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The total estimated monthly expenses in Russia for Indian students come out to be somewhere between ₹41,000-₹50,000 per month, approx. 

Though, the institute does not specify any GPA requirements, as per data curated from unofficial sources, the minimum GPA of successful U of S applicants is around 3.6.

Prospective students will need a mix of A's & B's, with the majority leaning towards A's. Applicants who took Andhra Pradesh or IB classes get a boost to their weighted GPA during the application process.

U of S attains a rank of #6 as part of the Best Colleges in Regional Universities North Rankings 2025 given by a prominent ranking platform, suggesting the institute is certainly among the best institutions in the region.

Other than that, the university is also considered part of the top 10 institutions in the Northern region for Master's courses by the same source & attains a country-level rank of #102 for its Business & Management programs as part of the Shiksha Popularity Rankings.

The University of Scranton is known for being among a limited group of institutions in the region to have attained accreditations by 16 different agencies. Some of the agencies are among the country's most prestigious bodies including: ABET, Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anaesthesia, Committee on Accreditation of the Exercise Sciences (CoAES) & Middle States Commission on Higher Education among others.

For the 2025 college application cycle, a good ACT score generally falls around 24 or higher, with scores in the 28-32 range considered excellent for highly competitive institutions. 

Yes, if the applicant feels that they have been marked incorrectly on a correctly answered question on the ACT exam, they can raise a request for score verification. For this they will have to fill up a pdf form and attach a cheque for ACT Customer Support. Once the form is submitted, the applicant's responses will be checked as per the correct score key and match the answers, in case of essay also, they would be evaluated by independent plus qualified readers to check if assessment was done correctly. In case the scores increase or even if they decrease the applicant would get a new score from ACT in both cases.

No, ACT exam syllabus does not change frequently. The ACT syllabus has been the same for some time now and last minute changes are also out of question. Thus, whatever is given officially for ACT syllabus is final and students will be tested in and around the proposed topics only. There is nothing that is tested out of ACT syllabus. Thus, students must prepare for the exam keeping the ACT syllabus handy.

The ACT syllabus coverage timeline depends upon the student's previous knowledge. Some of those who have a good academic background and excelled in Maths can cover the Maths syllabus in a few weeks time, same goes for Science students. For English syllabus, it is a process and needs practice regularly to crack the section also includes Maths in this regard. Thus, overall a student should dedicate a month or two for the ACT exam preparation to be able to fully cover the ACT syllabus and practice as well.

If you want to do engineering, aim for a 30 or higher. For regular arts courses, a score of 25 to 27 is good enough. It depends on the college you apply to. Strong math scores help your total marks a lot. Practice geometry problems to boost the score.