Yale '14 - International Applicant

slakedlime
Sat, 12 Dec 2009 12:17:41 +0000

djemma: As an international student, you’re in a very competitive pool. Even though you didn’t have a lot of clubs and competitions to participate in, colleges do appreciate innovation, activeness and leadership. For example, Nigeria’s a 3rd world country with a lot of impoverished people. Did you participate in community service? Are there NGOs or groups you could have worked with? Maybe you could start a charity or volunteering group for kids to participate in. Or maybe you could write articles in newspapers and magazines about pressing issues. There’s always a lot to do. As long as you’ve made the best of all the opportunities available and worked your hardest, you should have no problem. Best of luck!