Thank you for the thread. His essay was about overcoming a life altering injury and how it led him to want to pursue a career in science research and medicine. It was beautifully written and from the heart. He also founded a charitable organization at his high school and participated in a program that introduces special needs children to sports which were otherwise not available to them. He’s a well rounded and high achieving candidate. He applied to Northeastern because of the research opportunities that it offered. International travel sounds amazing but it’s hard enough to acclimate to college your freshman year and starting off in another country may make it more difficult. Thanks for you response.