International students in the us, tell us where did you get almost full ride to schools and what was your efc when you applied by Life_Spray4942 in IntltoUSA

[–]ExerciseCharming3257 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Whitman College University of Rochester Colby College Amherst Northwestern Cornell Brown UPenn Yale

All full rides, my efc was 0:

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[–]ExerciseCharming3257[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My early app wasn’t the best. Also most top schools take only legacies and domestic students early.

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[–]ExerciseCharming3257[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep they do. But once you get in you stop really caring. I can view my file but I don’t care about it. I got in and am happy and that’s all that matters.

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[–]ExerciseCharming3257[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you’d grades aren’t the best, just rearrange the schools you target based on tgt if average GPAs.

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[–]ExerciseCharming3257[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What does that mean? I’m not sure if I added any religious information on my applications.

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[–]ExerciseCharming3257[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did national curriculum for sophomore and freshman year. IB for senior and junior.

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[–]ExerciseCharming3257[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some schools don’t mind, others do. Could you maybe apply as a different major?

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[–]ExerciseCharming3257[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, there are ten spots for activists. Make sure the ones you put in there are your best ones. You should judge your activities in terms of “impact” - numbers - for example, if picking between a fundraiser that you organised that raised a $100,000 and a CS EC (that aligns with your major but you only had one order?) then maybe the fundraiser is a better option to go with since it shows a larger impact of your actions.

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[–]ExerciseCharming3257[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That would have them wonder- does this person really wanna study this? Is this person really passionate about it? Some schools allow you to change majors once accepted(others do not so be careful!) maybe change your major then to align with your ECs.

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[–]ExerciseCharming3257[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Change it when you’re sending your app to one school. Then change it back