<p>I did not see a thread like this. So, if you are a Russian speaker (from former USSR or Russia), where have you applied, what are your top choices, and where have you been accepted?</p>
<p>Ok, I'll be the first to spill the beans XD
I applied to (prepare for a long list):
Amherst
Middlebury - top choice
Swarthmore
Columbia (reach of reaches) - and top choiceXD
Upenn - top choice
Brown
Dartmouth
Smith
Wellesley - top choice
Bryn Mawr - nearly top choice
Bard
Bucknell
Grinnell - nearly top choice
Oberlin
C of Wooster (safety of safeties)
Vassar
Carleton
Trinity (college, not uni)
Bowdoin
Williams - top choice
Tufts
That's it:)</p>
<p>Wow! You have applied to a lot of the same schools as I did! </p>
<p>Amherst
Brown
Dartmouth
Wellesley
Oberlin
Vassar
Williams
Tufts </p>
<p>Of course, I did not hear from any of those yet. I have heard from a couple of other colleges:
rejected from UChicago, Brandeis (ha! I would never go there anyway),
deffered at WashU,
accepted at Mount Holyoke, University of Richmond, Washington and Lee. </p>
<p>Did you hear back from any of yours?</p>
<p>Spilling the beans further:
Oberlin - rejected (which is ironic, since it was supposed to be a 'safety'. oh well)
accepted so far to Grinnell (best bet at the moment, if only it was less rural....), Bucknell, Smith, Bard, C of Wooster (safety of safeties:)), Bryn Mawr
ps where're you from? I hope it's not Russia, I don't want competition XD</p>
<p>No, I am not from Russia :) No competition! :)
I know someone who is in Grinnell right now, and she likes it (went for swimming)
I have heard good things about Bard.
And I also just got rejected from Duke... But I knew that was coming.</p>
<p>Just wondering, did you apply for fin. aid? Did you get what you need from the ones that accepted?
I know that fin.aid need is a big factor in admissions of intenrationals, so that might be the reason behind the Oberlin rejection. The same thing happened to me with Brandeis - I am the top candidate from my school, but I get rejected while others are accepted :)</p>
<p>Yeah, I need FA. Bucknell turned out to be a little stingy, C of W offered very little - everything else is fine (when I say 'fine' I make a fece -- refer to <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/664192-parents-just-announced-divorce-what-do.html%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/664192-parents-just-announced-divorce-what-do.html</a>)</p>
<p>Btw congrats!!! Wash&Lee and Mt Holyoke are awesome!:)</p>
<p>I don't know why my previous post looks that way and what does 'xxxx (mwl - 2.19.2009) --> ' mean and why 'parents announced divorce' is at the top, sorry. Can't fix it.</p>
<p>Oh. It looks fine suddenly:)</p>
<p>Oh, I got the link. I am very sorry for your position.
Thanks, I am still uncertain of where I am going though. Right now, its a tie between Mount Holyoke and Richmond... Richmond winning :) I need so talk to some current students or something to decide.</p>
<p>Hi guys :) I'm from Azerbaijan. Helen, where are you from?</p>
<p>As in regards to colleges, got in Furman and Northwestern, waiting for the rest. Good luck!</p>
<p>Wow, congratulations! I got rejected by Northwestern :(
I'm from Moldova :)</p>
<p>Ahh I’m sorry to hear that… Financial aid? 
I am pretty sure you have already/will got in a plenty of good schools. By the way, there was another Russian on these boards - Elvy. So where are guys thinking of going? We might end up all in the same place, after all! :)</p>
<p>Alone, congrats on Northwestern - it’s great!!
Btw Elvy is going to Bucknell! It’s awesome cause she wanted it badly and they offered her just enough aid! Awesome, huh? XD</p>
<p>Hi! Sorry to hear about the divorce - hope you are doing well. Thank you! Did you get Amherst decision? I got waitlisted. Don’t know what to feel 
And awesome for Elvy!</p>
<p>Are Amherst desicions on-line???</p>
<p>I am still waiting to hear from everyone.
However, U of Richmond and Mount Holyoke are top candidates - they both gave me a full ride too :)</p>
<p>Alone, well, at least you have some kind of chance. I’m a reject! Reject and proud jk. I believe that was tough.</p>
<p>Good job guys! I got an email from Amherst, Helen. It really was tough, and I think it’s not my academic profile, but my nationality that got me on waitlist… Most of the people didn’t even hear about the Azerbaijan before I applied, and we have only about 2-3 students in top 20 schools, so maybe I am supposed to contribute more from diversity coming from small unknown country, lol… No worries guys, you are all awesome applicants.</p>
<p>Yeah…we desperately need someone to appreciate our awesomeness XD</p>