Ok, all you guys who have been accepted - it’s time to share with the rest of us. How’d you do it?
Like I said…WHAT’S YOUR HOOK?
<p>um SATs: 1470…I have only like 3 ECs and my gpa is 3.5 so that must have been it</p>
<p>I slept with an admissions director…</p>
<p>just kidding.</p>
<p>being black?</p>
<p>i’m applying for linguistics so i guess my hook would be speaking 4 languages.</p>
<p>i’m only a sophomore, so i still have time … but i hope that my international background will make me stand out when i do apply.</p>
<p>-swedish citizen
-daughter of two swedish diplomats
-lived in moscow (russia), brussels (belgium), and stockholm (sweden) before coming to the us in 2001
-fluent in three languages (swedish, english, french) and semi-functional in another (spanish)
-knew virtually no english in when i came here; now planning to major in it
-ib diploma</p>
<p>that’s not to say i don’t have the stats to back it up.</p>
<p>-6.0 gpa on 1-7 ib scale*
-only one 5 (b) on my high school transcript
-214 psat sophomore year</p>
<p>*my grade dropped first semester this year due to death in the family and other personal difficulties. i expect at least a 6.3 this term. according to my report card a 6 in the ib is equivalent to an a- and 7 to an a+.</p>
<p>my extracurriculars aren’t that impressive, but i’m hoping to expand on that.
-7+ years of horseback riding
-writing for school newspaper (hopefully editor senior year)
-community service
-photography classes
-varsity tennis team? (not sure until spring)
-working on a novel</p>
<p>edit: i didn’t realize that this was for people who had already been accepted … sorry!</p>
<p>Hispanic, poor, first generation, 5-year immigrant (LEGAL), high scores.</p>
<p>“…but i hope that my international background will make me stand out when i do apply.”</p>
<p>Isn’t it harder for internationals to get in?</p>
<p>lakers08: i’ve never really understood whether i’ll be technically considered an international when i’m applying. i’ll have lived in the us for 6 years, and am graduating from an american high school. i’m just not a us citizen. does anyone know the technicalities of this?</p>
<p>I think so. </p>
<p>I applied as a classics major, so having taken large amounts of latin and greek probably helped.</p>
<p>uhh. i don’t really have a hook, still working on developing that…high grades and test scores i guess, but those only go so far…debate could be it, maybe, if i can qualify for a national tournament next fall. if.</p>
<p>1st generation. is that a hook?</p>
<p>having alumni connections! (lehigh)
ditto! (UT Austin)
and living in pennsylvania! (penn state, pitt, drexel)</p>
<p>And who knows what, come April for the rest of my schools</p>
<p>yay drexel!</p>
<p>I’m faster than a lot of people.</p>
<p>
It can vary by school, but for most you are considered an international applicant if you are not a citizen or a permanent resident (Green Card holder) of the United States. Check the websites of some schools you’re interested in to learn their policies, but don’t be surprised if you’re considered international, even 'though you’ve lived here for a number of years. </p>
<p>(And Lakers08 is right, the competition for foreign students is usually harder – fewer slots and less available financial aid. This is not universally true, but it will serve you well to start looking early, especially if you’ll be looking for any financial aid. You’re smart to start investigating while still a sophomore.)</p>
<p>mootmom – thanks for the clarification. that’s so irritating … i guess i’ll be applying for the green card lottery next year. :eek:</p>
<p>I play four woodwinds, including the Oboe and English Horn. Music is my thing. Not professionally, but probably a minor.</p>
<p>cured cancer but appartently UCI cant make up there mind wether theyre going to accept me or not.</p>
<p>UCIhopefull seeing as how you have found a cure for cancer perhaps you may be a few steps above UCI…</p>