mandatory (adj) = tappanisari తప్పనిసరి

For example:

mandatory documents = tappanisari patralu తప్పనిసరి పత్రాలు

mandatory reports = tappanisari nivedika తప్పనిసరి నివేదిక

From Harvard Web Site

The graduate schools at Harvard, such as the Law School, Medical School, and Business School, do not generally accept applications from students who have not already have received four-year Bachelor's degree. You will first need to complete your undergraduate studies. But even if you are still in high school, you can still browse the admissions information for any of the graduate schools

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There is no single office at Harvard University that handles admissions for all students to all programs. Instead, each school maintains its own admissions office and specialized staff to meet the needs of their prospective students. Below is a listing of admissions offices for the following programs:

Undergraduate Graduate programs Professional Education programs Continuing Education Summer School Programs

Visit the HARVARD UNIVERSITY WEBSITE found in the Related Link below and go to the Admissions & Financial Aid link.

The following paraphrased cut & pasted excerpts, excluding various and sundry editorial comments and licenses, are from that link.

1.0/1.4 GENERAL 2.0/2.8 ADMISSIONS 3.0/3.1 FINANCIAL AID

1.0/1.4 GENERAL

1.0 Harvard is America's oldest college.

1.1 Harvard, is VERY selective and estimated the cost for tuition, fees, room, board and personal expenses halls in 2004-05 was approximately $42,450 plus an amount for travel depending on your home state.

1.3 The Harvard-Yale football clash is called "the big game" by many of the world's movers and shakers. Harvard (and Yale) has won the national championship

1.4 Harvard's sports teams are "The Crimson".

2.0/2.7 ADMISSIONS ×¢ 2.1 Harvard's Admissions Committee says that it recognizes that schools vary by size, academic program and grading policies, so Harvard does not have rigid grade requirements. Harvard does seek students who achieve at a high level, and most admitted students rank in the top 10-15% of their graduating classes.

2.2 Harvard states that here is no formula for gaining admission to Harvard. Academic accomplishment in high school is important, but the Admissions Committee also considers many other criteria, such as community involvement, leadership and distinction in extracurricular activities, and work experience.

2.3 Harvard relies on teachers, counselors, headmasters and alumni/ae to share information with them about applicants' strength of character, their ability to overcome adversity and other personal qualities - all of which play a part in the Admissions Committee's decisions.

2.4 Harvard states that each admission case is different. Harvard seeks to enroll well-rounded students as well as a well-rounded first-year class. Thus, some students distinguish themselves for admission due to their unusual academic promise through experience or achievements in study or research. Other students present compelling cases because they are more "well rounded" - they have contributed in many different ways to their schools or communities. Still other successful applicants are "well lopsided," with demonstrated excellence in one particular endeavor - academic, extracurricular or otherwise. Some students bring perspectives formed by unusual personal circumstances or experiences. Like all colleges, Harvard seeks to admit the most interesting, able and diverse class possible.

2.5 Harvard says that it has worked hard for many years to learn about schools around the world. Harvard's careful study of different schools, curricula and educational systems benefits, too, from information Harvard receives directly each year from schools, extensive personal communication with school personnel and the interview reports Harvard receives from its alumni/ae, who meet thousands of applicants to the College each year. Harvard states that it can always learn more, so Harvard welcomes information students think might be helpful to the Admissions Committee in understanding their accomplishments in their school communities.

2.6 Harvard says that it considers non-required test scores and that they value predicted A-level and IB results along with any information that helps form a complete picture of an applicant's academic interests and strengths. HOWEVER, RESULTS FROM THESE EXAMINATIONS CANNOT SUBSTITUTE FOR HARVARD'S REQUIRED ADMISSIONS TESTING. ALL APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT THE RESULTS OF THE SAT I or ACT AS WELL AS THREE SAT II SUBJECT TESTS.

2.7 Letters of recommendation from teachers who know the applicant well and who have taught him or her in academic subjects (preferably in the final two years of secondary school) most often provide Harvard the most valuable testimony. Teachers should tell Harvard about a candidate's significant non-academic interests and personal qualities, as well as academic potential.

2.8 Harvard says that most applications are read by two or more members of the Admissions Committee, and are considered very carefully in a series of committee meetings where a majority vote is required for admission. The entire process requires several months.

3.0/3.1 FINANCIAL AID

3.0 Harvard says that more than two-thirds of Harvard undergraduates receive some form of financial aid. All Harvard-administered financial aid is said to be given on the basis of need as determined by the Financial Aid Office, using need analysis to determine the expected parent and student contributions. All interested students are encouraged to apply for admission regardless of their family's financial situation. The Financial Aid Office will tell you what aid is available and only then will you really know what it will cost to attend Harvard.

3.1 Proper documentation of a great number of items is necessary when requesting Financial Aid.

Sorry I don't agree with your answer.

I have researched the internet and find that this "company" does sell your child's information to many other parties.

It also continues to send letters to people who have graduated, who are already in college, who are now teaching and/or who NEVER had a GPA above a C.

I find it interesting that my grandson, along with EVERYONE in his class got a letter with their name addressed in it.

In the second paragraph it states... "Because only a relative handful of students anywhere in the United States qualify for this honor, we at The Academy are pleased to propose your child's inclusion in the prized USSA National Yearbook." The handful seams to be quite BIG!

So it appears that anyone vain enough to want their child's name, address, phone number and email address (and picture for a fee if they don't want the book) , can fill out the form, send in their money and get their child published for anyone to see. AND they get to purchase the year book for just $59.95 if they want to. WHOOEEE! What an honor.

On the student bio form it asks for the estimated GPA, but I'm quite sure that no one verifies it after they get your money... Just as they continue to send out mailings to people who are no longer in school and to unqualified students to begin with!

Just another scam to get peoples hard earned money. You're better off saving it and looking into legitimate grants and scholarships.

Columbia uses a "a holistic admission process in which every single application is given a thorough review and there is positively no minimum grade point average, class rank or SAT/ACT score one must obtain in order to secure admission at Columbia." Thus, there is no minimum.

However, as listed in Peterson's, last year's stats were:

Admission: 17,151 applied; 1,662 admitted; 1,022 enrolled

Average high school GPA: 3.8

Test Scores:

SAT critical reading scores over 500 100%

SAT math scores over 500 100%

SAT critical reading scores over 600 92%

SAT math scores over 600 94%

SAT critical reading scores over 700 62%

SAT math scores over 700 58%

The Ivy League's AI is a formula generated by class rank, SAT I scores, and SAT II scores. Attewell demonstrated that class rank plays an out-sized role in Ivy League admissions, with even a drop for #1 in the class to #5 having a very large impact on the probability of admission. So, the real answer to this question may be more like, "GPA is less important than class rank."

Answer

It varies. Perfect SAT scores have been rejected from Columbia. Low SATs are here and I know some of them. But GPA are all high. The SATs are not everything anymore. GPA is still a big factor. A 3.6 and lower will not get you in. A 3.8-3.9 is the average. A 4.0 is very common among accepted students. Good Luck

See Sources and Related Links to access Attewell's study.

The perfect SAT scores cannot be rejected like that. For getting into Columbia University you got to submit a "Statement Of Purpose" which decides the final selection or rejection. You have to be clear in your thoughts about the prospective reasons for pursuing a particular course in that university. They actually decide upon your goal and your inclination towards the chosen group of study. I recently happen to see an online tutor named 1to1 tutor which offered a good coverage on SAT applicants. You can get info on that too .

You can not just enroll in a minor. You must be first enrolled in a major and then you can add on a minor. The minor is usually just extra set of courses you are required to take in that area.

College Major - A major is the main field that you want to specialize in while you are still an undergraduate at a college. ( A lot of units in college will be devoted into your major because that's going to be your career choice in life, that's why you are studying it.)

College Minor - A minor is a secondary field that you want to specialize in while you are working on your major. Generally, your major is what your intended career is, but your minor is something you pursue because of your personal interests.

For example: If I want to major in Education to teach primary schools (Which is elementary schools) then that would be my major for college. But, lets say that I love doing education, but I also love going to church to do ministries to help people out, then I can do ministries by making it a minor. Thus, my major is Education and my minor is Ministries. By doing this, you have more flexibility in what you want to do and it just gives you more options to work with because when you graduate college, it proves to others that you can do education and ministries because you put your time and efforts into it.

There are number of universities in India running number of courses some best universities which are recommended are:

Pune University,

Delhi Universitu

Indraprashta University

Lovely Professional University

Jamia Millia University

It might be more useful to take the schools' reported numbers as reported to both US News and on their own common data sets.

These numbers are interpolated between the 25th and 75th percentile numbers reported. They should be very close to the mean/median numbers. Only the critical reading and math sections of the SAT are used for this combined score.

• Harvard: 2195
• Yale: 2195
• Princeton: 2185
• Columbia: 2150
• Penn: 2130
• Dartmouth: 2140
• Cornell: 2095
• Brown: 2130

Others:

• MIT: 2235
• Stanford: 2145
• CalTech: 2210
• Duke: 2140
• Chicago: 2130
• Northwestern: 2135
• Washington University in St. Louis: 2150
• Johns Hopkins: 2095
• Rice: 2120
• Emory: 2085
• Notre Dame: 2105
• Vanderbilt: 2090
• Cal Berkeley: 2045
• Carnegie Mellon: 2090
• Georgetown: 2095
• Virginia: 2010
• UCLA: 2005

In 2009, the University of Phoenix was ranked #28 out of 44 ranked Colleges and Universities that offer online degree programs by OEDb.

Also, the University of Phoenix is ranked #63 in the World ''[*based on popularity of its name in search engines only] ...''surpassing many state universities in the US, Canada, etc.. please be advised that according to this list (2010), Harvard University is ranked # 42...so you be the judge on how far this fine and respected university came along since its inception in late 70s....Kudos UoP

[''Note that this website and its rankings only looks at how often a university's name appears through search engine metrics - not at all about its academic qualities]''

FYI, the above poster's link to "rankings" is a site that only ranks ''popularity'' of various universities' names through search engine statistics! The site specifically says:

"The aim of this website is to provide an approximate popularity ranking of world Universities and Colleges based upon the popularity of their websites. ...

We do not claim - by any means - to rank organisations or their programs, by the quality of education or level of services provided."

Basically these rankings mean nothing other than how often searched for them on Google. I've got nothing against Univ. of Phoenix, but just want to make sure no one is misconceived by the above (unclear) post.

Here is an international ranking:

The 2008 top ten online universities in the world according to the '''''BEST & WORST ONLINE DEGREE PROGRAMS''''' are, in order:

'''1.''' '''University of London'''

'''2.''''''University of Phoenix'''

'''3.''''''University of South Africa'''

'''4.''''''University of Southern Queensland'''

'''5.''''''Golden Gate University'''

'''6.''''''Jones International University'''

'''7.''''''Indiana University'''

'''8.''''''University of South Florida'''

'''9.''''''University of Massachusetts'''

'''10.''' '''Regent University'''

The list is updated annually.
Source: See the Related Link below

And, from 2007:

The top ten online universities in the world according to the '''''BEST & WORST ONLINE DEGREE PROGRAMS''''' are, in order:

'''(1)''' '''The University of London'''

'''(2)''' '''The University of South Africa''' '''

(3)''' '''The University of Phoenix''' '''

(4)''' '''The University of Texas'''

'''(5)''' '''The University of South Australia''' '''

(6)''' '''The University of Southern Queensland''''''

(7)''' '''The University of Maryland University College''''''

(8)''' '''Golden Gate University''' '''

(9)''' '''Ellis College of NYIT'''

'''(10)''' '''Stanford University'''