S. News & World Report’s all-powerful college reviews will drop us …
95% of students apply to places with nice lawns and good football programs, and a MAJOR, but have zero idea of who will be teaching them. One of the top …
The University of California, Berkeley offers a unique Summer Youth Intensive Program for exceptional chemistry students.
REVISED 08.17.2022. Most students are taught how to write persuasive essays, and analytical papers. Very rarely are you taught how to write something autobiographical, which is what a college essay …
Every year, clever seniors, already admitted to a college or university, think that they have the game beat. They are, momentarily, immortal and untouchable. Please allow us to strip your waxen …
If you start by looking for colleges, you’re putting the cart ahead of the horse. The first thing you should start to think about, is: What do I want to …
Education is your one hope to be relevant, happy, and prosperous in a world where humans, from ditch digger to doctor, are becoming irrelevant. All jobs have a 30% to …