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<p>don’t worry, whatever happened wasn’t because of your prelim grades. and A level grades won’t help you because seriously, everybody who applied gets the nearly the same results.</p>
<p>does anyone know if rj limits the maximum number of colleges you can apply to? I remember reading that they recommended 8 max but do they really enforce that?</p>
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<p>Yes, they do. 
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<p>Unless there are colleges which don’t need teacher’s recommendations or secondary school reports.</p>
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They’ll look at your A-Level grades definitely! Or in the case that you’re applying with predicted grades, they’ll look at those.</p>
<p>This sounds clich</p>
<p>how exactly do you prepare for the SAT’s? im taking mine in less than a month, and i did my first trial on the paper today…miserable 2040…</p>
<p>^shannonz: Yeah thanks, though not as much as a full ride… maybe I could have gotten that if I did community service, but at least I had fun.</p>
<p>You could do research in economics! A look up the Nobel Prize in economic sciences yields many advanced examples. (Business and economics are quite different…)</p>
<p>There are some essay writing competitions on economic topics… The Economics Society of Singapore has one which ends in coming May. Are there economics-related exchange programmes/overseas trips in your school come June? Any magazine articles you can write and submit? What about requesting for an internship, part-time job etc. at a place that has Econs work? Seminars? Is the NUS-GIC National Economics and Fund Management Quiz still on? Any teaching/tutoring activities you think of doing? Propose an economic solution to a government body?</p>
<p>Which year are you in now?</p>
<p>^Hermann: I actually think that’s good for a first trial! You can improve by several hundreds from practising.</p>
<p>less than a month? so you’re taking the May one I guess! Just buy the college board official book and work through it. Should be good enough.</p>
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<p>pfaocdlt and every1 else who has secured a place:</p>
<p>can you tell me how you guys are funded? pfao, I did not catch where you got your generous 100,000k scholarship (omg, creative industries scholarship ah?)</p>
<p>Seems like the people here are not into govt statuatory board scholarships, so that’s pretty alternative and refreshing!</p>
<p>Nope, wouldn’t have gotten a local scholarship even if I wanted =x I don’t have any hooks for the local scholarships’ criteria. I don’t even know my A level grades… </p>
<p>It’s need-based financial aid, meaning the university factored in the liability of paying the difference between total cost and estimated family contribution in my application. (The richer schools handle financial aid and your application separately and are so deemed ‘need-blind’) </p>
<p>There’s another option offered by universities, called a ‘merit scholarship’, which is basically a sum of money to attract you to their university, and generally without considering your financial ability at all. These are offered under various names and range anywhere from $0 to the full cost. You can get these on top of your financial aid award.</p>
<p>There’s a lot of funding up for grabs outside of Singapore. <a href=“http://new.oacac.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/intfinaid09.pdf[/url]”>http://new.oacac.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/intfinaid09.pdf</a></p>
<p>You should also consider taking a loan (e.g. from Sallie Mae, Citibank…) if you have a relative in USA that can be your legal cosigner. Taking the difference between the mean salary of a college graduate and the mean salary of a local scholar serving the first year of his/her bond, it is worth considering.</p>
<p>If you are in JC1, or you are male, I absolutely recommend that you learn German in your free time and apply to ETH Zürich. The city is more beautiful than any city in the US that I can think of, the Swiss are absolutely nice to internationals (except they tend to mistake Singaporeans as Japanese), the university has one of the strongest academic programs in Europe, you will most likely get in with typical ‘A’ Level grades… and most of all, tuition costs only 810 euros a year. It’s 3 years flat for your bachelor’s. And the total cost (including tuition, accomodation, allowance, travel) estimated on their site is less than that of studying at the local universities! It’s a steal.</p>
<p>Edit: That said, 100k is really small compared to what Fiona’s friend got - a full scholarship at Vandy is like… let’s say 8% inflation… the cost of attendance is currently 55368… 5536800([108/100]^4-1)/8 = 249k? That’s more money than most of us can hope to save in the next 18 years lol.</p>
<p>i got accepted at boston uni and i need to tell them my decision to accept/reject by may 1st. i got waitlisted at carleton college, but i’ll only be notified if i get in or not after may 7. so…what should i do??? and also, i need some feedback on both schools. like, which would be a better option. i’m going to do biochemistry btw. thanks in advance!!</p>
<p>If your first choice is Carleton but you don’t mind going to BU - tell Carleton you will stay on their wait-list while putting your deposit for BU.</p>
<p>yeah that sounds like a good plan too. i actually thought of doing that too. but the deposit is USD650…
from your knowledge, is carleton a far better institution than boston uni? i applied to carleton without knowing much about it…so i don’t really have a definite choice yet. i did some research, and i saw that people compare carleton to schools like brown and MIT. but, i’m kinda unsure of everything.</p>
<p>Well, Carleton is a good school but not on par with the Ivies. Consult the rankings/your friends etc? I am not that familiar with BU and Carleton.</p>
<p>carleton is pretty solid. did you apply for aid there? maybe that’s why they waitlisted you?</p>
<p>i personally would spend the USD 650 just to have a shot at my top choice. carleton’s a really awesome school, far better than BU IMHO. they’d prob have a better undergrad focus being an LAC, and they do have much more endowment per student. BU’s undergrad pop is 18k, 9 times as large as Carleton’s. and BU has 13 k postgrads while Carleton has 0. it all means more attention and resources for you at Carleton.</p>
<p>carleton does have drawbacks - if you want the big city feel carleton has none, and you can’t beat boston. if you want research opportunities, it might be difficult to find. but the overall experience i’m sure is far better.</p>
<p>1234d nope i didn’t apply for aid.</p>
<p>screwitlah, i think i’ll put in the deposit
yeah…the city life part is the one that’s making me kinda indecisive. but…i guess i’ll put in the deposit first. (i might not even get into carleton)</p>
<p>thanks for all the feedback!~</p>
<p>haha well trust me after a while you get used to the lack of city life. it means that students generally are more close-knit and stuff happens on campus, because you’re stuck on campus after all. and er i guess it makes you appreciate singapore more when you come back? =X</p>
<p>but er yeah, carleton’s in a town called “Northfield”. i don’t know, but you might get to study next to some grazing cattle?</p>
<p>EDIT: also, if you want lots of Singaporean classmates, they’re definitely easier to find at BU. I’m not sure how many go to Carleton.</p>
<p>yeah i suppose. lol you make it sound like carleton’s next to farms or something.</p>
<p>nah, if i go to america, i don’t want to stick with singaporeans. (try not to)</p>
<p>anyway, just curious, if you’re in my position, you’d pick carleton over BU? (saying IF i get into carleton :P)</p>
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<p>Hahaha that’s like me!</p>
<p>Yeah, with around 2000 people in an isolated place, it’s sort of like your JC setting. You’ll know more or less everyone. BU will be more of forming your own clique, I’m sure. It’s hard to choose… but I’d personally pick city life and research opportunities.</p>
<p>It is better to assume the waitlist as a rejection and put in your deposit first, definitely.</p>