Realistic expectations for college.

katliamom
Mon, 04 Aug 2014 22:54:52 +0000

In all major American universities you will be judged by the criteria of your own country. You will not be judged in comparison to Americans. American admissions committees are very familiar with the academic system in Brazil: you will hardly be the first Brazilian applicants they have dealt with. Likewise, American admissions officers are very aware that not all countries offer the same kind of extracurricular opportunities available in the U.S. Your competition will not be other Americans - it will be other Brazilians/Latin Americans.