My College Pack

Question by Chioke S: How do I adjust into a college environment?
In my senior year and about to finish highschool. May or may not head to college soon after, but I wanted to know some things I should consider when choosing the college, like the city life, crime and such. I always wanted to have [...]

Question by Terry R: How come it’s so hard to return to college/get INTO Graduate school, esp. receiviing a BA 30 yrs ago?
Hi.
I am kind-of manic about NOT taking math and Algebra, earlier, when I was an undergraduate 30 yrs. ago. Now after spending nearly 20/30 years in computer hardware (cannibalizing, refurbishing and literally [...]

Question by avsman009: Is CAD a good career to get into? and how hard is it to find a job right out of college?
Best answer:
Answer by old man on the hillCAD is a good career to get into. a comment – learn how to make engineering or architectural drawings manually first. the knowledge [...]

Question by RecentGrad: Graduated College in May 07…cant find a job…want to get into consulting…or any other job..need help!!!!?
I graduated from Penn State University in May 2007 and could not find a job. I finally decided to get a “time pass” job in retail in October 2007 and have been working there ever since. [...]

Question by psionicslad: how can i get money for college with out getting a sports or Academic scholarship or going into the military?
Best answer:
Answer by armchair philosopherGet a job.
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Question by person37: Would it be harder to get into good college if I were to take a two year break to volunteer and save money?
I’m going to be 16 when I graduate from high school and without any college money, except for scholarships that I’m going to apply for. Is taking a break a [...]

Im in the top 6% of my grade. There are 972 people in my grade
i am in a mentoring program for freshman
the national honor society
a volunteer program
I tutor
and i have held down a part time job since I was 14
i also am spending my senior year taking college classes at the local community college so [...]

I’m an African-American 15 year old high school junior in
Inglewood and I would love to go to UCLA. However, I would also like to see if I can get into Stanford or Harvard
4.47 GPA (Valedictorian of School)
220 on PSAT
34 on ACT
Academic Decathlon
MESA
Tutoring

I got into Rutgers, Stony Brook, Boston University (ED), and Indiana University. I got rejected by Wisconsin but I’m still waiting on NYU, UFL, and GWU, (not that I can get into any of them since I did ED
Here are my stats:
1) 3.6 GPA (not sure if it’s weighted or not)
2) 1140 [...]

I have recently found out that my GPA is terrible, non cumulative GPA 3.15 and cumulative 3.335 . I have taken multiple honors courses and an AP class (my sophomore year). I am also involved in multiple activities including: a program where I mentor handicapped adults, marching band, assistant teacher for a Spanish class,
outreach program [...]