Franklin & Marshall College Q&A

Colleges and Universities A-Z Franklin & Marshall College
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<p>Hi hezekiel,</p>

<p>I’m glad that you find the thread helpful. About your concern I totally understand because I was worried about the same thing before I came to F&M. I am an international student so my experience can be somewhat different from an American student’s. However, I am sure there are many people who don’t party every week, drink, smoke or do drugs and their choice is respected. </p>

<p>I do agree with Swiftie123 that college is diverse with many different groups of people and it’s likely that you will be able to find your niche. There are plenty of clubs at F&M (sports, academic, music, culture, etc.) that you can try. You can also form a club that serves your own interest if you have not seen a similar one on campus. The beginning of your freshman year is the perfect time to be open as much as possible to interact with people to find good friends. After the first year everything will change (most people will move out of their freshman dorm, you declare your major and see the same faces in most of your classes, you go to less clubs because you want to focus on some clubs, some people turn out to be different from what you think, etc.), so the key is to explore as much as possible and as early as possible to increase the probability of finding the right people. </p>

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<p>Thanks a lot. @ronile
I am an international student too. :)</p>

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<p>Does anyone know when the application decisions will be uploaded to the application portal? International student from Pakistan here.</p>

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<p>The expected date is April 1st, but if everything runs smoothly decisions will be out next week. Good luck guys! </p>

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<p>Per F&M Admissions Twitter, they are shown taking the letters to the Post Office Friday around mid-day. I haven’t seen mention of loading to the application portal. Good luck.</p>

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<p>I also read F&M Admissions Twitter and I must say that all the officers are so nice and so cute!!! I really can feel their enthusiasm just from the internet. Good luck, everyone !</p>

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<p>I just received a huge envelope saying “We Choose You.” Good luck everyone!!!</p>

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<p>are you very close to F&M abag? (like closer than 90 mins…?) i live only 90 mins away but no letter yet :(</p>

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<p>I am in Philadelphia. About the same distance from F&M as you. </p>

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<p>ok. maybe faster transit lines to big cities? im more rural haha. congratulations!</p>

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<p>Haha probably. Thanks! Good luck!</p>

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<p>@abag96 Congratulations！still praying for receiving the ‘WE CHOOSE YOU’ letter</p>

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<p>We choose you arrived on 3/22/14. We are in SE PA. Anyone going to the accepted students day on April11?</p>

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<p>When do you think the portal will be updated? International student here.</p>

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<p>Accepted! International student, needed a lot of aid. 3.75 GPA, 2200 SAT. International awards in writing and debate, and EC’s concentrated on the same. I’m extremely excited!</p>

<p>I got an email, btw</p>

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<p>Congratulations!</p>

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<p>Congratulations!</p>

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<p>I do hope the rest of us get emails soon. BTW, when will the decisions be posted on the application portal?</p>

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<p>They said before Apr.1st</p>

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<p>I am an international student applying to F&M RD. I’m curious about the optional essay under the commonapp. I hear the essay certainly boosts chances of getting in, but i would like to know; with SAT scores of 730 in Writing and CR and 670 in math, and a pretty impressive activity and honours list, can i safely not write the essay and still have high chances of admission?</p>