Class of 2014 From Nepal

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<p>depends,it depends on universities but as a whole if you have like more than 1420+in composite and roughly more than 2100 in SAT,then try for good universities;</p>

<p>Applying early is not a risk,instead it’s a big big chance.As a said earlier “cut your according to the cloth”;If you don’t have good scores,then never try for such A+ schools .Lastly what you have to see is a pile of rejections or a bad acceptance-that is an acceptance with very very poor financial aid.So,dream for good thing not so high things.</p>

<p>And for those who have good scores,just try a college to your level.level in the sense that match your SAT scores,GPA ,Essays and ECA with that the college profile and roughly calculate the diversity of nations there.There are some writing based college like Hamilton and SAT based college like Lafayette( but these colleges are not totally based on SAT-but high scorers have chance).</p>

<p>For 1500+SAT composite scores try for some colleges like top 10 to top 20 for ED I and if rejected try for top 10 .coz ED II decisions would be like your regular college decisions.wasting ED I is a bad bad bad thing and many people waste this coz they want a very higher level college than their scores and grades deserve.ED is meant for good colleges ,but not necessarily.But my opinion is why not to choose a little,i repeat a little below and apply for tier 2 colleges in ED than to be finally going empty hand at the last moment.</p>

<p>For below 1300 scorers,don’t run behind what your friends said.Try to good but safety like colleges ,and meet their specific international std, department scholarship deadlines and ensure your place.Otherwise you won’t be able to compete with high scorers in the case of safety colleges and in regular pool of applicants.It’s very important that you should research and research and research well and find those good low tier colleges that will confirm ur seat with full scholarship like Colby Sawyer college,Dordt college,UNO,SELU, Louisiana.Lee,Muhlenberg college and many others.</p>

<p>For list of colleges and placments visit the thread for Class of 2013 from Nepal.There you can find a list of bunch og colleges that jhave scholarhsip to international people and financial aid.
So guyd luck</p>

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<p>i said it was a big risk because i don’t find “The one college” that would suit me perfectly, i rather feel i would be well off in any of those in my college list(of about 15 colleges). i don’t have any special preference so wouldn’t it be better to analyze all those financial aids from the colleges that i might be accepted in and not sign the early decision form. </p>

<p>In other words, if i were accepted early, i would have to forfeit all those (of the same status or better) who might accept me. doesn’t that seem a big enough risk to take?</p>

<p>eg;
Well, let’s say somebody applied early in colby and got accepted. he withdraws all offers and remains tension-free. BUT he might have been accepted in stanford or dartmouth or blah blah blah. now wouldn’t that be a great loss? wouldn’t that thought haunt him for the 4 years if he found he deserved better.</p>

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<p>I have been saying it on this forum for quite some time and I will say it again. SAT scores alone don’t mean anything. Most liberal arts colleges are well-aware of the limitation of the SAT. It doesn’t measure creativity or intellectual thought. What you do need to show is that you’re reasonable at the things that the SAT does measure - like your mathematical aptitude, or your ability to respond to written stimulus. Coupled with a good essay that showcases your creativity and a few extra-curricular activities, anyone would be unstoppable.
A friend of mine did horribly in the SAT. Well, it wasn’t horrible but his score was well-below 2000, in the 1600-1900 range. He was an active musician, photographer, artist and cyclist. He is one of the most creative people I know. Which is why he did badly in the SAT. Because it didn’t measure what he was good at. He applied to a few schools with a great portfolio, good recommendations and his SAT score. He was accepted into quite a few colleges and now goes to a great school with almost a full scholarship.
I got a 2020 on my SAT. Its not a good score but its not bad either. But I applied and got into a school that doesn’t consider the SAT at all. On a scholarship thats well beyond anything I had expected. I had a solid portfolio and great recommendations. Not only that, I got into a few other schools with great deals. </p>

<p>So, my advice, that same that I’ve been giving to tons of people: Apply early to the school you love the most and would die to go to. Ask for the most amount of aid you need. If they accept you, they’ll give you all the aid you asked for. If you get in, great job. If not, package your other applications and send them along. There is no risk for applying ED. What have you got to lose?</p>

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<p>Sorry to butt in, but I concur with (th)ink - apply ED to your top choice. If rejected, there’s always ED II at another LAC!</p>

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<p>Are you in college?</p>

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<p>Nopes, Indian 2014-er</p>

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<p>Any 14’ers from +2 here??</p>

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<p>^Yes
:confused:</p>

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<p>I am an A-level kid from Malpi, but where do you guys come from?</p>

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<p>nice to see that you guys have already started. i just turned a sophomore. if a question, just post it here or shoot out a PM. i have nothin much to do this summer. ;)</p>

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<p>hi guys, these days I am trying to make my CV and portfolio for the application process. But, i am in a great quandary.</p>

<p>1)What do you think about the number of pages for a CV. my seniors who attend prestigious instituions
suggest building a 1 page CV that enlists only important achievements, which is logical
in the sense that big schools won’t have enough time to sift through it considering the large application volume. Even if they do they will just look
through the first page. Most schools even discourage sending CV.
But what for small liberal arts colleges that have relatively less applicant volume?
Should I try to create two versions of the CV owing to these factors- one short and one a bit discriptive.</p>

<p>2) Should I even think of sending a portfolio (containing employers letters, videos, articles and scanned images)
to such big institutions? Again, a same question what for liberal arts colleges?</p>

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<p>I’ve already answered both these questions.</p>

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<p>Yes, you did write on making a good cv/portfolio but we never discussed on the length.
My seniors from other insitutions consider this very important especially when applying to bigger institutions. Also, refer to points I have underscored in previous posts.^</p>

<p>What shall I do? Should I mail you my first draft of the CV(In that case, can you PM me your email id.) Then we could work on it through mails if that is okay with you…You can reply at your convenience.</p>

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<p>Yeah okay. Send me your CV. I’ll work on it the best I can. I’ll PM you my email.</p>

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<p>These are all my feeling and not the suggestions.I am not going to indicate everyone.</p>

<p>I know that i am not a bad student -how could that be if i am always among top 2% in one of the renowned school of ktm valley with good english and top 2% from SXC,Maitighar.I have good leadership working in councils,as a editor of college magazines and working for technical member of tehnical club.I have also worked for volunteering for UNO,Room to read,Red cross and helped so much for people even when i was in junior school and i am a member of scout.I know some or litle about how to programing and about the college application procedures .i have researched alot on usnews.com,usef and consult my frens and college confidential.</p>

<p>I have good recos,and i have written like 6 essays .i edit themeselves first,and then gt edited by my frens,and then to my english teacher,and then to the editor of himalyan times and rising nepal.I was completely ready for supplement and main esays-this process requires like 1 and half months.</p>

<p>I was good in all,not excellent but i do not think that i would not get any good colleges in USA,not even in germany this time.Do u know why?Coz my SATs were not comparable to those greeatest scorers from nepal where i applied for.I had to compete with them and i could not compare my self to the 2400 and 2200And whatever the f***ing admins said or write in their website about SAT optional police,its always 40% SAT,30%GPA,20%Essay and 10% othes that help you.
And now i am failed because , i over estimate myself in ED ,and then to ED II and then in RD.BUT SAT ma dherai lyaune ko ghamanda 2012 ra 2013 ma CC ma nai dekhiyo .</p>

<p>yo time ma sab jana thulo thulo kura garchhan,yo college u college re.Tara dami stds le college payena re,ajha kun ho LAC le visa payena re,ani USA gayepachi kehi chaina jasto lagyo re bhanda,ani mero situation herda ,.this process sucks!!!</p>

<p>2400 lyayera halat pani dekhe,excellent CV pani dekhe,essay pani dekhiyo,nakkali-sakkali certifcates hune ko halat pani dekhiyo-tara college takeko thul thul gaf pani dekhiyo ,tara last ma eeeeeeeeee…ho.</p>

<p>so yo time bhaneko ufrine time ho,thuul thul Ivies,williams ra amherst ko kura aucha,lafayette ra dickinson re.ani last ma ghaito ma ghaam lagcha ani last ma kata bhanda,bore bhayo yar UNO ,ST.Cloud re…</p>

<p>ani arko kura nepal ma jati khaate college bhayepani full aid or scholarship diye last competitive huncha ,ani jun college sasto cha,tanna nepali le paune chance cha tyo safety re…maile bujhe anusar tyo sab ultinchha america ma .so college chinu bharna hunu…yo cC ma lekhera matra kehi huna
aba yo administrator le malai nepali lekheko bhayera out garchha,la bhai bahini ho ramrari apply garnu hai ta
byebye</p>

<p>this is not suggestion tara padhda mero halat thah bhayera kehi rid bhane lina sakincha.</p>

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<p>hey, you were in St. Xavier’s? me too.
AND, what ultimately is the moral of the above story? I don’t get you quite clearly.</p>

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<p>i would recommend to send a resume not cv. of just one page, and it gives a short summary of your achievements. they will never read a long cv.</p>

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<p>why dont you all realize that if you choose your safety wisely you are still good. you just look at the sat score range and see that yours falls in between the range and belive that you are destined to be in a particular college. why dont you see that it’s just the mid 50% range. there is the other half of students who have higher or lower score as well. a guy form harvard and a guy from a safety school can have the same score. and it is very common. i know a guy he has 36 in ACT. he never wanted to go to those so called elite schools.</p>

<p>be wise, know what you wanna do. look at that program of the college. us news can be misleading. it considers facts some of whic are even irrelevant to you. </p>

<p>i go to a public university. i am enrolled in the honors college. i get to register for special classes where the number of students are 10 or 15. all of my teachers have phd. most of them graduated form really good universities like mit, duke, texas A and M, upenn, rice. al of my classmates are brrilliant. they are the ones who are highly involved in other oncampus activities. in a big univeristy like this there are so many opportunities that i am sometimes overwhelmed.</p>

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<p>How many of you are actually done with the common app essay? I just can’t seem to get it finished.</p>

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<p>^slow and steady WINS the race! ;)</p>