<p>hey! I’m Kate and I’m headed to UWC Atlantic College in August.</p>
<p>How was the application process?
In October UWC-USA posts the application on the website, its fairly long and looks alot like a college application (Grades, recommendations, essays, ect). In Feb. or so, they will email all of the applicants and let you know if you get an interview.</p>
<p>What type of questions did they ask you?
They asked me alot about what I put on my application. Extracurriculars, books, the stuff I wrote my written responses on, ect. I heard from others in my interview group that they were asked about current events, so I guess it depends on the person interviewing you.</p>
<p>If you were in the group interview was it hard?
My group had 13 people in it, it was an all-day event (yes, we had pizza!) but it was fun. We did some team-building activites and personal interviews in the morning, had lunch, and then in the afternoon did a debate and more activities. All of the people running the interview had graduated from UWC, so it was a really good time to learn more about the schools and the types of people that graduated from them.</p>
<p>Did they tell you what type of student are they looking for?If so,what?
There is no set ‘UWC’ person. They want people with diverse interests and personalities. Generally, people with an interest in international understanding and service.</p>
<p>Was it really hard during the whole Application thing?
It was nerve-wracking, but a very long process so you have alot of time to think through it.</p>
<p>Do your test scores need to be high?
I think they just want to see if your test scores line up with your grades because while they want academically talented students, it’s a person’s desire to learn that matters the most.</p>
<p>What type of community service do they look for in a student?
all kinds. They do require a recommendation from a volunteer or extracurricular advisor though, so it’s good if you have one developed area of service (of course, a sport or club would count as well). </p>
<p>Is it true they pick a UWC college for you?
Yes. In the application, you rank you preferences but when they decide who gets in, they pick the 50 students first, without deciding where they will go. After they know which 50 will get in, they use the preferences to help choose…generally alot of American students want to go to Atlantic, and 25 will go to UWC-USA, so if you want to go to a more unusual UWC you are more likely to have your preferences honored. However, Atlantic and Adriatic were in my top three, and I got into Atlantic. </p>
<p>Do they give out scholarships to all of the people who went through?
Every US kid gets a full scholarship to the UWC he/she gets into because of Shelby Davis, a HUGE supporter of the UWC movement.</p>
<p>Also please tell me what you think the requirements are,like the grades they look for and everything else.
There are no minimum requirements, good grades are nice and certainly they look for people who can keep up with the academic rigor of UWC, but you’ll be suprised how much they look at who you are in the application process. It’s pretty intense, you won’t be just a number, they are very careful to make sure they choose people who will contribute positively to UWC.
That’s all I can think of…don’t hesitate if you have any further questions, good luck!</p>
if all goes according to plan, i will be applying to UWC this year.</p>
i’d just recommend contacting your country committee as early as possible and asking what you could to in order to prepare</p>