<p>i have a question ive been wondering about. i was born in east europe and i speak the language of my country .. read .. write everything.. so does anybody think this has any affect on college decisions? don't they want a variety of applicants from all around the world? my friend at columbia said that she knows no one that is where i am from .... oh well just trying to get my hopes up for tommorow</p>
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<p>I was born in Poland, I came here 13 years ago. I speak, read, and write in my native tongue. When I was applying to DePaul, I had to interview for a scholarship. I wanted to take the "English is my second language!" angle, but the interviewer seemed uninterested... he too was a first-generation American. So to make a long story short, it's not that impressive anymore... at least not in Chicago. I imagine it's the same in New York...</p>
<p>Moj kolega to tez sprobowal. O sie nie dostal do Northwestern, ale dostal sie do wiele innych szkol. Vassar i Wesleyan chyba. Nie pamietam. On jeszcze czeka na odpowiedz od Princetona.</p>
<p>I'm sure it impells a certain degree of intrigue and interest, but it's not enough to indubitably solidify admission.</p>
<p>hahaha i am not polish but certainly got what you said!! see if you will get this ... az sum ot durjiava nad gurtsiq i pot rumuniq ... ot kude sum? </p>
<p>my yale interviewer thought my international outlook on everything was just what yale was looking for because where i live right now most people have not even been out of the state.. let alone another country. but hey i am expecting a rejection tommorow from them!</p>
<p>Ja terz sie nie dostalam do Northwestern :(. Ha. Ale Wesleyan jest fantastyczna...</p>
<p>I really hoped to milk my status as a first-generation... I forgot to mention that I wrote about learning to speak English as "my greatest accomplishment" for many schools, so maybe it did help after all?
It's difficult to determine.</p>
<p>You never know! Well I don't know about Yale, but most schools in the Chicagoland area have considerable international/first-generation student populations. This might explain my interviewer's reaction... I'm crossing my fingers you get into Yale! Good luck, tell me what happens tomorrow!</p>