I’m an international student from Eastern Europe and I hope someone’s gonna read the whole post and chance me So in May I became an Opportunity funds awardee and I got all the tests, submissions, CSS and everything else for free. https://educationusa.state.gov/scholarships/opportunity-funds
Still ofc, it means that I need to get full financial aid 
these are my stats:
I have a perfect average 5/5.0, unfortunately, we don’t have any honour classes or something like that, ib is also not available, but according to our curriculum we have around 15 subjects a year
Toefl:102
Sat:taking it next month
Rec’s: written by two of my favourite professors, and honestly I’m their favourite student too hahaha
I also have a recommendation by the EducationUSA advisor for Bosnia and Herzegovina
Essay: I already have a few great ideas, I’m also very talented for writing, so I know it’s gonna be very very good.
Ec’s: Working in my parents’ restaurant. There is a huge story behind this, and it’s not just waitressing and stuff like that. In 2007 my parents became unemployed so WE decided to open a restaurant and the whole time I helped them with literally everything. That way I learnt about entrepreneurship, democracy, public speaking, management, etc.
Swimming for 8 years
Writing for a magazine with the aim to empower the youth and erase the nationalism in the country. Magazine distributed in the whole country.
Participated in international entrepreneurship seminars in Bosnia, The Netherlands, and Romania. InThe Netherlands I was selected among 120 applicants into top5 and there I presented my project and won a golden medal and The Award for the Best Idea. I was the youngest and the only underage person on the seminar.
Schools in my country usually don’t have clubs, but I wanted to change it so I’m the founder and president of the literature club, founder, and president of the German club.
Speak fluently 4 languages
Was giving free classes in German
First in school in German language competition
5th in canton in The German language
Participated in a huge project with the aim to prevent violence against women. There were only 8 students working on it, and we actually did A LOT of great things and we got certified by UN Women.
Participated in mun, european youth parliament, drama club, reciting club, reading camps, Two international summer schools where I completed 8 classes, volunteering in the American Corner (libraries funded by US Embassy), participated in an international seminar about social movements, archery, choir, debate club, many other things…
I also received a scholarship from my school, since it’s a private school in English so i didn’t have to pay anything.
Also: white, male, Bosnian citizenship, gay, agnostic grew up in a Muslim family…
Appling to:Conncoll, Macalester, U of Richmond, Wheaton (ma), Whitman, Sarah Lawrence, st. Lawrence, st. Olaf, bates.
