<p>I think college admission essays are a way of making boring life seem as interesting as possible, just adding little embellishments nothing inconceivable. As someone from the past thread said </p>
<p>“Its like creating a movie. But don’t create a Bollywood movie and make it boring, just create a Hollywood movie, and yeah a good one.”</p>
<p>@NepaliBadaar I’ve got the same feeling about the English in +2 and SLC or at least after grade 8, when the quality of English books starts to deteriorate but that doesn’t mean that people from colleges other than RBS can’t do well on SAT. Even students from +2 background colleges like NIST have got in.
Remember the guy from +2 background who got into 6 most competitive colleges. Just take him as an inspiration. And if you don’t get in it’s not like it’s the end of the world, it’s just giving your best. You can never guarantee anything in admission process, there is always a chance. Good luck for your app process, and like that brother from kalikot said
never lose hope. :)</p>
<p>If you don’t understand the last part and need some inspiration, watch
[GET</a> INSPIRED: “From Kalikot to California” - YouTube](<a href=“GET INSPIRED: "From Kalikot to California" - YouTube”>GET INSPIRED: "From Kalikot to California" - YouTube)</p>
<p>Well, NepaliBaadar, that comes off as quite a surprise to me because people I know have gotten results <em>consistent</em> with their practice tests (range is from 1700-2310; I too got results consistent with my practice tests, and yes, I took the SLC exams as well -__-). And the 2310 was the score of a student at Chelsea. The highest score I’ve ever heard of is a 2400 (BNKS student).</p>
<p>Yes, I do not think SAT has to do anything with RBS. Yes, RBS students get better materials but score @Consistency has nothing to do with the college, neither with admission. Howver, I can not deny tht students besides RBS shud do more effort to knw colz applications, recommendation better coz we wont get our counselor help like RBS kids.
No offense!! It is what I felt!!</p>
<p>No-one can deny the fact that RBS students have better resources, better counselling than other colleges but I doubt that students who have got into top colleges aren’t necessarily from RBS. In the end it’s just about you and you only. </p>
<p>Regarding SAT, ya it’s difficult for us to get nice score but not impossible. You should know that just a month or two is not enough to get into it. You should start early and make it a habit. Take as many practice tests as possible, don’t get demotivated and if possible take SAt preparation course first.</p>
<p>ameetbh123 you really need to re-read your sentences before posting them. But I don’t understand, how do you know they have access to better resources as opposed to having superior qualifications (the only CIE top in the world awards this year were from RBS, methinks)? Did you attend there to know that?</p>
<p>Please don’t start the same old RBS, BNKS, and what not school bu ll cr ap. It’s old. Been old. Happens every year and i’ve been seeing that since the class of 2013 thread. It’s useless.</p>
<p>@NepaliBadaar: I appreciate it 
and BOL!</p>
<p>Should I be a RBS student to know that? I have many friends and my own brother attends RBS and he has already started preparing for the application process, why shouldn’t I know. The reason my brother attends RBS is the same.</p>
<p>@sixstringsrocker yup bro its useless to talk about it but its the truth… :D</p>
<p>It’s useless to talk about it because it is a straw-man argument that tries to justify why certain students find more success than others in this process. I am not an RBS student to speak about this in a more “spirited” manner but it’s just amusing to see people think that it is because those students have “better guidance” that they get into good schools. The notion that they might be more qualified is just preposterous, no?</p>
<p>I looked at the Class of 2013 results thread. The majority of placements were earned by non-RBS students and it’s only Class of 2015 and 2016 placement lists that show that they had better placements. Those lists would have made me question my own chances had I not seen last year’s thread that showed that our high school names really do not signify much and it is just a way for others to explain why they fared poorly in the admissions process (did it make them feel better?) rather than becoming conscious of their own inadequacies.</p>
<p>That is all I have to say, and you can beat this dead horse of a topic as much as you want but you are not going to make a convincing argument about students at RBS or BNKS not needing to do their work and about how they are just guided every step of the way.</p>
<p>Hey are you guys thinking of applying to colleges other than those in the us.
Do colleges in Canada provide financial aid to international students.</p>
<p>Does any one of you guys have any idea about where can i buy the barron’s ACT 36 ??? thanks in advance for any reply. the red books has nothing more than the general tips like answer all the questions, pace yourself and some general strategies. science and reading, they’re the section one has to work hard in order to excel. i can’t pace myself in those sections 
and if i do i get a lot of questions wrong :(</p>
<p>Lack of preparation material is one of the reasons I preferred SAT to ACT
Try the book shops in bhotahiti, they had many SAT prep books but I don’t really know about ACT.</p>
<p>Wow! the posts have significantly decreased after the debate on RBS is over</p>
<p>haha … :p</p>
<p>Perhaps everyone’s busy prepping for the SATs now. haha!</p>
<p>guys, does my intended major affect my chances of admission.I am solely interested in social sciences, and should i hav to shw demonstrated interest in that major while APPLYING! coz i hav interest bt i seriously don not knw if i will study same! </p>
<p>Also, can anyone tell me about Rhodes college aid??? Email is not replied yet :(</p>
<p>rhodes college does not have any need-based aid for international students.</p>
<p>i am applying ED to williams or swarthmore or maybe colby. what do you think my chances are?</p>
<p>grades: A*'s in physics, math, further math, economics and A in english literature (self-studied). sat: 780 cr, 750 m, 750 w (2280). taking sat ii’s in october (physics, math ii and maybe world history). lots of great ec’s with leadership positions and lots of awards and all.</p>
<p>ps good luck to everybody!</p>
<p>Rhodes College hasn’t a slightest concern about its student body diversity, and it’s not as keen to accepting Internationals with way “needy” financial profiles as well. At least that’s what can be deduced from the fact that they haven’t accepted Nepalis for what seems like an eternity. Definitely, if one scours enough through old CC threads, it might be found that one Nepali guy attended Rhodes some 3-4 years back. But, it also has come to my notice that he demonstrated a comparatively “high” EFC (if you know what I mean! 
).</p>
<p>Moreover, as far as I know, Rhodes is a bit stingy when it comes to International Need-Based Financial Aid, contrary to what the college website states (that is for the US-based students only). 2 years earlier, five guys from my high-school were heard to have been denied admission conditionally, entirely on financial grounds. They were told that they could attend Rhodes if they had an EFC of >30k.</p>
<p>One might think that a couple of events are not enough to reach a generalized conclusion as such. But believe me, Rhodes doesn’t care much when it comes to need Internationals.</p>
<p>Though the college’s academics (a good ol’ Southeastern liberal arts education) and sports are considerably good enough, I recommend you look for other colleges that are more generous when it comes to financial aid for internationals (after all, in the end, that is the only thing that matters to us Nepalis, NOT?).</p>
<p>[P.S.: This is my personal take on Rhodes’ financial aid policies, based on personal experience(s). Feel free to contact the college’s admissions office to get an unbiased and personal perspective.]</p>