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@KD
Welcome welcome!! 
You are our second Canadian So what are you planning on studying? and any particular hobbies - though we have been talking about martial arts.
Hope you enjoy the people and discussions that go on on this thread! **</p>
<p>**@Prosper
Welcome to you too! Fellow African 
Well if I still count that is xP Intended major and any particular hobbies? **</p>
<p>Undecided but most likely economics, maybe international relations or film as a minor.
No martial arts experience here but I wish I did one… I want to learn that Brazilian one. That’s sort of dance-like? Can’t remember what it’s called!</p>
<p>Welcome @kdengg and @prosper !!</p>
<p>Hope you all will enjoy the thread and share more about yourselves and where you’re from. It’s so interesting to learn about people from other countries :)</p>
<p>@Kd
Capoeira! Awesome, well we do have a couple potential ecos majors here that you hopefully get along with :)</p>
<p>I just noticed I have to catch up a lot of posts.
New international applicants? That’s amazing. Welcome </p>
<p>I participated in boxing for one hour, but the people really scared me off, they were so brutal :D</p>
<p>Raith - OhMaiGawwwddd. You were in a newspaper? 
Congrats bro.
Possibly something to tell the adcoms 
Well these admissions are so frikkin cryptic. </p>
<p>KD - Welcome aboard! Econ major here too. Pol Sc minor btw. :)</p>
<p>Prosper - welcome. Hahaha, this thread will keep you busy man :)</p>
<p>Capoeira!!! YES!!! </p>
<p>And as for Econ, yea it is quite the popular major haha.</p>
<p>@Sunny
Yea, we have been really busy today :P</p>
<p>@Blue
I don’t think it is that major… It seemed more of an advert for my school showing off their top students (there were about 10 of us out of 40?) - but we are one of the top A Level schools in South Africa… The article was just showing our symbols and a photo of us, nothing too important (I am hoping to be top in Maths or Physics in SA though, but I will only find out in a month or two I think 
)</p>
<p> ** <strong><em>Update</em></strong> ** </p>
<p>MRU – Mauritius/South Africa/UK
Blue – India
Miller – Kenya/Tanzania
MeIsHM – UK
PO – UK/Oman
Canadian2013 – Canada
Keya – India
Iboss – South Korea
Rishav – India
Lemming101 – UK
Sunny – Germany
Quiverfox – India
Lefty - India
French - France
Ishfromaus – Australia
GoingToDart – Belgium
Penny – Italy
Caribgurl – Caribbean
NockNock – Caribbean
Jawad – Pakistan
KD – Canada
Prosper - Uganda</p>
<p>[ul][<em>]22 people who have written in about themselves
[</em>]17 Countries represented
[li]2 people accepted ED[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Recently we have compared the Cambridge A Level syllabus to one of the Indian examining board’s Syllabus in Maths and Physics. We have learnt a little of the CAPE syllabus from the Caribbean and have a little bit better understanding of the US AP system as per Boss. The German system (though not the Abitur) seems pretty specialised although they require you to do a lot of subjects. We have also been offered a very short insight into the Italian system through Penny.</p>
<p>We have been discussing sports again; rowing, boxing and martial arts. We have a couple very avid footballers (soccer) and a few swimmers. A lot of very interesting hobbies and sports; photography, computers, riding, kite surfing, rugby, cricket… the list really does go on!</p>
<p>We try offer advice and knowledge about Dartmouth as well as our perception of admissions processes and small bits and pieces of other universities.</p>
<p>We are always welcoming new internationals - we don’t care about your marks or scores; just bring your personality and have some fun with us! </p>
<p>**GO GREENS!!! ** </p>
<p> <strong><em>Just an Update</em></strong> </p>
<p>Say hi and post the following:
Name:
Country:
Hobbies/ECs:
And if you want… intended major:</p>
<p>Woot woot !! Go guys !!!</p>
<p>If we all go to Dartmouth we will at least know 21 other people. (lol) … That should make getting used to the place much easier :)</p>
<p>That is if we all get accepted and go! Imagine getting to campus, going to the international orientation/pre-orientation and being like, “Howzit going guys?! Finally good to meet you guys in person” no introductions needed (apart from maybe our actual names 
though I think Sunny knows mine… and anyone reading back can find Sunny’s not sure if anyone else has posted their name.</p>
<p>Raith - Still. The only time i had my photo in a newspaper was when i played soccer. And rowing. And after my 10th grade.
Also, the newspaper photographers make me look bad :X
I mean, yuck, baddd photoo.</p>
<p>On a side noteeee, 49 (?) days to go!</p>
<p>On another side note, i just got some free whisky (Raith this is to make you jealous) :p</p>
<p>Lol what’s your real name, Raith ? You just made me curious haha.</p>
<p>Hey guys, why dont we make a secret fb group that has all the members on here ?</p>
<p>@Blue
Well this is my first time (to my knowledge) So you’ve one… two upped me there
My photo wasn’t great either… weird thing for me is one of my best photos is my passport photo haha!</p>
<p>Well I don’t really like whiskey much… which whiskey is it though if I may ask :D</p>
<p>Raith - Haha. Well you’ll cover up
Haha, my passport photo sucks as well. Ugh. It makes me look like am demented. -.-</p>
<p>Bartender says its ‘Dewar’s 18 y.o.’
Im not a whiskey fan either but well. :p</p>
<p>@Blue
Richard McIlraith</p>
<p>And not everyone here is on Facebook <em>cough</em> Sunny <em>Cough</em> xP</p>
<p>Not sure about Dewar… but 18 y.o whiskey tends to have an amazing aroma (not a fan of the flavour)…
I really prefer wines… give me a brilliant Merlot or Cab Sav any day! My dad actually has a bottle of Merlot that I think is something like 20-30 years old!! We are keeping it for a very special occasion where my sister, dad and myself can enjoy it!</p>
<p>@Raith
Yea, I know your name
Really? Your passport photo? My photo is horrible. :D</p>
<p>@guyinblue
I don’t have facebook :D</p>
<p>Wow.
You’ve got a cool name man
Ill PM you my fb link, send me a req </p>
<p>Seriously?
Sunny you gotta get a fb account! :o</p>
<p>@Sunny
Btw, how did you find my name? Did you just type in Mauritius and Raith?? xP
I love my passport photo! Which is rare, but I think it looks great compared to most photos of me anyway.</p>
<p>And you really need to get Facebook! :P</p>
<p>@Blue
Awesome, I’ll add you as soon as I get the message
I don’t think it is anything special… what would have been funny was that I was almost called Nicholas (or some form of it)… and since my sister is Alexandra… we would have pretty much been named after the late Tzar and Tzarina! Which my mum thought wouldn’t be right 
haha :)</p>
<p>@Raith
You have send me your facebook link which includes your full name at the end of the link, wasn’t hard to find out :D</p>
<p>@guyinblue
Seriously, I just don’t need it :D</p>