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Hamid Oct 18, 2016 1217 views

How many AP and challanging classes shoud one take during High School? Do all schools accept AP credits?

I am a junior in high school. I am looking to apply to colleges next summer and just wanted to get a heads up to see what I was aiming for. #college #university #ivy-league

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Hamid Oct 18, 2016 767 views

How does one get internshis and fellowships?

I am a junior in high school. I am looking to apply to colleges next summer and just wanted to get a heads up to see what I was aiming for. #internships #fellowships

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Hamid Oct 18, 2016 1148 views

How does a degree from a top college/university help you in life?

I am a junior in high school. I am looking to apply to colleges next summer and just wanted to see the benefits of going to a good school. #college #university #ivy-league #harvard

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Hamid Oct 18, 2016 954 views

How does one master an interview?

I am a junior in high school. I am looking to apply to colleges next summer and just wanted to get a heads up to see what I was aiming for because some of the schools I want to apply for like doing interviews? #interviews #job-application

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Hamid Oct 18, 2016 826 views

What do you need to get into colleges like Cornell? Is there something extra that you can do to set your application apart from the others?

I am a junior in high school. I am looking to apply to colleges next summer and just wanted to get a heads up to see what I was aiming for. #college #university

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Emma Oct 18, 2016 674 views

Which class will benefit me more in college if I am going in for health professions? AP Chemistry or AP Bio

I am a junior in high school and am curious to see how to take a step forward in my college career. #college #chem #bio

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Emma Oct 18, 2016 732 views

How can I find a job that I know I will enjoy in the future?

I am a junior in High school, and have always been interested in mathematics and possibly going into health professions. How do i know i am making the right choice for my future? #science #health #math #professions

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Gloria Oct 16, 2016 3459 views

How important is the National Honor Society?

I was recently nominated to apply for the national honor society at my high school. I was wondering if I can get an answer about what are some important things that they do. I already understand that that it helps out a lot in a community and that it looks great on a college application....

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Gloria Oct 15, 2016 936 views

What should I keep in mind as I start visiting universities?

I have to start visiting information sessions about colleges, like attending an information session about Dartmouth College in an upcoming week. Since this is my first ever information session, what should I keep in mind as I am about to attend one? I want to know how it would more or less go...

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Esther Oct 15, 2016 2200 views

What must an elevator pitch consist of?

Interviews are coming up soon and every one of my professor emphasized on the question: Tell me a little about yourself. This is where the elevator pitch comes in, but I cannot decide what information is significant enough to be included and what is not. What tips do you have for the elevator...

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Esther Oct 14, 2016 1014 views

Honor Programs, are they important to employers?

I am an accounting major that is and have attended multiple networking clubs and events. One of the professor of an event said that I should join as much honor programs as possible. He suggested to join the accounting honor society as well as the accounting & taxation honor program at my...

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Esther Oct 14, 2016 1039 views

Should I go to a school that does not offer my major?

Since high school my dream colleges have been mainly schools like Tufts University and Brandeis University. I have visited both colleges and found their diversity, size, and culture to be desirable. The only hindrance is that all these liberal and research based colleges does not have my major,...

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Marwa Oct 14, 2016 1010 views

What can I do to become a doctor?

I'm a college freshman currently majoring in Clinical Lab Science, which is a program under Biology. I know there are jobs out there for my major, but I plan to go to Medical School. I'm hoping to be a psychiatrist. #college #doctor #medical-school

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Akampreet Oct 12, 2016 721 views

As a childhood Education major, I am confused on whether to go to Hunter, City, or Queens College. How should I narrow down my choices?

I am about to attend a 4-year soon but not sure which one I want to go to definitely. Queens College is my 1st but Hunter/City are good choices as well. How should I make the best decision? #college #college-admissions #college-selection #college-choice

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Akampreet Oct 12, 2016 1405 views

How to be confident while answering, "What are you strengths and weakness?" (in an interview)

I always end stuck on this question while in a interview and end up doing bad throughout the whole thing. How do I find out my strengths and weakness, should I try to make a list? #jobs #job #job-coaching #job-application #personal-development

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Akampreet Oct 11, 2016 721 views

How to plan your courses by semester by semester?

I think planning is important when it comes to graduating on time. I want to be more organized and make sure I am on the right track. #college #students #student-counseling

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Akampreet Oct 11, 2016 1177 views

What are the top 5 questions you get asked in interviews?

Interviews are not my thing so, I always try to prepare my best but get stuck on a specific question such to "Why you should be hired?" Or "How will you make our company/organization better?" #jobs #job-coaching #student-development #job-application

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Gloria Oct 09, 2016 1652 views

How does someone create a software?

When I think of software, I think of it to be very complicated and out of my league. I wanted to know of someone's knowledge with this kind of thing. I wanted to know how someone could possibly create a functioning software. #software #software-engineering #software-development...

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Gloria Oct 09, 2016 1301 views

What needs to go into consideration when forming a software development team?

I was recently asked to be a part of a software development team for the technology student association in my high school. I wanted to know what to expect since I will be saying yes to the team. All I have experience in with technology related things is coding in different languages such as...

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Gloria Oct 09, 2016 1106 views

Any set of skills that someone should have when pursuing software development?

I was just hoping for someone to answer with a set of skills that someone should already have and then what they will be gaining when pursuing software development. I happen to think software development is interesting, so I was just wondering some stuff about it. #software-engineering...

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Gloria Oct 09, 2016 1840 views

What are the requirements for studying software development?

I was hoping for someone's advice for studying software development in general. I always wondered what would have to be done when someone decides to pursue software development. #software-engineering #software-development #courses #software-design #software-documentation

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Gloria Oct 09, 2016 1603 views

What is software development?

I am trying to explore the many different areas technology related. I was just hoping for an answer about how someone sees software development as and what should I know about it. #advice #software-engineering #software-development #software-design #software-documentation

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Mitchell Oct 01, 2016 863 views

Is there any difference between a university and a college?

I never knew the answer to this question. However, if there is a difference, I think a university would just mean having a bigger population and a college would be smaller? In other words, a university will obviously have more students and a college will have less. This is just something that...

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Gloria Oct 01, 2016 1010 views

Is it exceptional to display a portfolio of your skills on your personally made website?

I have heard that creating your own website is quite exceptional, so I was wondering what are the key points people get for being able to accomplish this task. #skills #portfolio #website-creation #personal-development #job-application

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Gloria Oct 01, 2016 2531 views

How important are grades/GPA for pursuing mechanical engineering?

As a junior, I know that I have to keep my grades up high for college admissions offices, but I was just wondering how it will look if I say I want to pursue mechanical engineering? Do my grades/GPA have to be really exceptional or something? #mechanical-engineering #college-admissions #advice...

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Gloria Oct 01, 2016 1071 views

How can someone get into building autonomous cars?

I was wondering about what career path would it be for building and programming autonomous cars. #career-path #programming #automation

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Gloria Oct 01, 2016 2359 views

What is the toughest thing to work on in mechanical engineering?

I was hoping for a description of some of the toughest situations that can arise from this career path. I want to know what I should prepare for and how to overcome it.

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Gloria Oct 01, 2016 1304 views

What is the most important thing that someone planning to enter mechanical engineering should know?

As a person interested in mechanical engineering, I was just wondering what is an important thing or things to know about this career path. I am already passionate about it so that is without a doubt something that will not change, so I just wanted to know some reassurance things just in case....

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Gloria Oct 01, 2016 1040 views

Do many colleges have an honors programs or classes embedded in them?

I recently attended a summer program at NJIT and I discovered that it had an honors college, Albert Dorman Honors College, in it as part of the campus. I wanted to know if many other colleges have the same kind of structure too. These honor programs they provide are very helpful to students so...

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Gloria Oct 01, 2016 1028 views

What are the requirements of becoming a robotics engineer?

I am very much interested in robotics as junior in high school right now. What should I look for in colleges if this is what I am interested in? I want to know what are the things I need to get done right now or over time to pursue this career. #college-selection #robotics #robotics-engineer

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Gloria Oct 01, 2016 1431 views

What is the ACT like in terms of how the questions are formatted?

As a rising junior I am considering the ACT's but I wanted to know more about the test itself. I wanted to know if it is something I should take along with the SAT's. Any information about this college admissions test will be very helpful to me. #college #college-admissions #testing...

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Gloria Oct 01, 2016 1150 views

What is augmented reality all about?

I am wondering what augmented reality is because it is just something that I would like to have more information about. My curiosity gets the better of me, so this is a topic that I would really like to uncover more about. #help #information #augmented-reality

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Gloria Oct 01, 2016 1024 views

What is the first step I can take if I have decided that I will take my chances and apply to Stanford the following year?

I am a rising junior in my high school and I know that it is a really long shot that I could ever end up going there. However, I like to have a little faith that I can apply and hope that the college admissions office over there accepts me. I do not even know what to do now though. I take the...

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Nicholas Sep 29, 2016 1917 views

What do college admission officers expect to see from an essay?

In my 3rd year English class, my teacher has been focusing on college essays for quite a while. My teacher however, doesn't focus specifically on the format or layout. Rather, he wants my essay to be 'unconventional' and simply out of the ordinary. What is expected of a standard college essay?...

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Nimit Sep 27, 2016 1247 views

Accounting or Finance Major

I am confused on which major to select from the two. Both seem interesting but I don't know how to decide which to go for. #business #college-major #finance #accounting

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Gloria Sep 24, 2016 1293 views

Are there typically many people interested in mechanical engineering?

I was wondering if mechanical engineering was a popular interest to look into. I wanted to know if I would encounter many others pursuing mechanical engineering like I am. #career #mechanical-engineering #help #people #interest

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Gloria Sep 24, 2016 894 views

How much does mechanical engineering provide with?

I never really cared for how much I would be making with mechanical engineering, but it does make me wonder. Is this the kind of career that would be given a huge salary at an entry level or would it gradually get higher over time. #mechanical-engineering #money #salary #entry-level...

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Gloria Sep 24, 2016 1341 views

What is the Outlook for mechanical engineering?

I want to know what is going on right now for mechanical engineering. What kind of projects are being worked on that can be essential for our world? I would like to know what there is that should be done. What can I do with knowledge of mechanical engineering? #career #mechanical-engineering...

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Gloria Sep 24, 2016 893 views

What are some related careers I should consider for mechanical engineering?

I would like to know the career paths I could be on for mechanical engineering. What does it offer me to work on? I want to know about the kind of careers that deal with programming mostly. #career #mechanical-engineering #career-path #programming #help #advice

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Gloria Sep 24, 2016 1213 views

What are the most important abilities and skills required for mechanical engineering?

I would like to know what sort of abilities and skills to work on before pursuing mechanical engineering. I want to prepare myself and know what I am doing before anything happens. I like to plan a lot of things out in that sense. I want to know the big picture that is mechanical engineering....

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Gloria Sep 24, 2016 1195 views

What high school/college courses are most important to take for mechanical engineering?

It is my junior year and I wanted to know if taking AP Computer Science is a good start for mechanical engineering before I go off to college. Also,what college courses would I be taking for this field. #college #mechanical-engineering #high-school #help #advice #courses

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Gloria Sep 24, 2016 923 views

What are the best opportunities for someone entering mechanical engineering?

I was wondering what are the good things to know beforehand what mechanical engineering offers for people. I want to know what are the kind of projects I can work on with that field in mind. I would like to know if there are any limits to what projects I can work on in that field....

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Gloria Sep 24, 2016 16349 views

How and why did you choose mechanical engineering?

The reason I want to pursue mechanical engineering is because of my time spent with Girls Who Code over the summer. I spent seven weeks learning to code and I really like what I can do. I know that I have a big interest in robots and I looked into mechanical engineering and am considering that...

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Gloria Sep 24, 2016 2562 views

What are the most and least rewarding aspects of a mechanical engineer?

I would like to know the ups and downs that come with this career path since I know that every career is not strictly perfect.I want to know what I think I will be getting into and how to handle all those aspects. It would be really helpful to know what to remind myself at the end of the day...

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Gloria Sep 24, 2016 1399 views

What is the typical work day for a mechanical engineer like?

Given the fact that I am interested in mechanical engineering, I was wondering what a typical day would consist of in that field. I would like to know about the workload and the atmosphere itself. Any words of advice to pursue this would be helpful as well. #help #advice #mechanical-engineer...

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Mitchell Sep 20, 2016 1171 views

Are there any jobs that will hire a college student fresh out of school without any experience?

Currently, I have been searching on websites like indeed.com for applying to jobs/careers. I read through everything and then when I get to the requirements area I am told that I need this many years of experience. I understand that experience is vital, very important to have but will I ever...

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Mitchell Sep 20, 2016 1095 views

Is there a program where you can obtain your M.A in psychology in only one year?

I have heard from a few people that there is now a program where you can obtain your Masters in Psychology in just two semesters. However, I am unsure whether this option exists. I have currently been going to school for a while now, far too long than expected. It would be absolutely amazing to...

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Mitchell Sep 20, 2016 1264 views

Am I suppose to know what I want to do as soon as I graduate college?

There are many things that I desire and it is so tough for me to pick that very special one! Psychology has so much to offer and I am just lost in the middle. The options upon options never end. I feel as if I should definitely know what it is that I want to do once I graduate. I mean, I...

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Mitchell Sep 19, 2016 1187 views

What are some good websites, some specifics in searching for careers within your field of study?

A few friends have informed me that before I graduate to start applying for jobs. Few have told me to use websites such as indeed.com , linkedin.com , etc. I have been using indeed often but pretty much all requirements for the jobs I am interested in want experience of a few some odd years....

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Mitchell Sep 19, 2016 1546 views

What is the proper way to dress for an interview?

I have had quite a few interviews in the past where I always wore a nice polo collard shirt, dress pants, and dress shoes. It was never anything different. However, now that I am graduating and taking on a "real professional" interview I guess we should say, do I need to change up my attire? Do...

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