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Internationals at T20
Stanford University 🇺🇸
Stanford, US
From Mumbai to Stanford & Cambridge: How Research, Robotics, and a Low-Cost Breathing Device Changed Everything
by Jayveer from India 🇮🇳
Vanderbilt University 🇺🇸
Nashville, US
The FIRST but not the LAST: My Story as the First Chilean at Vanderbilt University
by Sofía from Chile 🇨🇱
University of Pennsylvania 🇺🇸
Philadelphia, US
How I turned my challenges into my pathway to the University of Pennsylvania
by Angela Q'orianka from Peru 🇵🇪
University of Pennsylvania 🇺🇸
Philadelphia, US
From Lima to UPenn: Learning, Leading, and Giving Back Along the Way
by Lindsey from Peru 🇵🇪
Northwestern University 🇺🇸
Evanston, US
From Sneaking Into Theatre to Northwestern with a full scholarship: Choosing Passion Over Expectation
by Valerik from Armenia 🇦🇲
University of California-Berkeley 🇺🇸
Berkeley, US
From Lima to UC Berkeley: Chasing Aerospace Beyond Borders
by Rodrigo from Peru 🇵🇪
University of Notre Dame 🇺🇸
Notre Dame, US
‘If Others Can, Why Not You?’—Sincerely, A MexiCAN Under the Golden Dome
by Jonathan E. from Mexico 🇲🇽
Duke University 🇺🇸
Durham, US
'Work-Hard; Play-Hard': A Debater's Guide to Duke
by Arush from India 🇮🇳
Dartmouth College 🇺🇸
Hanover, US
The Audacity to Try: How I Found My Way from a Tiny Georgian Town to Dartmouth
by Nikoloz from Georgia 🇬🇪
Stanford University 🇺🇸
Stanford, US
From Bukhara to Stanford: How minecraft and research led me to T10s
by Amirbek from Uzbekistan 🇺🇿
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 🇺🇸
Cambridge, US
CS also stands for Carlos Sequeira! My Journey from Nicaragua to MIT
by Carlos from Nicaragua 🇳🇮
Brown University 🇺🇸
Providence, US
My Path to Brown University: Exploring My Way to Computational Neuroscience
by Ayazhan from Kazakhstan 🇰🇿
University of Pennsylvania 🇺🇸
Philadelphia, US
From spending my childhood in Uzbekistan to UPenn's Wharton School on a full scholarship
by Madina from Uzbekistan 🇺🇿
Dartmouth College 🇺🇸
Hanover, US
Consistency over Perfection: From Myanmar to Dartmouth with a Full-Ride
by Wai Yan from Myanmar 🇲🇲
University of Notre Dame 🇺🇸
Notre Dame, US
From a Small Peruvian City to “Welcome Home”: My Journey to Notre Dame
by Dana from Peru 🇵🇪
Harvard University 🇺🇸
Cambridge, US
Two Gap Years, 30 Rejections, and a Full Ride to Harvard: How I made it to Boston as a Syrian
by Leen from Syria 🇸🇾
Rice University 🇺🇸
Houston, US
From being the first Uzbek Ambassador Girl at Microsoft to becoming the first Uzbek Undergraduate student at Rice University
by Dilafruza from Uzbekistan 🇺🇿
Emory University 🇺🇸
Atlanta, US
My Journey as a Computer Science Enthusiast from India to Emory University
by Rishikesh from India 🇮🇳
Dartmouth College 🇺🇸
Hanover, US
From Brazil to Dartmouth: My path through STEM and leadership
by Luísa from Brazil 🇧🇷
California Institute of Technology 🇺🇸
Pasadena, US
Beyond Equations: A Journey to CalTech through Curiosity, Challenge, and Conviction
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by Joel from Malaysia 🇲🇾
Columbia University 🇺🇸
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, US
My Journey from Slovakia to the UK to the Ivy League: How I Got into Columbia with a Full Ride
by Tamara from Slovakia 🇸🇰
University of California-Berkeley 🇺🇸
Berkeley, US
From Kazakhstan to UC Berkeley with a fully-funded private scholarship
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by Kamila from Kazakhstan 🇰🇿
Columbia University 🇺🇸
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, US
How My Love for Writing Brought Me to Columbia University from Slovakia
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by Michelle from Slovakia 🇸🇰
Harvard University 🇺🇸
Cambridge, US
From Ukraine to Harvard, with Georgia in Between: Mariia’s Story of Resilience and Success
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by Mariia from Ukraine 🇺🇦
Stanford University 🇺🇸
Stanford, US
Beyond the Odds: How Passion and Persistence Led Me to Stanford and Columbia
by Hania from Pakistan 🇵🇰
University of Notre Dame 🇺🇸
Notre Dame, US
How My "tripod" of family, faith, and voice Led Me to the University of Notre Dame
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by Vicente from Chile 🇨🇱
University of Notre Dame 🇺🇸
Notre Dame, US
Full Ride at Notre Dame: My Journey of Faith, Science, and Perseverance
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by João from Brazil 🇧🇷
University of Pennsylvania 🇺🇸
Philadelphia, US
My Journey to UPenn: From Armenian Classrooms to Ivy
by Ani from Armenia 🇦🇲
University of California-Los Angeles 🇺🇸
Los Angeles, US
My Journey to UCLA: A Pakistani Student’s Passion for Physics and Possibility
by Ehban from Pakistan 🇵🇰
Duke University 🇺🇸
Durham, US
Longing home: My journey from a volunteer in Syria to a full ride to Duke University
by Samuel Moura from Brazil 🇧🇷
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 🇺🇸
Cambridge, US
My Story of Getting Into MIT with a Full Scholarship From a Turkish Public High School
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by İrem Gülce from Turkey 🇹🇷
University of California-Berkeley 🇺🇸
Berkeley, US
From Armenia to UC Berkeley: The Choice That Changed Everything
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by Tigran from Armenia 🇦🇲
University of Notre Dame 🇺🇸
Notre Dame, US
From Paraguay to a full scholarship at Notre Dame
by Cecilia from Paraguay 🇵🇾
Cornell University 🇺🇸
Ithaca, US
From Michigan to a Master's in the Ivy League: Master of Engineering at Cornell
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by Rei from Japan 🇯🇵
University of Pennsylvania 🇺🇸
Philadelphia, US
From my Seaside Small Spanish Town to UPenn on a Full Ride
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by Noemí from Spain 🇪🇸
Vanderbilt University 🇺🇸
Nashville, US
From Empowering Communities to Exploring Tech: My Journey to Vanderbilt on a Full Ride
by Filiz from Turkey 🇹🇷
University of Notre Dame 🇺🇸
Notre Dame, US
MUN Simulations & Rio de Janeiro: My Path to Earning a Full Ride at the University of Notre Dame
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by Raphael from Brazil 🇧🇷
Columbia University 🇺🇸
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, US
How I Got Into Columbia University From Guatemala With a Full Ride
by Paulina from Guatemala 🇬🇹
Northwestern University 🇺🇸
Evanston, US
From Kalunga Roots to Northwestern: My Journey from Brazil to Chicago
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by Jean from Brazil 🇧🇷
Johns Hopkins University 🇺🇸
Baltimore, US
A Turkish Blue Jay at Hopkins: My Story of Getting Accepted with a Full Ride
by Dila from Turkey 🇹🇷
University of Southern California 🇺🇸
Los Angeles, US
From São Paulo to USC: My Journey as a Trustee Scholar
by Carolina from Brazil 🇧🇷
Princeton University 🇺🇸
Princeton, US
The Algorithm of Ambition: How Computer Science and Linguistics Led Me to Princeton
by Aikhan from Kyrgyzstan 🇰🇬
Northwestern University 🇺🇸
Evanston, US
Chasing My American Dream: How I Got a Full Ride to Northwestern
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by Carla from Spain 🇪🇸
University of California-Berkeley 🇺🇸
Berkeley, US
From Faisalabad to UC Berkeley: My Journey as an International Student
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by Husnain from Pakistan 🇵🇰
Harvard University 🇺🇸
Cambridge, US
From Blockade to Breakthrough: My Journey to Harvard on a Full-Ride
by Argine from Armenia 🇦🇲
Brown University 🇺🇸
Providence, US
Women’s Rights and the Ivy League: My Journey from Tokyo to Brown University
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by Remi from Japan 🇯🇵
Yale University 🇺🇸
New Haven, US
How Debate Skills and an Exchange Year Paved My Path to Yale
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by Zulqar from Bangladesh 🇧🇩
University of Pennsylvania 🇺🇸
Philadelphia, US
Rewriting My Legacy: How I Got Into the University of Pennsylvania
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by Anna Laura from Brazil 🇧🇷
Yale University 🇺🇸
New Haven, US
From a Small Town in Málaga to Yale: My Journey Studying all around the world
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by Claudia from Spain 🇪🇸
Brown University 🇺🇸
Providence, US
My application journey from Ethiopia to the Ivy League with a full scholarship
by Fenan from Ethiopia 🇪🇹
Yale University 🇺🇸
New Haven, US
From Lahore to MBA at Yale: My Journey as a Silver Scholar
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by Haider from Pakistan 🇵🇰
Brown University 🇺🇸
Providence, US
My Journey from Zimbabwe to a Full Scholarship at Brown University
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by Kudzaishe from Zimbabwe 🇿🇼
Dartmouth College 🇺🇸
Hanover, US
From São Paulo to the Ivy League: My Dartmouth Acceptance
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by Igor from Brazil 🇧🇷
University of Pennsylvania 🇺🇸
Philadelphia, US
From STEM Egypt to UPenn: My Journey to a Full-Ride Scholarship
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by Belal from Egypt 🇪🇬
Yale University 🇺🇸
New Haven, US
From Galicia to the Ivy League: My Journey to Yale on a Full Ride
by Alba from Spain 🇪🇸
Dartmouth College 🇺🇸
Hanover, US
My path to Dartmouth as a social activist, entrepreneur, and dreamer
by Alejandra from Peru 🇵🇪
Columbia University 🇺🇸
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, US
From Bahia to São Paulo and now the Big Apple: My Path to Columbia University
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by Renzo from Brazil 🇧🇷
Yale University 🇺🇸
New Haven, US
Pursuing Excellence: My Journey From a Swiss Boarding School to Yale University
by Ali from Turkey 🇹🇷
Stanford University 🇺🇸
Stanford, US
How UNIQLO gave me a Full-Ride Scholarship to Stanford University
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by Tomoko from Japan 🇯🇵
University of California-Berkeley 🇺🇸
Berkeley, US
From Nigeria to California: My Journey to UC Berkeley
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by Ebube from Nigeria 🇳🇬
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 🇺🇸
Cambridge, US
From Egypt to MIT: Mohamed Abdelmeguid’s Journey to a Full-Ride Scholarship
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by Mohamed from Egypt 🇪🇬
Brown University 🇺🇸
Providence, US
Beyond the Application: Life at Brown as an International Student from Armenia
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by Hrachya from Armenia 🇦🇲
Harvard University 🇺🇸
Cambridge, US
From Ceará to Harvard: My Journey as a Brazilian Student on a Full-Ride Scholarship
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by Maria Clara from Brazil 🇧🇷
Dartmouth College 🇺🇸
Hanover, US
From Islands to Ivy: My Journey to the King Scholarship at Dartmouth
by Angelica from Indonesia 🇮🇩
Duke University 🇺🇸
Durham, US
Back to North Carolina: A Full Ride to Duke After My Exchange Year
by Sulaiman from Kyrgyzstan 🇰🇬
Dartmouth College 🇺🇸
Hanover, US
Getting into Dartmouth Class of 2029 from Indonesia
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by Ryan from Indonesia 🇮🇩
Johns Hopkins University 🇺🇸
Baltimore, US
From Gap Year to Johns Hopkins: My Journey to a Full-Ride for Biomedical Engineering
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by Bianca from Brazil 🇧🇷
University of Pennsylvania 🇺🇸
Philadelphia, US
How I got into UPenn Class of 2029 as an international student from Kazakhstan
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by Imanali from Kazakhstan 🇰🇿
Stanford University 🇺🇸
Stanford, US
From the mountains of the Peruvian jungle to the world: My challenging path to a full scholarship at Stanford
by Stella Maris from Peru 🇵🇪
Brown University 🇺🇸
Providence, US
Two Gap Years to Acceptance: My Journey to Brown with a Full Ride!
by Juan from Brazil 🇧🇷
Harvard University 🇺🇸
Cambridge, US
Small Town, Big Dreams: My Journey to Harvard GSE
by Lida from Armenia 🇦🇲
Northwestern University 🇺🇸
Evanston, US
From MUN Simulations to Northwestern: My Journey as a Brazilian Student
by André from Brazil 🇧🇷
Yale University 🇺🇸
New Haven, US
From Angola to New Haven: How I Got into Yale University with a full scholarship
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by Liliana from Angola 🇦🇴
University of California-Berkeley 🇺🇸
Berkeley, US
My journey from Peru to UC Berkeley as a Research Scholar at Ohainle Lab
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by Fabricio from Peru 🇵🇪
Yale University 🇺🇸
New Haven, US
How growing up between the U.S. and Ecuador led me to study Global Affairs at Yale University
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by Massimo from US 🇺🇸
University of California-Los Angeles 🇺🇸
Los Angeles, US
From Canada to UCLA: My admissions journey to a top U.S. public university
by Claire from Canada 🇨🇦
University of Chicago 🇺🇸
Chicago, US
Cairo to Chicago: A CS Student's Journey to UChicago with a full scholarship
by Omar from Egypt 🇪🇬
University of Chicago 🇺🇸
Chicago, US
From Chile to the US: My Way to the University of Chicago with full financial aid
by Colomba from Chile 🇨🇱
Cornell University 🇺🇸
Ithaca, US
My reflections on Cornell University as a rising sophomore
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by Tamar from Georgia 🇬🇪
Columbia University 🇺🇸
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, US
From Thai High School to Columbia University Class of 2028 - My Application Experience
by Siwakorn from Thailand 🇹🇭
University of Chicago 🇺🇸
Chicago, US
My journey to a full-ride at UChicago and reflections on Freshman year
by Elena-Alexandra from Romania 🇷🇴
Johns Hopkins University 🇺🇸
Baltimore, US
How I got into Johns Hopkins University Class of 2028 as a Hodson Scholar
by Victórya from Brazil 🇧🇷
University of Pennsylvania 🇺🇸
Philadelphia, US
Winning the most competitive merit-based scholarship in Egypt! My entire experience at Upenn
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by Borderless Member from ??
Dartmouth College 🇺🇸
Hanover, US
How I got into Dartmouth College as a Peruvian student with fully-funded Beca Cometa Scholarship
by Maia from Peru 🇵🇪
University of Pennsylvania 🇺🇸
Philadelphia, US
Detailing How I Got Into The UPenn Huntsman Program as an International Student From East Africa
by Queren from Burundi 🇧🇮
Harvard University 🇺🇸
Cambridge, US
From Armenian High School to FLEX and Harvard Class of 2028 with a Full Scholarship
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by Tigran from Armenia 🇦🇲
Stanford University 🇺🇸
Stanford, US
How I got into Stanford University with a full-ride as a low-income & first-gen international student
by Juliana from Brazil 🇧🇷
University of Pennsylvania 🇺🇸
Philadelphia, US
From Belarus to Wharton Business School with a full-ride scholarship
by Kristina from Belarus 🇧🇾
Emory University 🇺🇸
Atlanta, US
My admission journey from Brazil to Emory to study Public Health
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by Beatriz from Brazil 🇧🇷
Harvard University 🇺🇸
Cambridge, US
From Poland to Ivy League: My Experience Applying and Attending Harvard University
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by Natalia from Poland 🇵🇱
Princeton University 🇺🇸
Princeton, US
How my passion for aerospace engineering led me to Princeton university with a full-ride
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by Jakub from Poland 🇵🇱
University of Chicago 🇺🇸
Chicago, US
From Uruguay to Chicago: How I got into the UChicago class of 2028 with a full scholarship
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by Manuela from Uruguay 🇺🇾
Harvard University 🇺🇸
Cambridge, US
How I got into Harvard University with Full Financial Aid as an international student from Brazil
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by Styves from Brazil 🇧🇷
Northwestern University 🇺🇸
Evanston, US
My experience as an undergraduate student at Northwestern University with a full-ride scholarship
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by Evghenia from Moldova 🇲🇩
Johns Hopkins University 🇺🇸
Baltimore, US
Earning a Full Scholarship at Johns Hopkins University as a Rwandan International Student
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by fabrice from Rwanda 🇷🇼
University of Pennsylvania 🇺🇸
Philadelphia, US
My journey to gaining admission to two Ivy League universities with full financial aid
by Sofiia from Georgia 🇬🇪
Yale University 🇺🇸
New Haven, US
My Master's Experience at Yale with a Full-Tuition Scholarship as an International Student
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by nazerke_m from Kazakhstan 🇰🇿
Yale University 🇺🇸
New Haven, US
How I got a full-ride scholarship to Yale University Class 2027
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by Khosilmurod from Uzbekistan 🇺🇿
Princeton University 🇺🇸
Princeton, US
Navigating the Ivy League: My Journey to Princeton with Full Financial Aid
by feruza from Uzbekistan 🇺🇿
Harvard University 🇺🇸
Cambridge, US
From Central Asia to Ivy League: My journey of getting admitted to Harvard
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by Alikseniia from Kyrgyzstan 🇰🇬
Brown University 🇺🇸
Providence, US
How I got into 9 top universities on full-ride scholarships including Ivy League, and chose Brown University
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by Amira from Kazakhstan 🇰🇿
Princeton University 🇺🇸
Princeton, US
How I got into the Ivy League with a full-ride and my life in Princeton
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by Anel from Kazakhstan 🇰🇿
Stanford University 🇺🇸
Stanford, US
From public school in Brazil to a full-ride scholarship at Stanford University Class of 2027
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by Nathaly from Brazil 🇧🇷
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 🇺🇸
Cambridge, US
How math competitions led me to study Math and Computer Science at MIT
by Aruzhan from Kazakhstan 🇰🇿
University of Southern California 🇺🇸
Los Angeles, US
Studying Law in 4 Countries: How I got into Law school in the USA from Russia
by Renat from Russia 🇷🇺
Vanderbilt University 🇺🇸
Nashville, US
Life as an engineering PhD Student at Vanderbilt: application, funding, workload, and career plans
by Mahrukh from Pakistan 🇵🇰
Stanford University 🇺🇸
Stanford, US
Building a startup and getting into Stanford Class of 2027
by Dinara from Kazakhstan 🇰🇿
Columbia University 🇺🇸
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, US
How I got into Columbia University and became a John Jay Scholar with full financial aid
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by Parizoda from Uzbekistan 🇺🇿
University of Pennsylvania 🇺🇸
Philadelphia, US
Insider tips from UPenn Class of 2027 international student who got full financial aid
by gulrukh from Uzbekistan 🇺🇿
University of Pennsylvania 🇺🇸
Philadelphia, US
My undergrad experience at Upenn with Khazanah Scholarship from the government of Malaysia
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by Ezzaty from Malaysia 🇲🇾
Dartmouth College 🇺🇸
Hanover, US
My Journey from Rwanda to Dartmouth College with full financial aid
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by Pacifique from Rwanda 🇷🇼
Vanderbilt University 🇺🇸
Nashville, US
From the Philippines to Vanderbilt - how to market yourself to get into T20 school with financial aid
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by Marcus from Philippines 🇵🇭
Columbia University 🇺🇸
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, US
My journey from India to Columbia University and how I paid off my student debt in 10 months
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by Soundarya from India 🇮🇳
University of California-Berkeley 🇺🇸
Berkeley, US
What got me into UC Berkeley and why my time there was bittersweet
by A from Kazakhstan 🇰🇿
Rice University 🇺🇸
Houston, US
Nontrivial College Application Tips from a Rice University student
by Bayzhan from Kazakhstan 🇰🇿
Duke University 🇺🇸
Durham, US
How I got into Duke with full scholarship and what they don't tell you about student life
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by darcybee from Kazakhstan 🇰🇿
Harvard University 🇺🇸
Cambridge, US
How I got into Harvard from a Japanese High School
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by aya_no_bouken from Japan 🇯🇵
University of Pennsylvania 🇺🇸
Philadelphia, US
Computer Science for Non-Techies at UPenn
by elmarmdv from Azerbaijan 🇦🇿
Columbia University 🇺🇸
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, US
How I got accepted to Columbia University with 100% scholarship
by Yonara from Peru 🇵🇪
Stanford University 🇺🇸
Stanford, US
How I became the first Stanford Undergraduate student from Tajikistan
by Khosiyat from Tajikistan 🇹🇯
Stanford University 🇺🇸
Stanford, US
How I got into Stanford with full financial aid as an international student from a local school in Belarus
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by seanka from Belarus 🇧🇾
Stanford University 🇺🇸
Stanford, US
How I got into Stanford’s Newest PhD Program in Climate & Environment
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by hannah.mel.rea from Australia 🇦🇺
Columbia University 🇺🇸
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, US
PhD in Columbia University in New York after Bachelor in UPenn
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by n.lisenko from Uzbekistan 🇺🇿
