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Advice from admissions: What does ‘diversity’ mean?
U. ROCHESTER: “What do you mean by ‘diversity’?” That’s a question that senior admissions counselor Patrick O’Neill asks often. “Fairly frequently I get asked by students when I am on the road...
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Advice from admissions: Get past the ‘sticker price’
U. ROCHESTER: “Financial aid is the biggest thing students and families are concerned about,” says senior admissions counselor Patrick O’Neill, “and there are resources for students and families. “Our...
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Advice from admissions: Don’t wait to apply
U. ROCHESTER: “The biggest mistake students make in the application process is just waiting until the last minute,” says senior admissions counselor Patrick O’Neill. “The problem is when you wait until...
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Dervla: Second scholarship means summer in Japan
CARNEGIE MELLON: Junior Dervla McDonnell already spent one summer studying Japanese in Himeji, Japan, thanks to a US Department of State Critical Language Scholarship (CLS). The fine art and Japanese...
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Isaac: This is my ‘epic journey’ to college
MICHIGAN STATE: Long before he decided to major in finance in college, Isaac Anguiano understood the relationship between risk and reward. A first-generation college student from Texas, Isaac grew up...
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Scholarship pays for a trip around the world
BRANDEIS: “Every time I return home from a trip, all I want to do is pack my bags and see more of the world,” says junior Madeline List. “The desire to travel is just a part of who I am.” In December,...
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3 first-gen students describe life at college
U. WASHINGTON: The Dream Project helps low-income and first-generation high school students get to college. Students in the program overcome incredible obstacles to attend college, but the...
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Martha: I traveled Southern Africa without a ‘safety net’
NYU: “In the international media, you hear a lot about Mugabe,” says Martha O’Donovan, whose own focus is on hip-hop activism and new media in Southern Africa. “In international media they portrait...
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Fernando: Steve Harvey gave me $5,000 for school
USC: When journalism major Fernando Hurtado got a phone call from a Chicago area code in April, he assumed it was someone he knew from home. Hurtado never thought it’d be producers of the nationally...
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Julia: ‘I want to help those with multiple obstacles’
MICHIGAN STATE: Recent graduate Julia Ruggirello hasn’t let her battle with cystic fibrosis keep her from enjoying college. With a degree in special education, she looks forward to teaching her own...
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