Burb Parent

I read in another post that one the reasons you are so interested in Lawrenceville is that your mother travels to J&J with headquarters close to Lawrenceville. In that case, you might consider Peddie, Blair, Mercersburg, and Hill. There are 2 well-regarded Quaker schools in nearby Pennsylvania --- Westtown and George. I don't know much about them, but you can look into them. You might investigate The Hun School of Princeton. However, you should know that their boarding population is not that large, so I don't know how much fun it would be to board there. Of these schools, Hun, Peddie and Lawrenceville are the closest to J&J headquarters. Blair is around one to one and a half hours from the Princeton area. It might be closer to New Brunswick, where J&J is headquartered. My son goes to Blair, and it is a great school. They are 10% international with Korea the largest international group.

boardinggoaler

thx Burb Parent!! bbut im seriously struggling,,,i don't think i have enough ECs and other criteria to meet the boarding's needs....and also,,,,how do the schools confirm ur community serive work? lol my friend just said to make it up,,,but of course i wont >< and also,,,ARE GREEN CARD HOLDERS ABROAD CONSIDERED INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS?? if no one answers,,,i'll have to make a whole entire thread for it haha jkjk

Burb Parent

boardinggoaler -- You should start a thread on the green card. My guess is that you would still be considered an international because of where you live. But that is only a guess.

It is a pity that you have a very competitive situation. You should apply to a few of your dream schools. I also think that you should review other school possibilities and select the schools to which you will apply carefully. In some ways, this is more work than selecting which of the most selective schools you like best. You might consider hiring an educational consultant to help you select carefully. There is an educational consultant who responded to the gal from Vietnam, and she suggested that it would be good to look at boarding schools outside of New England.

boardinggoaler

it's just,,i heard from all sorts of ppl to "talk about my dreams and passions" but i seriously can't think of anything strong enough,,,i mean,,as from my history,,i AM VERY passionate about music,,,so that's one,,,then i'm very passionate about helping ppl that are unprivileged,,lyke my dream is to become a lawyer,,i have quite a few experiences with the mistreatment of unprivileged (esp poverty stricken) ppl,,and i;m thinking about even expanding a story i wrote for english class into a book: it isn;t a memoir, it's actually a fictional narrative,,but it's based on my experiences,,,is that alright? any other ideas? i've never been on community service or anything,,,,,

itshelenmelon

YES YOU ARE CONSIDERED INTERNATIONAL!!!!! haha i answered your question cause im international too

boardinggoaler

hey everyone,,,just wondering,,,,is it alright if i have lyke 0 sports background? only basketball 1 year.....butt i ddoo have a lot of music background to cover up for that..and my school's MUN starts in spring,,,lol,,i can't put that into my background thing during the interview///can anyone tell me what questions the admin asked and stuff? and what i can do to make up for community service..

lobstersquad

Hi boardinggoaler, I'm a rising senior (and a tour guide!) at Lawrenceville. Your record is very impressive--there's no denying that. However, the only thing that you are lacking is that extra special "something," whatever it is, that makes you stand out from the crowd. Your accomplishments show that you are a hardworking and dedicated student but then again, so is the next person. There is a high percentage of Asians at Lawrenceville and they are mostly Korean. So my question is-- what makes you special? What can you contribute to Lawrenceville that nobody else can?

As for the interiew, well I remember thinking that they basically asked me "What do you like to do?" in various ways... i.e. "What do you do in your spare time?" or "Which activity do you plan on participating in at Lawrenceville?"

Lastly, sports are a huge, but by no means crucial, aspect of being a "Lawrentian." As you may know, Lawrenceville requires students to fulfill some athletic credit every term, but this ranges from demanding Interscholastic teams to less demanding "sports" such as ballet. However, a great thing about Lawrenceville Athletics is that they love the idea that a student would put him/herself out there to try something new. Show that you are open to new experiences... that will definetly earn you some brownie points.

On the other hand, it is also that you have a lot of interest in music. Lawrenceville's Music Department is fantastic and I must say we do love a good concert from time to time. :-)

I wish you the best of luck! Oh, and they're suckers for community service-- so go get some hours!

crazn

I will also be a rising senior at Lville. At my interview, I was asked if more than twice if I had "any more questions about the school" so prepare several of those, though I think every interviewer at Lville is very different about the way they conduct interviews.

rockingstar

I am living in Korea right now, right this minute breathing. That is because I am join to an international school... Anyways, I think you should try to be a lithe unique and different from the other students who are applying. Then, they might pick you since you are different from the other students from Korea. You can't be sure if you will get in or not, but still, I think you should do some sports or some art? Like visual arts.. I think you should add some awards maybe like the big ones