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SubjectDate AskedExpert
education8/12/2006Tracey Drake
  Q: sir i m 25 yrs old female.i am graduated in medical science.i had completed my M.B.B.S degee last ...
  A: The MPH program provides students the opportunity to translate classroom knowledge into real-world ...
MA / MPhil8/6/2006Tracey Drake
  Q: Would you mind explaining to me the difference between a M.A. (majoring) in Philosophy and a M.Phil ...
  A: Good question CJ - MA (Philosophy) A Master of Arts is a postgraduate academic master's degree ...
Graduating college8/4/2006Tracey Drake
  Q: Just a final followup. I know it makes good sense to follow a career that is based from what one ...
  A: James - One of the great things about a degree in Psychology is that it can be transferred into ...
Graduating college8/3/2006Tracey Drake
  Q: I find a number of people claim that they'll go to college, but am not sure how many of them ...
  A: It is actually 24.4% of Americans hold a bachelor’s degree. In terms of positions requiring an MBA ...
Graduating college8/2/2006Tracey Drake
  Q: I find a number of people claim that they'll go to college, but am not sure how many of them ...
  A: James - I found some information and statistics for you that relate to your question. Over the past ...
Fafsa6/29/2006Michelle G
  Q: I have applied for a loan from the state I think and/or from Fafsa I believe. I'm actually not sure ...
  A: Alright, if you got a loan from FAFSA, then its a federal government loan. :) They split the loan ...
grade point average/illness6/24/2006Michelle G
  Q: My son's grade point average for his junior year took a dive this past year due to depression. He ...
  A: Let's get down to the nitty gritty, shall we? Colleges really don't care about illnesses unless its ...
Course Repeats5/25/2006Michelle G
  Q: I am a currently a Junior in high school, and I just recieved a B in precalculus. I would like my ...
  A: Alright, let me see if I can explain this. :) A "B" isn't bad...and I'd recommend spending your ...
MBA5/22/2006Michelle G
  Q: i would appreciate to know the name of business colleges in Vancouver(Canada) and in Los Angeles ...
  A: Here is a list and their websites. Vancouver (Canada) Sauder School of Business ...
Admission1/31/2006Michelle G
  Q: I did not do really good in highschool, but I did graduate and now I regret it because I cannot get ...
  A: Alright, you want to go to college -- in particular, LSU. Except you don't meet the basic ...
Community College Credits as College Entrance Requirements1/18/2006Michelle G
  Q: What happens if you have items on a community college transcript which are not converted to high ...
  A: This is slightly outside of my experience, but I will try and answer as best as I can. On the ...
college admission1/11/2006Michelle G
  Q: I´m writing from Havana, Cuba on behalf of my daughter, Liz Anet Jimenez-Martinez. She went to the ...
  A: She is definetly on her way to getting into a university. Liz sounds intelligent, and goal oriented. ...
What is a DS-2019...12/16/2005Michelle G
  Q: What is a DS-2019?
  A: This reply is very late, and I hope it doesn't affect your applications. The DS-2019 is a... ...
what to do michelle?9/16/2005Michelle G
  Q: I have 30 credits from a community college. I DONT want to do online classes because I am a visual ...
  A: It looks like state colleges/universities in Maryland will be your best bet. For example, the ...
find us colleges that only require IELTS scores9/6/2005Michelle G
  Q: I have a girl in China, who wanna find US colleges of hotel adminstration for her option, which just ...
  A: I was unable to find any specific schools within a reasonable amount of time, however I found this ...
College Application9/2/2005Michelle G
  Q: I am going to apply for fall semester of 2006. Right now i am a bit worried because I keep hearing ...
  A: Hey! So, extra curriculars are pretty important. They aren't limited to just the things you do in ...
waitlisted3/4/2005Columbia Student
  Q: i recently received a letter from the college of my choice telling me that i was accepted. when i ...
  A: Well to be honest that is not what I have usually heard of for waitlisted. Waitlisted means you ...
college Q1/31/2005Columbia Student
  Q: Sorry, but my question does not exactly fall into your category. However, there are "no experts ...
  A: Well, I'm not exactly an expert, but I can tell you what I know. What type of grad school are you ...
Admission being deferred12/12/2004Columbia Student
  Q: I am a high school senior who recently applied to my first choice college for early decision, but my ...
  A: Wow, you have a lot of questions. First off, one thing to say is that it's good that you were ...
College essay12/8/2004Columbia Student
  Q: Below is a draft of my college admissions essay. Will you please read it and comment? thanks 2 ...
  A: I like that your essay expresses the changes you've been through and why you are different now. It ...
transference11/17/2004Columbia Student
  Q: English is not my native language and I'd like help in how to describe the situation below in ...
  A: You would probably say something like this: After taking a proficiency test, the student was ...
applying and getting accepted11/6/2004Columbia Student
  Q: I want to ask you a question about getting accepted to a college. I went to a community college and ...
  A: well I am not exactly sure what you are asking. I mean, most schools don't require you to state ...
transfer11/5/2004Columbia Student
  Q: I went to a community college for 3 years, because I changed my major a couple times. I got an ...
  A: Kadri, you would be better off asking an admissions officer this. They will tell you the straight ...
college essays10/12/2004Columbia Student
  Q: Can I send in two essays instead of one?
  A: yes. If there is more information that you think is extremely pertinent to who you are, then you ...
science8/28/2004Columbia Student
  Q: I want to study either economics or business administration. Right now I have no choices for the ...
  A: In that case you should really just balance it out and take what you are interested in. If ...
science8/27/2004Columbia Student
  Q: Do colleges give more importance to students who take science (specially physics) in high school? ...
  A: that is way too general of a question. What kind of colleges? What do you want to study? Of ...
Personal Statement8/11/2004Columbia Student
  Q: I am not a conventional transfer student and need help on how to approach my personal statement part ...
  A: If you want the admissions committee to see beyond your scores, etc., you should tell them why. It ...
Admissions and Getting Ready7/7/2004Columbia Student
  Q: A quick follow upIf I'm dreaming UCSD, UCD, or even Stanford (my dream since 7th grade), and every ...
  A: I've never heard of a school wanting more than 3. I know my school doesn't. Most good schools will ...
Admissions and Getting Ready7/4/2004Columbia Student
  Q: My name is Tara, and I live in Northern Cali. I will be a junior in high school in the fall, and ...
  A: well your background certainly sounds good! I would agree that the SATs might be the weakest part ...
Overseas Student6/4/2004Columbia Student
  Q: and next year I want to attend an American university as opposed to a New Zealand one and I was ...
  A: You can definitely do this. Some good sources to find out information about American Universities ...
Getting in to NYU2/5/2004Columbia Student
  Q: my name is David, and for the longest time, I have wanted to go to NYU. I have a good academic ...
  A: there is definitely no one most desired trait in a student. there are a lot of traits that are ...

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