<p>I am a Korean student wishing to go to a med school
I currently live in Africa and i am not sure if that is an advantage.
The reason is because our high school only offers 5 AP classes
and there are only 30 people in each class
So i was wondering, do Ivy Leagues care if I live in africa and give that as a bigger advantage than medical research, voluntary hospital hours, etc??
Besides, our school only has very few ECs, so i was wondering whether i should go to a boarding school in the US instead.
Please help me, I am extremely desperate!!!</p>
<p>^ They will as long as you put it up, maybe writ an essay about it?</p>
<p>I’m in a similar situation but with different Colleges (UCs) so Far I’ve gotten good results of using my essay strategy.</p>
<p>I am currently volunteering in Northern Mexico at hospitals and in communities.</p>
<p>Contact the IVy league’s admissions people, they’ll help u out!</p>
<p>^ Thanks a lot
I really hope it works.
However, i can’t do any voluntary hospital work because the facilities are absolutely horrible here!!!</p>
<p>^ </p>
<p>It’s unfortunate, my best advice is to call those Ivy Admissions staff to help u out.
I think board schooling in the USA may work for your benefit and u can always use the experience as the emphasis of your admissions essays.</p>
<p>I chose my volunteer service in Mexico as the sole basis of my Personal Statement Essays and so far I’ve gotten into two UCs.</p>
<p>I’m waiting on top UCs, I hope I get into UCLA/UCB.</p>
<p>dude obviously its a slight disadvantage but its def managable. obviously do all the aps there (5 isn’t that bad of a number! I only took 7 in 4 years of high school). expat status is extremely helpful if you can spin it in your essays (again, I know im an expat in singapore and so far ive gotten into all of my colleges). And finally, being in Africa, there are so many ways that you can get involved medically, in AIDS clinics, or volunteering in an african hospital, or whatever. its definetely a unique experience that colleges will love if you spin it the right way.</p>
<p>You’ll do fine. 5 APs is more than my school in the states has, and there are still ways to be active in the medical field other than volunteering at a hospital.</p>
<p>ok, thanks a lot for all of ur help!
but… it’s Democratic Republic of Congo where all the shooting’s been going on
but i will definitely ask someone at the local hospital or sth.
again, i thank you all for the advice!</p>
<p>Gl, dude, that must be pretty tough (I’ve gone through hardships of similar caliber so I may semi-empathize). </p>
<p>I’d try to highlight the context of your environment and etc a lot.</p>