<p>“And yeah! I got the privilege of applying to Harvard and getting a brochure from the Best University in the World… isn’t that awesome?”</p>
<p>I said this and I claim full responsibility for it.</p>
<p>Not only Harvard, I have applied to a lot of other colleges in US. A few are equivalent to Harvard’s reputation and most are small LACs. Personally speaking, applying to each of them has been a PRIVILEGE and A PRICELESS EXPERIENCE.
Why?</p>
<p>Because, the opportunities that most of the students on CC take for granted, are impossible to find here. Applying to US has been a great experience (although, I haven’t got any interviews at all. Only communication that I had with adcoms is via email only).I can’t even begin to imagine how wonderful it would be for me, my family, my community and our future, if I get accepted at any one of those colleges. </p>
<p>I am at a place where joining a college would be equivalent to winning Nobel prize or Oscars or Grammy. It is not that parents can easily afford the fee of SATs, TOEFL, travel charges etc. (because I had to travel 20 hours on a bus before the SAT day to take SAT) etc. Eight months of my salary is invested in all this, just in a hope that I may do something good with my life. May be something, very good.</p>
<p>I hope you got a slight hint of why it is a priceless experience for me.</p>