Here is a page to collect related information & manage the applications. For college rankings, I find the US News's & World Report provides the most comprehensive tables. As for prepare for SAT/ACT, there are few links for helpful tips as well as quiz & exercises of which we can take advantage. Filling out admission application is a long process, dealing with the essays and collecting the recommendation letters ... etc. Thus, it's best to have the link to each school's online application here, so that we can quickly go back and continue working on the application.
There are articles on the net describing the whole process of selecting, preparing & applying; which I think is very helpful, try this link to have a general view of the process. Read this article & have a check list of your own, and follow it closely,
Early Decision
There are articles on the net describing the whole process of selecting, preparing & applying; which I think is very helpful, try this link to have a general view of the process. Read this article & have a check list of your own, and follow it closely,
Early Decision
Here is a blurb about Early Decision at Carnegie Mellon:
If you apply Early Decision, we encourage you to submit applications to other schools. However, you must agree to withdraw these applications when notified of early decision acceptance and financial aid granted at Carnegie Mellon.
That means it's ok to submit applications at other schools, however as soon as you get the acceptance from Carnegie Mellon, then you have to retract other applications or let other schools know that you no longer interest. This is typical, and of course if Carnegie Mellon accepts, who would want to decline? :)
Here is a quick glance of where we're at in the process of applying to universitiesRankingsThere are many list we can find on the net, but here are the three which provides the most comprehensive ranking of engineering schools in US:
SAT/ACTUS News & World Report also has few articles on the topic how to prepare for SAT/ACT. Here is a good suggestion on learning vocabulary:Want to make it entertaining? Lauren Pinheiro, a junior at Presentation High School in San Jose, Calif., crafted silly pickup lines using unusual words and shared them in a Facebook group. Examples: "Please don't reject me; I'm not that resilient"; "Girl, being that hot just ain't equitable." Another article on how to improve SAT Critical Reading score. Other students also share their secrets on how to improve SAT CR score, so read the all suggestions, pick one that you like & stick with it. On eHow, there is also an article on this topic, and I think that it's practical. The bottom line is: practice, practice & practice some more. Online Practices
Vocabulary
EssaysYou can also find good essays on the web, however they are not as selective as in printed materials:SAT scores of several universities in US:
| Admission ApplicationsSome of universities uses Common Application thus filling out applications & submitting essays are easier; take advantage of this, write your essays early and re-write them often.
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||