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Timelines by grade
Rejected from every college? What is still open for an Indian student in April to July 2027: UCAS Extra and Clearing, Hong Kong, Ashoka and Krea, Australia's July intake, community college, gap year.
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Timelines by grade
A light-touch Grade 9 college prep plan for CBSE, ISC, IB and IGCSE students: subjects, one activity that can grow, reading, a first competition, what to skip.
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Timelines by grade
A month-by-month Class 11 college application timeline: SAT and ACT dates, competitions by deadline, research, summer program deadlines and the college list.
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Timelines by grade
Class 10 college admissions planning abroad protect the board year, get a diagnosis, choose two pillars, start a project, sit a diagnostic, pick subjects.
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Timelines by grade
The Class 12 college application timeline for the US, UK, Canada, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia and India: each portal, deadline, aid form, decision and visa.
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Timelines by grade
When a gap year before university helps an Indian student and when it hurts: deferral rules by country, what to do in the year, and the reapplication calendar.
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Timelines by grade
How a Class 12 student applies to the US and UK at the same time from India: one profile, two narratives, the calendar overlap, predicted grades, tests, decisions.
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