Chances at LSU (international)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I have applied to LSU for the coming summer semester. I understand that it is not an Ivy school, but it is much harder for international students to get accepted to state schools. BTW my mother attended LSU.</p>

<p>I am an international student from a European country(in scandinavia). I am born in the US and am half latina.</p>

<p>My GPA is approx 3.1 (they follow the ECTS scale, which makes it veeeery difficult to
get an A, as only 5% get an A). My TOEFL score was 115 (out of possible 120). I wrote a short personal statement and attached my resume.</p>

<p>I have worked as an English teacher in a south amercan country for underpriveleged children, volunteered at a homeless shelter, and had a part-time job throughout my high school and first year of college (transferring in as a sophmore).</p>

<p>EC:
Volunteering as mentioned
Part-time job
Active member of the school's swimteam
Debate club
Student council (Event coordinator)</p>

<p>What are my chances? I will chance back.</p>

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<p>Can someone please reply? :)</p>

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<p>LSU - match, you should easily get in.</p>

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<p>Thanks.</p>

<p>Bump! Anyone Else?</p>

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<p>By the way one close relative is a former president (not USA). Should I mention this to the school?</p>

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<p>your international. and its lsu. i would set the bar higher</p>

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<p>I have applied to other school and go to a very well respected business school(worldwide) but I am interested in majoring in advertising/pr and with the new grading system my GPA plummeted. I used to have a 3.7, but as mentioned it’s only 3.1 now.</p>

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<p>bump… i get a reply this week so last chances please</p>

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<p>dude you have a 3.1gpa going to a foreign public school. sorry im going to have to say reach</p>

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<p>***? I go to a private school… Nowhere in my op do i say public. And for high school I attended a private christian school. Maybe read through the OP next time? I have already done a year of college. As for my high school gpa it was a 3.7. Anyways thanks for the reply. Anyone else? My gpa for college is 3.1</p>

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<p>Oh and it is quite unfortunate that you are so presumptuous when it comes to foreign school systems. I will not assume that you have just attended school within the US but I can speak from my own experience (have gone to school in the us, france, south Africa and the current country I live in) and I can promise you that the easiest country to get an A is the states, South Africa on the other hand is harder. I have attended private schools in all four countries, and must say it’s amusing to see that a future surgeon can make assumptions about the quality and rigor of a foreign school system without knowing which country we’re even talking about. Anyways, I apologize for the rant. I just hate assumptions , especially when they’re wrong! ;)</p>

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<p>Lol</p>

<p>lsu - in!!! </p>

<p>So excited…!!!</p>

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<p>alexahet- first of all congrats. second of all im sorry i wasnt more specific i meant that you want to go to a forign public university.</p>

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<p>no problemo :slight_smile: I was a little stressed out that day… had finally sent my apps to all my schools and was biting my nails for my TOEFL results.</p>

<p>Oh and thanks ;)</p>

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<p>Have you heard anything from LSU yet? I have heard alot of stories about the LSU lifestyle.</p>