[elisa*]

I have a question about the USC app again..

For the Activity Summary, are we supposed to just literally list or put it in complete sentences in a "list" form??

[chiluvskk]

hi, i'm back w/ some more questions
and oh! lol thanks chinese tears, you seem to be answering most/all of questions nowadays haha

1. "up to a maximum of 8 extra points for UC-aproved honors courses taken in the last two years of hs including up to 2 honors courses taken in the 10th grade", does this include Ap points? and by 8 points, does that mean i'll only be able to add extra points for 4 honors classes? cuse you know how each class is 2 semesters, so two points? hope i'm making sense, sorry if this is a stupid question T_T

2. also when calstates asks us to calculate our gpa, let's say we got a D, and took summer school and got A, do we use the new grade in the calculation, or old grade? because i know for UCs, they use the new grade right?

[chinese tears <3]

hi, i'm back w/ some more questions
and oh! lol thanks chinese tears, you seem to be answering most/all of questions nowadays haha

1. "up to a maximum of 8 extra points for UC-aproved honors courses taken in the last two years of hs including up to 2 honors courses taken in the 10th grade", does this include Ap points? and by 8 points, does that mean i'll only be able to add extra points for 4 honors classes? cuse you know how each class is 2 semesters, so two points? hope i'm making sense, sorry if this is a stupid question T_T

2. also when calstates asks us to calculate our gpa, let's say we got a D, and took summer school and got A, do we use the new grade in the calculation, or old grade? because i know for UCs, they use the new grade right?

Lol, no problem.. I have a lot of time

1. Honors courses mean both AP and honor classes. And yeah, you'll only be able to add extra points for 4 courses (8 semesters). There is also an extra requirement that you can only count 2 courses from 10th grade for an extra point.They do this so it's more fair for people who attend schools which don't offer as many AP courses and so the GPA isn't unbelieveably high.

2. When the CSUs ask you to calculate your GPA, you do use the new grade in the calculation. But you still have to include the previous grade in your application. Don't forget that the CSU GPA is weighted too! ^^

I have a question about the USC app again..

For the Activity Summary, are we supposed to just literally list or put it in complete sentences in a "list" form??

They want you to give a brief summary of each of your activities in this format: Name of activity; grades you participated in it; # of hours per week; # of weeks per year; description of activity; your roles (positions)

They say to do this for each of your activity so I'm assuming that you make a list of activities. They also said to limit it to one side of a page, so just do the important stuff.

Their example: Spanish Club; 9th-12th grade; 2 hours per week; 30 weeks per year; language club dedicated to promoting the understanding of Spanish language and culture; elected treasurer junior year and president senior year

can someone take a glimpse at my essay??

I'll read your essay for you if you still want, lol.

[tony]

Is it possible to apply for two schools in the same college (School of Architecture and School of Engineering at Carnegie Mellon)?

[Kanhlaya]

Can UC's still accept test scores after nov 30? Because I still need to take my SAT subject test, and retake my ACT plus writing. =[

[chiluvskk]

got some more questions

1. for UCs, when do i have to send them my Ap scores? and do i just send it through collegeboard?
2. if i took a class at community college, when do i send the transcript from that college? or is it okay if it's already stated on my hs transcript the class and grade i took there?
3. is it true that if your grades aren't the best (like 3.8+ gpa) that sometimes your essay might get you acceptance?


thank you!

[jungie012]

Blehhh college applications =(

When it asks for academic awards and honors, does that exclude any awards that are from contests, say like an art competition or a film festival?

[cyberfruit]

^ If that award was in conjuction with you entering the contest in school (like the Rodeo Art contest entered in by art kids in school), then yes.

[Love Virus]

ok questionnn


when you put down activites, volunteer work, extracurricular stuff, etc
do you need to send in proof with every one of them?
becasue I haven't been keeping track and all I rememebr is that I did them =___=

[chinese tears <3]

Is it possible to apply for two schools in the same college (School of Architecture and School of Engineering at Carnegie Mellon)?

If you mean apply to two schools at the same time, I don't think so unless you plan to double major and they allow you to do that. The other way to apply to both-ish is if they let you put down an alternative school but that just means you'll only get into one school anyways.

Can UC's still accept test scores after nov 30? Because I still need to take my SAT subject test, and retake my ACT plus writing. =[

Yes, they accept scores until December.

got some more questions

1. for UCs, when do i have to send them my Ap scores? and do i just send it through collegeboard?
2. if i took a class at community college, when do i send the transcript from that college? or is it okay if it's already stated on my hs transcript the class and grade i took there?
3. is it true that if your grades aren't the best (like 3.8+ gpa) that sometimes your essay might get you acceptance?
thank you!

1. If you're taking AP exams this year too, you can just fill in the space on the exam where you want to send your scores to in May since you'll already have chosen your university. If you're not taking exams this year, I think you have to call them or something. I need to find out too, but I'll ask my college friends later. x_x;;
2. I think you have to send the grades separately so it's more official. It's probably sent after you get accepted and you pick that school at the end of Senior year-ish.
3. It's partially true. A really good essay does make a difference, but a lot of people I know who are in college already tell me that getting accepted into schools are really all by chance. It's just not going to make a difference if your GPA is really, really bad. Now your essay and your extra-curricular activities make a big difference because now a few UCs are taking the holistic approach to applications.

ok questionnn
when you put down activites, volunteer work, extracurricular stuff, etc
do you need to send in proof with every one of them?
becasue I haven't been keeping track and all I rememebr is that I did them =___=

No, but some schools check after they accept you now. But that's very few schools. I don't know anyone who has been checked, but I've just heard about it. I think it's okay as long as you know you did 'em and can obtain some sort of record just in case. I don't know how schools will check them but I suppose it's like getting proof so I would say it'll be like someone sign a paper to prove you did it or something.

[魚燕往返]

Can Someone please help me on the CSU's apps?? I'm really really confused!!

For the California Statewide Id, do they mean the H0 number or what?
For Honors classes when filling out the courses, do I mark honors for (fall,spring..etc) on for UC approved honors or school honors? I'm confused.
And how would I calculate my High school GpA? I have my transcipt but Im not sure how to calculate it! It says 10th, 11, 12...but I dont have my 12 grade grades yet, what do i do? help?
And what is EOP, Eap?
Also can someone look through my personal statement if possible? Please?? Thanks for anyone who replies!

[chinese tears <3]

Can Someone please help me on the CSU's apps?? I'm really really confused!!

For the California Statewide Id, do they mean the H0 number or what?
For Honors classes when filling out the courses, do I mark honors for (fall,spring..etc) on for UC approved honors or school honors? I'm confused.
And how would I calculate my High school GpA? I have my transcipt but Im not sure how to calculate it! It says 10th, 11, 12...but I dont have my 12 grade grades yet, what do i do? help?
And what is EOP, Eap?
Also can someone look through my personal statement if possible? Please?? Thanks for anyone who replies!

Not sure what the H0 is, but the California Statewide ID is different from the Student ID you use for high school. It should be on your transcript or you have to ask your counselor.

I think you do include your honors classes to show that you're taking more advanced classes, they just don't count as an extra point or anything.

High school GPA is calculated but taking the college prep courses [A-G courses] you take in 10th and 11th grade finding the weighted average [an A=5 in up to 4 AP/honor courses which count as an extra credit. Most honor courses don't count]. You don't need to include 12th grade courses because if you apply from October 1-November 30 it's like priority application-ish, but after that it's not. Don't worry about it. My friends and I who have already applied already got accepted without 12th grade grades.

EOP is a program for students who are either first-generation college students or low income students. It's basically to help them succeed in college since they're like the first in their family to go to college or they need support/help so they can get through college and do well.

EAP is a test you take to test your math and writing level to see if you can skip their entry level math and writing course I think and I think it is a program that prepares you for college-level courses if you're not there yet. You can only take it junior year of high school. My school just had an EAP test. If you do well then you can skip certain classes I think. But anyone who has above a 550 or something on critical reading and math SAT can skip entry level courses already.

[barbiedemo]

So we add up all the grades we got in 10th and 11th grade and divide them by the number to classes taken, which will give us our GPA. Do we count our P.E and electives in there too? And as for Honors credits, they don't count? Sorry, I'm so lost.

[chiluvskk]

^^ you don't add P.E. but you do add electives, however i have a question about that lol

on the paper application it said "at least one year must be in the same discipline", so if i took drama for only one semester,do i not put it on the application? or put it on but not count as part of gpa?


thank you!!! oh and chinese tears, when did you & friends apply? you guys got accepted already? congrats

[lamehead]

Sorry if this question has already been asked, because I am really confused by what my friends have said. >_<
We need to send transcripts and SAT and AP scores by the end of this month if they are due November 1st, right?
Thanks in advance! :D

[maharu.]

For SAT, it can be sent even now^^
for high school trancripts, when you are admitted/accepted to a CSU/UC, they should tell you when to send the hs transcript. For CSU that I applied to, it was by July.

[omaetofu]

Ugh, college apps! :-(

For CSU apps, if you're planning on taking the DEC SAT, do you just list 12/2007 on the application?! ._. Or is there another way to inform the school that you're going to take the DEC SAT? And we just send in the DEC SAT scores after we recieve them right? I'm so confused. ;-;

Also for CSU, does anyone know if we list our senior grades right now? Because I just recieved my quarter grades. Or do we just leave them as "Prog"? And for the "College Preparatory Elective (Area G)
Courses not listed above or on Screen 6 (or included on UC "a-g" list under "g")" section, does that mean electives like p.e. and stuff?

If anyone can answer these, I'd appreciate it so much. I'm just so confused right now. X_X

[lamehead]

^If your school goes by the semester system, put 'In Progress' for first semester and 'Planned' for second semester.
And for P.E., my counselor said we don't need to list it, because it won't be weighed into your GPA anyway. :\

For SAT, it can be sent even now^^
for high school trancripts, when you are admitted/accepted to a CSU/UC, they should tell you when to send the hs transcript. For CSU that I applied to, it was by July.

So we do need to send the SAT scores now? Is it a requirement? Sorry for asking so many questions, I'm just very confused. ;-;
And so we don't need to send the transcripts now then? Only when we're accepted?

[yongwonhi]

For UCs, if I went to Chinese school outside of hs and got credit for it on my transcript (as a UC approved class - "Chinese 1" and "Chinese 2" lol)... where do I put it? B/c when I try adding another school, it asks for "select type of school" and it's not a
- public high school
- private high school
- community college / 2year college
- California 4year college
- out of state college
- university of California campus
- junior high school

So what should I do? o_O
Thanks!

Nevermind I figured it out!

[LAlaLA xD]

i have a question about sat scores. for the november sat, i put in 4 UCs as score recipients. does that mean they only sent the nov. score or my other scores also? thanks