Berea College Application Update 2020

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@smartypanties what are your stats?

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@lebronjames I have somewhat average SAT, but excellent GPA as for my countryā€™s grading system, lots of extracurriculars, leadership and volunteering.

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has anyone got the email besides @smartypanties

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Check your spam, it might be there

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has anyone got the email besides @smartypanties

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right thanks. my email said the same thing. decision on april etc

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I got the email to wait as well. @smartypanties

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@yourbasicgirl what bout u?

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i received it as well. it tells me decisions are in march 31st

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Iā€™ve got the email too, it says the same thing: Decision will be out before April 1st

@LebronJames420 if you want stats of accepted students, just search ā€œBerea college fact bookā€ on google. the first result should be the fact book of the 2017-2018 academic year. If itā€™s not there, just scroll through the results until you find ā€œBerea college FACT BOOKā€. Youā€™ll find everything you need on it such as average SAT/ACT scores of national and international applicants, average GPA and class rank, number of accepted international applicants, countries from where accepted students are.

Having checked all the stats of admitted international applicants for the past 5 years, there are few key points I could see:

  • The average of SAT is about the same as the national (US) average, so most of those admitted did not have incredibly high scores (so having one may by a good thing)
  • There are countries of exception: Nigeria, India, Nepal (and some other African countries), I call these exceptional because these BC frequently picks more than ONE students from these countries.
  • Apart from the countries of exception, BC usually take only A SINGLE student from each country. I even heard an international student at BC say that the college only take one applicant from a country (apart from the exceptionals) every TWO YEARS. It means that if, for example I get accepted this year(Iā€™m from Madagascar), then BC will not accept any applicant from my country next year. Iā€™m not sure if itā€™s true tho.

Aniway, just go and check the factbook out to know more about it

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I actually received 2 separate emails, anyone received 2 emails as well?

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@NepaliBoy123 what was on the second email?

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Ah, I just checked and me too I got to emails. One is an actual update, and the other one is some sort of notification, but both contain pretty much the same thing

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@Heriniaina thank you! can i ask for your stats?

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My stats are not exceptional. the SAT is just above their average (1090). So I had to provide an explanation of the reason for this on the essay
My TOEFL is (I took the revised paper-based) 24-21-24(all/30)
I have a decent GPA based on my countryā€™s schooling system
Quite a few ECs and a work experience

Iā€™m also planning to do CS or bio if I get accepted.(I took SAT II on Math L2 and Molecular Bio, but scores are not good enough, so not worth mentioning)
And, Iā€™m from an underrepresented country

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I did not receive anything yet! My anxiety is at its highest right now. Is someone still waiting like me?

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@yourbasicgirl nothing in the spam folder?

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@yourbasicgirl you should have received one by now. Quite a few people including me have received it on the spam, so I suggest you search ā€œBerea collegeā€ on your email box.

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yo guys. if i get accepted to berea will it be worth going there. i also got my local safeties but will i be able to land a job if i attend a college such as berea? i donā€™t know how it ranks up and im interested for CS major. Let me know guys

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@yourbasicgirl Have you received it by now?