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The California Institute of Technology recently dropped calculus as an admissions requirement

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Though the prestigious California Institute of Technology announced in August it would drop calculus as an admissions requirement, many other elite colleges have stayed the course. CalTech recently announced a list of acceptable substitutes for its requirement of one-year’s academic course in calculus, chemistry and physics for first-year applicants: If a student is unable to take a calculus, chemistry, …

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NEW Fall 2023 Internships (Round 1) for High School Students

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FITREE LEARNING kicks off its Fall 2023 internship program for high school students. Our organization is certified to approve service hours towards The President’s Volunteer Service Award. FITREE LEARNING is pleased to offer students the opportunity to earn the President’s Volunteer Service Award, which was established in 2003 to recognize the important role of volunteers …

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Fall 2023 College Prep Program

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FITree Learning’s Fall 2023 College Prep Program for High School and Middle School students (two separate groups). Small classes focused on essential college preparatory skills such as critical reading, writing, and thinking. Additional preparation includes communication skills, grammar, leadership development, community service, internships, college readiness and exploration, and competitive college/national programs that will stand out …

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Harvard expands essay requirement for admission

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Harvard’s 2023 College Application now contains five required short-answer supplemental questions, instead of the previous single optional essay. When the Common Application portal opened on Aug. 1, high school students found a significant change in the Harvard College application: the Harvard supplement optional essay has been replaced with five required 200-word limit short answer questions. “As part …

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FITREE LEARNING students admitted into top colleges during the 2022-23 application cycle

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FITREE LEARNING students were admitted into top US colleges, including: Harvard, MIT, Brown, Duke, Vanderbilt, Rice, Cornell, Carnegie Mellon, USC, Georgia Tech, UC San Diego, UC Irvine, UT Austin.  CONGRATS 2022-23 FITREE LEARNING STUDENTS! FITREE LEARNING students will be attending top colleges like Harvard in Fall 2023 after having benefited from expert guidance in producing …

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Columbia Announces Indefinite Test-Optional Admissions Policy

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In March 2023, Columbia became the first Ivy League college to become Test-Optional without an attached end-date for all undergraduate applicants. In announcing its indefinite Test-Optional policy, Columbia cited its consideration of “varied backgrounds, voices and experiences in order to best determine an applicant’s suitability for admission”. Columbia thus becomes the first Ivy League college …

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