1) can you submit your application before sending your transcript and sat scores?

2) do you have to submit your application and send your sat scores on the same day?

3) if I hand in my transcript release forms now, do the colleges NOT see my 1st semester grades of my senior year???

4) SAT's in December. Would it be considered too late?

5) do the teachers who you asked to write your recommendation letter let you read the actual recommendation letter? (so you can see what they wrote and how good they wrote it)

6) is college different from high school? i mean this like, in high school you have an actual schedule you follow (1st period blah blah, 2nd period blah blah, all the way to 8th period or 9th period) is it like the same in College? and are the class sizes small or big? in HS, there's been like an average class of low 20's, is it much bigger in college? and do I only take classes with the kids who selected the same major as me? are there "low, basic" classes and "high, honor classes" in college just like there is in high school? or in college, is it all mixed? I'm confused.

7) do you get "freedom" in college?

thanks.

well ill only answer the ones..my knowledge allows me to answer? haha.

3) i think most colleges only consider soph-junior grades. although they may check up on senior year's (hence why senioritis is bad). but it depends on the college, so you need to check that specifically for each college.

4) again, it depends on the college. they say which is the last SAT test date theyll accept (like UCs say it on their website)

5) i hear you can read the teacher recommendation, but that it is advised for you to not read it because it looks better to colleges. besides, if youre asking a teacher for a recommendation they understand their responsibility in writing it and you shouldnt be asking a teacher you dont have a semi-good/good relationship with anyways (unless it's required to ask a teacher of a specific subject)


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1) Yes

2) No

3) They probably won't see them right now, but your counselor will send a mid-year report and a final report with your senior grades on them

4) Depends on the college, for most colleges with a January 1st deadline, it is usually not. But check the college or shoot them an email.

5) It depends on the teacher... you can ask if they will let you too...

1) Yes, but most universities won't consider your application complete until they receive everything, including your transcript and SAT scores.

2) No.]

3) Probably, but most universities will require your counselor (or you) to send a mid-year review and a final transcript.

4) No, but I hope you've taken it before, if this is your senior year.

5) It depends on the teacher, some of them will and some won't. Mine let me read it

6) In college, you make your own schedule, and you can pick Monday/Wednesday/Friday classes, which are 50 minutes long, or Tuesday/Thursday classes, which are an hour and a half long, it's up to you. Sometimes you'll have strange gaps in your schedule because certain classes are only offered at certain times, but I usually use the breaks to study or eat.

Class size depends on the type of class (and the university you go to). At most state schools and big universities, introductory science classes tend to be huge and might be 100-300 students. Class sizes get smaller as you get into your upper-level courses; honors classes and seminars will be on the small side. Average class size at my university is about 40-50. My honors classes have about 15-20 students.

Introductory classes and general course requirements, you'll be with a mix of majors. The cool thing about college is that every class will have a mix of freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors - it's not like in high school where you're with all the eleventh-graders or all the 12th-graders. Depending on if your school has an honors program or college, there may be honors courses offered (my school has an honors college, and the honors classes are always smaller and much more discussion-based, which is awesome, I love them.)

7.) Haha, the freedom part all depends on you. If you're dorming or living off-campus, then you're on your own. Sounds like a good thing until you realize how homesick you are (or if you can't cook, lol.) There's no one to tell you what to do, which can be a good and/or bad thing, depends on the person. My roommate last year was definitely not the most self-motivated student, and she was used to her parents reminding her to do her homework. There wasn't anyone at college to tell her to do that and she ended up failing a class ' I enjoy my independence at college (I go to school five hours away from home) but I donmiss home and my mom's cooking.

1. yes
2. no
3. no
4. no
5. most teacher will make you waive your right to read it.
6. in college you choose which days to have what class and at what time (9-10, 1-2, etc). lectures usually have a lot of people. classes that focus on group discussions have generally fewer people.
7. not really. lol.

Yes, in college you make your own schedule, but for the latter part.. it's up to how your school does your schedule, meaning not all schools have that schedule/class durations as yours. For me, all my classes are 75 minutes all Mon through Fri.
But it's all up to you how you want your schedules. Maybe you're a morning person and you want morning class, etc.