Letters From Colleges

sirbentley
Wed, 26 Nov 2014 07:28:48 +0000

I have received letters from colleges in the past, but recently I got a really big and heavy packet from Washington University In STL, and another ginormous one from University of Chicago.
My grades are fairly good ( 3.9 avg) Im in a lot of extracurriculars, but what really sets me apart is that I’m a caucasian male who lived in china for over 9 year and i’ve spent a month each in Cambodia and India. but the colleges couldn’t of possibly of known that so my other theory is that I got the packets because I come from a low income family.

Are the packages just advertisement ? They are very intricate and it would seem expensive to ship those out to everyone, but maybe that’s just the inner dreamer in me speaking.

Should I be hopeful and apply to these elite schools when the time comes? Will my life story help my chances?

Thanks