<p>:) dude, i admire your persistence…you simply wont give up until you get the ‘secret recipe’, huh? ;)</p>
<p>unique could be what distinguishes yourself from the other 15000 applicants. it could be your passions, it could be your achievement, it could be where you come from, it could be the speeches that you mentioned (as long as you describe it in a passionate way), it could also be your making the most of the opportunities afforded to you (not like rantin about it, but definitely in a manner that is self respectin, proud and has a bit of ah-ha effect)</p>
<p>the truth of the matter is as i had mentioned in couple of other chances email, if you go through the candidates profile of all pton acceptees (definitely look at that thread, might give you some ideas) you will realize that it is such a crapshoot. but that does not mean that you should not put your best foot forward. definitely be persistent the way u r n u will be fine.</p>
<p>also…apply to as many schools as you physically can. all that stuff about match, etc. aint very helpful for intl (esp. if u looking for aid) coz u might get into ur match, but maybe w/o fin aid (pton is need blind btw) so apply everywhere and the probability will be on ur side…</p>
<p>good luck</p>