Chances for an International Student please :D

Colleges & Universities Lehigh University
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<p>Soooo here goes…</p>

<p>BASIC INFO:</p>

<p>Nationality: Mauritian (does anybody even know where Mauritius is?)</p>

<p>Mauritius: A small, multi-cultural and multi racial, tropical island in the midst of the indian ocean
Mark Twain, the famous American author, wrote in 1897:
“You gather the idea that Mauritius was made first,
and then Heaven,
And that Heaven was copied after Mauritius.”</p>

<p>Female-Asian origin although Mauritius counts as part of Africa!</p>

<p>ACADEMICS:</p>

<p>-Sat 1: CR 560 (i know!) , M 690, W 610 (CR+M=1250 TOTAL=1860)
-Sat 2: Score report still to come but expecting more than 700 in math1 and math2 and 750 in french
-O level results: 6 distinctions (economics, accounting, mathematics, computer science, english, french) + 2 near distinctions (additional mathematics and english literature)
-A level results: to come out in February (expecting at least 3 As)
-Rank: Top 10% of high school class</p>

<p>EXTRACURRICULARS:
-7 years of volleyball (Team captain for 3 years)
Won many regional championships, team ranked 2nd nationally at high school level
Assisted in training younger team members
+gr8 rec from coach and thinking of sending video clips of a recent match (would that really help?</p>

<p>-Class Sports captain for 5 years</p>

<p>-3 years of Athletics</p>

<p>-3 years as a Red cross member:
Passed two stages in first aid (Basic and Intermediate) and Ranked 3rd in exams taken on a national basis.
Gained lot of experience from all first aid posts</p>

<p>-3 years of Guitar:
Certificate (Level 3) expected in March from the Royal School of Music</p>

<p>-Amnesty Secretary at school:
Organised many sensitization activites under the context of the different causes supported by Amnesty International</p>

<p>-Certificate in Marine Navigation Course</p>

<p>-2 years of kathak dance</p>

<p>-National Youth Achievement Award (Duke of Edinburg Award) participant
–> Gold level
(Program of activities requiring participation in Community Service, a sporting activity and development of a skill…the gold level is the hardest and longest, ie 18 months…and it also involves personality development programs such as 4 day treks / residential camps, courses from the national fire brigade…etc)</p>

<p>ESSAY:</p>

<p>—> I was thinking of talking of Mauritius as a multi-faceted country and how it has influenced me + my experience as captain of the volleyball team of LCQB (my beloved secondary (high) school). (would that make me standout? :S or do i need something that weighs more?)</p>

<p>APPLYING FOR NEED BASED FINANCIAL AID!!!</p>

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<p>I think you have a pretty good chance. It’s definitely worth applying.</p>

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<p>thank you :D</p>

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<p>good chance indeed! problem is, how much fa do you need?</p>

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<p>About 50%…does the fact that i’m applying for FA play such an important part in the admission decision?</p>

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<p>I’m pretty sure lehigh does not include FA in admissions… If I remember correctly. At least… that’s what they claim.</p>

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<p>Uh…Just wanted to know what you meant by “lehigh does not include FA in admissions”?</p>

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<p>yeah unfortunately it does play a part in admission…theyre need-aware :(</p>

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<p>oh thats too bad…hope my chances dont go down too much coz of that! :S
Thanks though!</p>

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<p>Your SATs are not that great but I know people here with 1900s on their SATs and you’re pretty close. The thing that will definitely help you is your minority status (international students get a break off academics most times b/c the school really wants to increase diversity). And yeah to settle the debate financial aid shouldn’t play too much of a role in your admission.</p>

<p>A suggestion to you is that although it’s far away, try to visit the campus at least once for a group session, interview, or a campus tour. It will go a long way. I know people with pretty good everything that got rejected just because they didn’t show enough interest towards Lehigh by going for a simple visit.</p>

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<p>Sory for the late reply…thanks for the suggestion! :D</p>

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<p>Since you are international and making a campus visit is pricey, I would suggest contacting the Lehigh admissions office to see if there are any Lehigh alumni in your area so that you have a chance to meet, ask questions, learn more about the uni. Admissions wants you to show interest, and you can do that in more ways that hauling yourself across an ocean.</p>

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<p>@dunnowho073: Do you intend to apply ED or RD?</p>