i know about need blind schools, but there are only 10-11 of them.
maybe there are more universities actually covering 100% for international students? maybe they have some scholars programs etc
The essay would focus less on criticizing the government and more on how the experience changed my understanding of morality but im not sure
The essay would focus less on criticizing the government and more on how the experience changed my understanding of morality but im not sure
- international student
- low income / female / first gen
- 9th & 10th grade gpa 5.0/5.0
- 11th grade 1st sem - 3.56/4.0 (ib program) changed countries and never studied in english before + my dad committed but this year i found out he might have been killed + found out i have 2 siblings + my relatives went insane about heritage and were negotiating with me = couldnt focus on school properly
- sat - working on that, aiming for 1500+
- major - global affairs, public policy, IR
- applying autumn 2026
- honors:
1 international essay winner, 1 international finalist on solving social challenges, a lot of national awards back in my home country (political science award winner, 2nd place in economics awards -- those are considered really big in my home country with more than 5000 participants)
extracurriculars:
internship in municipality,
research,
my own ngo with 2mln on social media + collaborated with bigger projects,
jobs to support family, (got insane job)
another job to support family
student council president ( secured educational visits to parliament),
event club president (did a lot of stuff)
volleyball (with national competitions)
a lot of community service
first newspaper in my school
drama
- international student
- low income / female / first gen
- 9th & 10th grade gpa 5.0/5.0
- 11th grade 1st sem - 3.56/4.0 (ib program) changed countries and never studied in english before + my dad committed but this year i found out he might have been killed + found out i have 2 siblings + my relatives went insane about heritage and were negotiating with me = couldnt focus on school properly
- sat - working on that, aiming for 1500+
- major - global affairs, public policy, IR
- honors:
1 international essay winner, 1 international finalist on solving social challenges, a lot of national awards back in my home country (political science award winner, 2nd place in economics awards -- those are considered really big in my home country with more than 5000 participants)
extracurriculars:
internship in municipality,
research,
my own ngo with 2mln views on social media + collaborated with bigger projects,
jobs to support family, (got insane job)
another job to support family
student council president ( secured educational visits to parliament),
event club president (did a lot of stuff)
volleyball (with national competitions)
community service (volunteer)
first in my school newspaper
drama
approximate college list:
calvin college
juniata penn state
NYU abu dhabi
georgetown qatar (maybe ill apply early)
smith (maybe ill apply early)
barnard
wellesley
brown (maybe ill apply early)
yale
pomona
scripps
lehigh uni
washington and lee
amherst
i understand that it is really hard to get into some of these colleges, but since i need full financial assistance it seems like i have to jump high.
which schools should i also consider? should i delete any from my college list?
I am an international student and have some national and 2 international awards but want to improve this section in common app.
are there any international competitions connected to humanities i can participate in (applying to college autumn 2026)? i know the most famous ones only (john locke etc)
thank you!
is it true? we have 8 LT and 8 NLT. Pick 1 extracts as a result we have 7 LT and 7 NLT.
and we have to refer to ALL of them????? it is insane how can i speak about 4 pictures in 1 minute
I am in grade 11
in grade 9 i got into the best school in my country and my gp decreased from 5.0 to 4.75 , as it was hard (5 is maximum)
in grade 10 i adapted and my gpa became 5.0/5.0
in grade 11 i got a full ride in one of the schools in thailand ib program.
my gpa at the beginning wasnt bad for a person whose first language is not english (3.7)
2nd quarter was terrible - my dad committed suicide, i had a lot of family calls to pass the heritage etc, found that i have 2 more sisters i didnt know EXISTED. gpa decreased significantly (3.3), i had a lot of problems with mental health and didn have time to study as me and my whole family were arguing about the heritage and they would even call me asking if i can give it to them (i was 16 an actual child lol)
overall for the sem 1 it was 3.56/4.0
3rd quarter got better - 3.6. that time i also found out my father might have been K1LLED. i had even worse mental health than it was before. ALL MY TEACHERS WERE ASKING IF I WAS OKAY even though i never told anyone, they could tell by the way i looked.
now it is 4th quarter - i adapted to the situation and am able to study and solve the whole drama at the same time. i applied to some prestigious summer programs and was accepted. it is still not the best, however
My gpa is insanely low for grade 11 1st sem (3.56) to be accepted into the US college. I try my best to study for school and sat, i try to stay optimistic but i am really devastated. i think i don't have a chance since less and less international students are accepted.
about me:
first lang - not english
studying - ibdp
first gen
low income
not bad extracurriculars (i was working on those for a while)
9th grade - 4.72/5.0
10th - 5.0/5.0
11th - 3.56/4.0
major - public policy / international relations
my school also said that for my cumulative gpa they will consider only grade 11 and 12, but colleges will still be able to see grade 9 and 10.
SHOULD I EVEN APPLY TO THE US?