<p>Hi! I'm an international student, wanting to apply to University of Richmond!!!
ED II or Regular, most likely. (SCHOLARSHIPS MATTER!!) My parents are long term volunteers and can only offer up to max 20k possibly up to 25k.</p>
<p>Planning to take another one in October
Expected Scores
CR: 660-710
M: 780-800
W: 790
Total: AIMING FOR 2300...</p>
<p>SAT 2 (plan to take; expected scores)
Math 760-800
Chemistry 700-740</p>
<p>Junior Year (IB course candidate; not full diploma)
IB DP Korean Literature HL: A
IB DP English Language and Literature HL: A
IB DP Math SL: A
IB DP Chemistry SL: A</p>
<p>International Exams (10th Grade)
IGCSE (International General Certificate of Secondary Education)
Coordinated Sciences (Double Award) A*
Coordinated Sciences (Double Award) A*
Literature (English) A*
Mathematics A*
First Language English A
History A
Geography A</p>
<p>Extracurricular Activities
International Student Leadership Conference in Hungary (10)
Varsity Basketball (10-11)
Drama (9-10)
Student Council Representative (10)
Music - violin (9-11)
Central Asia Basketball Classic (10)
MUNiSC
MUN officer (11) Co-President (12)
NHS member (11) officer (12)
Key Club member (11) officer (12)
Prom Committee member (11-12)
APAC Orchestra (11-12)
TCIS Orchestra Concert Headmaster (11-12)</p>
<p>Community Service
Sunday School student leader at International Church of Bishkek (9-10)
Worship Band member at International Church of Bishkek (9-10)
English tutoring for dad’s ministry at local village (10-11)
Spring Service Trip to a local village
Maevka Project Founder: English camps for kids and university students private tutoring (11-12)</p>
<p>ONE OF MY BIGGEST REGRETS: not taking a full IB Diploma. I've been moving around schools too many time, so my immediate response to the full diploma offer was disastrous. However, if I could change anything out of my junior year, I would graduate with a full diploma.</p>
<p>@staceyneil Haha oh my. I recycled this list of information of mine from Richmond post This is meant for Mount Holyoke… Do you have any further comments? XD</p>
<p>Sure. Your stats look good for MHC. I don’t think you should be too concerned about not being full diploma IB. IB certificate is still great. The one missing piece of your picture is financials. If you are full pay, I think you have a great shot. If you need financial aid, that’s of course a different story. I know MHC does give some aid to internationals but I have no idea how much or how it affects the admissions process! Sorry!
FWIW my D absolutely loves Mount Holyoke :)</p>
<p>Hi, I’m also an international student in Moho. So far your stats seem impressive to me, and if your SAT score is as your expected, then you shouldn’t be too worried. IB cert is of course great, but don’t be too worried about it. Like staceyneil said above, if you are paying full tution, you shouldn’t be too worried. If you require financial aids, I still think you have a good chance. However, Moho also pay attention to your essay so probably work on that :)</p>
<p>@staceyneil @Darcy137
Hi guys Thank you for your replies!! I’m almost set, ED for Mount Holyoke. I’m just watching over some YouTube videos about the social life in Mount Holyoke College, <a href=“- YouTube”>- YouTube; for instance. Do you guys have anything else to add? </p>
<p>Well, that social life video is pretty interesting. My D was just home for break and we did talk about her experience with the social life at MHC so far. Granted she is a first year, so has not been there long, but I am not sure she’d agree with everything in this video. For one thing, she’s meeting lots of people. For instance, I asked her about the international students and whether they stick to their own groups of mix with the rest of the students, and she said emphatically that they mix, and that “Mount Holyoke is all about everyone mixing and meeting.” Regarding the first bit about student drinking being out of control… I think that needs to be taken with a huge grain of salt because relative to other (co-ed) schools, the level of partying at MHC -and other womens’ colleges- is pretty low. My D does know one girl who is going a bit crazy with the partying, going to UMass multiple times per week and getting very drunk, for instance. But she also said that, at least in her closest group of friends, there is definitely a level of responsibility. For instance, if a group of students goes to Amherst or UMass, at least one or two will not be drinking, and will make sure that everyone else stays safe. Early on, a friend of hers, who had never had alcohol before, was given too much to drink. She called her friends and they came to get her, took care of her, even called the campus EMTs just to be on the safe side. </p>
<p>There is also a lot of studying. My D reports that students study/do homework an average of 6-10 hours/day. They will often, I think, study together. And every schoolnight there is M&Cs for a study break at night, where you can get cookies/cupcakes/etc and chat for a while with friends.</p>
<p>@staceyneil Whoa. Thanks for the load of information. That is the most helpful/positive review of the social scene of MHC. May I ask what her major is? I am also currently undecided, but am passionate about Chemistry. I do want to explore, at least in the preliminary stages of my MHC life, and would love to know the flexibility in switching between majors until declaring one at the start of your sophomore year. Has she also applied for scholarships? Thank you so much :)</p>
<p>Hi Hoolala
First-years don’t declare majors, but I think she will almost certainly major in biology. (She was thinking maybe Art and Psychology at one point, though.) It is absolutely normal and encouraged to use your first year to explore. My D is taking a biology class, history class, and art class, in addition to her freshman seminar. Majors are not declared until second semester sophomore year, so you are absolutely free to explore as many disciplines as you want. Since you need to take classes in a variety of subjects to satisfy your distribution requirements, exploring at this early point is not “wasting” credits, because you can apply them towards those requirements. Here’s some more info about it: <a href=“https://www.mtholyoke.edu/academicdeans/major-declaration”>https://www.mtholyoke.edu/academicdeans/major-declaration</a></p>
<p>My daughter is really lucky in that she’s already formed a really strong bond with her academic advisor (who is also her biology professor.) All first-years meet multiple times with their advisor, who helps them explore their passions and strengths and focus their academic career when it gets to that point.</p>
<p>I’m not sure what sort of scholarships you are referring to. My D did apply to outside scholarships last spring and received some. She was awarded large Mount Holyoke grants as well. Are you talking about Mount Holyoke merit scholarships? I believe -but I don’t know for sure- that they are awarded automatically, without having to specifically apply for them. That might be a question for the admissions department. I do know that international students do receive financial aid, too, since my D’s roommate is international and receives grant aid from MHC.</p>
<p>D graduated form MHC a couple of years ago, and said that there was a small group of uber-wealthy international students who stick with “their own kind”, as it were, but her group of friends included several very nice, down to earth international students. We are firmly planted in the middle class (a teacher and a marketing person).</p>
This is meant for Mount Holyoke… Do you have any further comments? XD</p>
Thank you for your replies!! I’m almost set, ED for Mount Holyoke. I’m just watching over some YouTube videos about the social life in Mount Holyoke College, <a href=“