<p>I have been with a big research university and then I realize it's not the sort of education I was seeking at college level, so I am applying / applied to some of Liberal Art Colleges and I want to see my chance here.</p>
<p>Background info.</p>
<p>Male.
Sort of Non trad. (I did my first year, then took two years off. I am trying to transfer right off my absent from college.)
International</p>
<p>High School Info.
Class of 2006
High school @ some rural Arkansas private school.
High school GPA : 3. 8ish - weighted.
AP : Cal AB 5.
Test Score while at high school : ACT(24) TOEFL(250/CBT)-> took in 2005, senior year.
Extra curriculm : Varsity Baseball(10~12), Baseball captain(12), Varsity Basketball(10~11)
Varsity Track(11~12), Spanish Club(12)</p>
<p>College info.
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
International Studies Major
Started as Class of 2010, but now am 2012.
Did a year which I took 44 credits total.
College GPA : 3.66
Most courses are 100-level, with a few 200 courses.
Test Scores : TOEFL(110/IBT) ACT(30) -> took in 2008 while I was away from school.
Extra Curriculum : Catholic Church Youth Group Leader(2006~2007)
Founder of a volunteering club that has done more than 100 hrs of<br>
volunterring work @ a house for mentally challenged people(2006~2007)
I also got drafted by Korean Army and am serving as an English
Interpreter. I am also a squad leader if this helps any : )
Financial Situation : Yes, I know I should not have done this, but there was no other way
that I can affotd these schools so I applied for an international need-
base financial aid. My mom makes around 15,000 dollars anually working
as a Social Worker.</p>
<p>I applied to :
Bates College
Carleton College
Colby College
Connecticut College
Grinnell College
Macalester College
Oberlin College
Rhodes College</p>
<p>I applied as a Political Science major for all the schools. I personally want to go to Oberlin but I would love to attend any school that I applied.</p>