<p>1.) I am currently in a gap year abroad. If I take the Nov SAT internationally and rush the scores for ED, will it make it in time?
2.)What do you think has more quality of a recc: a common APP teachers recc or a personal letter from a hospital surgeon or boss?
3.) How long should an EC resume be?
4.) How do top colleges look upon global/international experience (comm service, study) especially since I am experiencing this in my gap year?
5.) How important are supplements- Dance, Art, etcc... if I may not be exceptional but great to fit for the program as sort of a co-curricular?
6.) How important is putting a specificmajor down? That is if I put a science major..bio.. will colleges look more upon my science grades from high school? I mean I am personally applying to the Colege of arts and sciences. I understand for business or engineering, they would look perhaps more upon economics and science/math courses...? thanks.</p>
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<p>rush scores are useless because rush scroes arrive in paper to the colleges. october is the last date you shoudl take.</p>
<p>For 2) I think that the boss one would be more impressive. I don't know about the other ones. I also have a thread about Apps but NO ONE seems to want to respond even though over 50 ppl have looked at it.......hmph!</p>
<p>1) already answered</p>
<p>2) what the rec contain is MUCH MORE important than who is it from. it doesn't matter if the recommender is the President of the United States if he can't write anything personal about you. better to get a junior year teacher who knows you inside out to write it. if you try to appear impressive by getting connections in your family to write your rec, you only succeed in looking silly.</p>
<p>3) About 12 should suffice. Only write those that is meaningful. Activities that took up only a day or two probably shouldn't go in. If they have a speficic format, use that. Colleges rather look for something familiar than to find a "see attached" in the form.</p>
<p>4) If you can articulate about how the experience affected you, it's very highly looked upon. Otherwise it's usless.</p>
<p>5) From my experience, supplement only important if a) you are applying to enter schools in music, theater, etc. b) your music, theater, has won awards. usually I wouldn't send it unless either one applies to me.</p>
<p>6) Some colleges see your intended major and compare with how you are performing all the time. If you want to major in, say, biomedical, but your Biology and SCiences never went above a C, then they're going to wonder if you can cope with the class.</p>
<p>blythe89, i answered your question i think. hope this helps!</p>
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