<p>arbigelow, im 18 now and iv been told that i wouldn’t be able to attend because im too old. :(</p>
<p>really? i read on the website that applicants should be between 16-18, and a few of the schools even let 19 year olds in.</p>
<p>I am a sophomore, and am applying for UWC this year, I have a rank one GPA of 4.67 and am event coordinator of HAT Club(Helping Africa Together):), and am a member of Key Club, FBLA, CSF, and am running for officer this year for all three clubs and am applying for NHS, i was going to do math tutoring at my school but missed the deadline:( so not alot of extracurricular activities to put down, however, i do have over 100 hours of volunteer work, and am fluent in English and Mandarin Chinese. I also speak French and Estonian. I really want to get in UWC because i heard a lot of great thing about it, especially from my parent’s friend’s daughter, who also went there. No one has said that they regret going, and all have said that it was a wonderful learning experience. So naturally, im really motivated to go there. I feel like i belong there, along with other students who are just as motivated as I am. However, i am worried that i wont get in. First of all, i didnt demonstrate any leadership qualities except being VP of my student council in 8th grade haha, and dont do any sports. Plus, i know i am at a disadvantage for being a sophomore. The only thing i could say REALLY makes me stand out is for being Taiwanese and Estonian, and being able to speak 4 different languages. I just want to know what my changes of being accpeted are:) thanks</p>
<p>Hi!
I do not attend UWC in the US but I do attend the one in Singapore, so I’m not sure how much I may help you but I do believe the statistics and procedures for admissions are approximately the same for all UWC’s.</p>
<p>I applied last year at UWC at the start of Grade 11 for my International Baccalaureate (IB). There were three categories of applicants, for which each applicant was reviewed differently.
- National Merit Scholar
- Students from abroad
- Students from Singapore</p>
<p>Since I fell into the third category, I was amongst the 220 applicants that apple to UWC for its IB programme. I did get an interview and apparently only 5 applicants were selected to join UWC (out of which 3 students were ‘legacy’ students). So, I would say the acceptance rate at the UWC in Singapore for the IB programme is about 2 %.</p>
<p>I am not entirely certain about my figures but this was what the head of admissions told my parents once I was offered a seat.</p>
<p>As for the UWC in the US, I would roughly say the acceptance rate would be about 10 %</p>
<p>Hope this helps you and best of luck for your admissions! Hope you can become a UWC alumni as well.</p>
<p>Cheers!</p>
<p>Interesting, Neel… Actually the process is pretty different in the U.S. This year there were about 600 applicants for 50 spots. About 120 students have been interviewed. Of those accepted, about 25 will go to the U.S. campus, 8 will go to Wales and the remainder will be dispersed throughout the UWC campuses. Placement is dependent on many factors, with candidate preference just one of them. I think many students are hesitant to opt for UWCSEA because they think they may miss out on the traditional UWC experience of a small, all boarding school with just scholarship IB diploma students. My son is actually hoping for SEA because he would like to continue studying Chinese and percussion. Are you a boarding student? Do you feel like the day students and boarding students are well integrated? How does the school handle economic diversity?</p>
<p>If you haven’t heard, there’s a Kim Jong Il- related North Korean attending a UWC in Bulgaria, or somewhere around there</p>
<p>He attends the UWC in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.</p>
<p>very interesting thread. What if a kid has done all advanced courses, will this program meaningful in terms of course offerring?</p>
<p>My D toured the Pearson College site this spring. She is thinking of applying with a hope of getting into Wales, but needs the Scholarship. Apparently those are getting harder to come by, and it’s the students with funds that are getting the positions. Does anyone know if that is still the case?</p>
<p>Id wnat to get into a UWC, can any of you giveme someadvice, I wouldnt say my extracuriculars are thatimpressive but my academics are like in the top percentile of my country. Please help me, its mydream. another problem is thatmy mom thiks im too immature to go off on my own. But Im only 15 atm so I can wait until im 17 to applyor just apply to a college at that age. What do you think, help please? UWC is like a dream that I spend hours wishing to come through.</p>