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So, the second semester of junior year has arrived, and with it, the beginning of the college application process! This likely means you’ll be gearing up to take the SAT for the first time. (And if you’re not, you should definitely consider it, as senior year will be much busier than you might imagine.) Junior year
In the hustle and bustle of applying to colleges through the Common App, it’s easy to forget about schools on different applications. Applications for California’s public schools (the Cal States and the University of California) are due on Monday, November 30th. And you want to plan ahead to give yourself enough time to properly work through both
Typically, merit-based scholarships are the scholarships a school offers to top students regardless of that student’s financial need. It’s essentially free money — and who doesn’t like free money? These scholarships are used by colleges to lure highly qualified applicants to campus. Keep in mind, though, that not every school offers merit-based scholarships. Harvard, for
