Reapplying international CC member

rnl2691
Sun, 23 Apr 2017 14:28:10 +0000

I wonder if there are cultural differences at work here with regards to your essay. It sounds crazy when I think about it, but Americans admire resiliency, even though of course most people do better when whatever difficulties they are facing are removed. Also, Americans want you to have high scores, but we don’t want to hear you talk about how smart you are. It makes no sense, but I would encourage you to try to find a teacher in your country who is familiar with some of our quirks. I also would second thinking about both Earlham and Macalester. I’ve had kids at both schools, and both schools seem very interested in attracting and supporting international students. Can I ask what you are interested in studying? What type of environment would you prefer to be in? What was it about the schools that you applied to that drew you to them?