A quiet complicated life,Korea-Michigan-Boston-Africa

Applying to College
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<p>Hew...I'm having tough time...
Here is my situation...
I was doing my freshman year in South Korea.
In S.Korea, new school seasons start at March.
and so...yeah, I was doing my work as a freshman in S.Korea.
Oops,...that summer, I came to the U.S. as an exchange student.
So, I didn't officially finish my freshman year in South Korea.
I did not have a choice of choosing my grade level in Michigan, so...
I did thd 10th grade in Michigan, although I had to do the 9th grade...
so in this turmoil, I skipped 9th grade.
And because I was an exchange student, I had to leave after a year.
I came to Boston as a sophomore,...because, I was supposed to be a
sophomore this year. So in this process...I redid my sophomore year.
And right now, I'm a junior at Boston, and I'm facing another transition.\
I'm going to high school in Africa as a junior.
I can only transfer there as a junior since their only high school programme
is IB program, which is 2years program. So by doing this, I will redo my junior year, a crazy life isn't it.</p>

<h2>So my question is...</h2>

<p>My record
: Skipping freshman yr->redoing sophomore yr-->redoing junior yr</p>

<p>How would this affect my college application next year, positively? or negatively? since there were so many random turmoils....&lt;/p>

<p>btw, I'm a South Korean citizen.
Thanks.</p>

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<p>one more question: should I send the whole five years of transcripts? or just the most recent 4 yrs of transcript?</p>

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<p>Wow, quite an experience! </p>

<p>About your transcript, I would suggest you contact whichever university you're interested in to see their requirements for international students. </p>

<p>I would say that if you did well in school and other areas of your academic life, it can only work for you because you have such an unique experience. </p>

<p>And just out of curiosity: did you always move so often, or was your freshmen year your first?</p>

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<p>Thank you for your word Mintie,^^ I started to move around from my freshman year... before that, I traveled quiet a bit, you know, to places such as Zimbabwe, Russia, Zambia, South Africa, China, Hong Kong. but yeah, moving around started from my freshman yr. Thanks</p>