<p>My daughter has been chosen as a semi-finalist to university of Richmond also. It was rather a very early offer, her first acceptance, so my daughter and the whole family were very elated and excited. It boosted my daughter’s confidence because as an international student(Filipino) with not very high SAT(writing 710, math 680, and critical reading 630) she was very anxious she might not get accepted in the schools she applied. We felt very lucky that our daughter applied. It was only when she got shortlisted that we realized that the school is just 2-hr from my brother-in-law’s residence in Maryland and learning further about the school , we realized that it is indeed a well-rounded and excellent school.
I think what made our daughter got shortlisted was her being a graduate of UWC, with vast community involvement and extracurricular activities and most of all, her excelent writing skills. She has been editor-in-chief of their school paper. Her essays, I think, were unique as they reflected her maturity as a writer and as a person and her exposure to culturally diverse school atmosphere with classmates coming from countries all over the world.
We would like to thank University of Richmond for their exceptional kindness,warmth and generosity. Imagine, even their school president took time to write us a letter.
Even if our daughter has not been accepted yet to finalist pool, we thank the Lord Almighty for making our daughter apply to the school even if she has not yet been there. I remember knowing the deadline to apply for the scholarship just 3 days before the deadline so she just rushed up on all the paper works.We sincerely hope that future students don’t miss out on this prestigious opportunity to be at Richmond. They offer lots of merit-based scholarships and not just financial aid.</p>