Just realized I'm International. Please help

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Accepted:
UCF (top choice!)
FSU
RIT (2nd choice major + 18K scholarship)

Waitlisted:
Northeastern
Purdue

Rejected:
MIT
Georgia Tech
UF
Swarthmore

Waiting on one more local safety school, but I’m probably going to UCF. Honestly I’m thrilled by this outcome, Orlando was my old home town and UCF just feels like a great fit for me. I’m planning on getting a BS in MechE, then going for a masters (CS maybe?). Thank you to everyone who helped me out in this thread! I was very naive in the beginning, but now I feel like I have a clear plan for the future, and it’s really exciting.

Advice for future applicants:
International or not, try to have more safeties/matches in your list. I got a lot of rejections in a row, and it felt really disheartening and sometimes hopeless. Having lots of options will really help you, and some colleges may surprise you! Also, start your applications early because senior year can get hectic. Good luck!

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Thank you for the update and for paying it forward with the advice for future applicants.

Congratulations on great acceptances!

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Congratulations!

The rejections must sting, but you know how tough it is for international applicants to these schools - it’s not something you should take personally at all! And it sounds as if you were always more excited about the Florida publics than your parents were, and now it has worked out for you to attend UCF, so that’s a great outcome!! Thanks for coming back with an update, and cheers to you :champagne:

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Congratulations!

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Thank you for updating @Dunshire . Best of luck as you head off to college!

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Congratulations! Excited it turned out so well for you!

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Thanks for the update and enjoy Florida!

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