{"id":1246,"date":"2017-02-02T16:42:48","date_gmt":"2017-02-02T16:42:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kleducation.org\/?p=1246"},"modified":"2017-12-20T16:59:18","modified_gmt":"2017-12-20T16:59:18","slug":"college-admissions-student-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cambridgenetwork.cn\/cambridge-international-en\/2017\/02\/college-admissions-student-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Early Admissions Success for Students"},"content":{"rendered":"

The first round of college admissions decisions are here and so are acceptances for many of our students across our KL Schools<\/a>! Congratulations to the Class of 2017 as they move one step closer to attending schools that fit their talents and communities that will welcome them next year. What helped these students stand out from other applicants? Below, we look at the stories of\u00a0six students\u00a0who share some reflections on the process so far.<\/p>\n

Shao Sixian,\u00a0enrolled at the The Barstow School of Ningbo\u00a0campus, has been accepted into Wake Forest University<\/a>, where he hopes to study sociology. At school, Shao was a leader \u2013 president of the Student Union, charity club and environmental production club. In an interview, Shao explained how, even though he had strong academics, he believed the true reason he was favored was due to outstanding leadership and a charitable heart. Shao attributes his success not to natural leadership, but instead his readiness to learn from failure, vision for the student community, and time management skills. More about his story can be seen here<\/a>!<\/p>\n

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Shao is not the only student\u00a0attending Wake Forest University.\u00a0Zhang Wen from the Barstow Ningbo Campus has also been accepted by the prestigious university. In the eyes of both her peers and teachers, she is a strong student and leader. She shows that a caring heart and spent much of her time on the Ningbo campus organizing activities to establish communication between her community as Vice President of the student government. As part of her duties, she started a project to establish the first student store on campus, and oversaw the design and production of school logo souvenirs. All profits were donated to charities that combat child trafficking. Zhang thinks that much of this work helped her application and showed what kind of community member she could become on the Wake Forest campus.<\/p>\n

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Lin Zhongxing, also\u00a0a member of\u00a0the Barstow Ningbo campus, has recently been accepted into Skidmore College<\/a>, one of the leading Arts and Humanities colleges in the US. Lin was introverted when he first started at Barstow, but has overcame his shyness. As a senior, he is described by teachers and friends as having a sunny personality, and he loves playing basketball, table tennis, and swimming. From his experiences, Lin finds that admissions officers approve of activities that help shape character and pay special attention stories that show how these\u00a0experiences helped cultivate personality.<\/p>\n

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Xilin, is ecstatic to be accepted into Rutgers University<\/a> from the GuiYang campus. When she read her acceptance letter, Xilin immediately shared the news with her mother. Both rushed to share the news \u2013 that Xilin had been accepted into five universities, all US top 80 schools. This knowledge was received well, especially since Xilin had worried that her scores were not \u2018enough\u2019 to warrant admission into her target schools. When asked which aspects she saw as most important to her application, Xilin shared that she thought her volunteering and teacher recommendation had helped the most. Xilin\u2019s mother, who has supported Xilin to make her own decisions in this process, also chimed in. \u201cStandardized achievement is not as important as considering the questions of their participation in extracurricular activities and individual achievements. Even their performance in school can be strengthened by a good teacher recommendation since it gives more insight.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Ningbo Campus student, Sun Qian plans to study International Relations at George Washington University<\/a> (GWU) in the heart of\u00a0Washington D.C. She\u00a0hopes that the location and internship opportunities\u00a0within the school will guide her to a dream job at the embassy.\u00a0When asked why she thinks she was selected for GWU’s merit scholarship, she said, “the key is to know what you want, know your own dreams, and see if the university is suitable for you.” She\u00a0also described her extracurricular activities as having an image. Sun has studied Chinese folk dance for\u00a0twelve years, and founded the Arts Council\u00a0on her campus as part of her work as a student representative in\u00a0junior year. She also organized and\u00a0launched many book drives\u00a0for\u00a0her school’s new library.<\/p>\n

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Ningbo Campus student Huang YuYang was accepted into Case Western Reserve University<\/a> (CWRU), one of the top research universities and the alma mater of 16 Nobel Prize winners. On the Ningbo campus, Huang founded the youth news and media club, where members focus on making video and real-time news coverage. He recalled how attending a summer program in America not only helped foster his interest in video production, but also gave him the environment necessary to develop his English communication skills. On his acceptance, Huang said \u201cI\u2019m happy with the result. I don\u2019t expect to be as great as CWRU\u2019s Nobel Prize winning alumae, but I\u2019m hoping that the next four years will be useful and help me understand what I can be successful doing in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

One of the biggest challenges of college counseling, according to Director Doreen Liu<\/a>, is to help students understand their best fit.\u00a0Since US schools use a holistic review process, a\u00a0successful\u00a0application shows how the student’s unique traits will better\u00a0the specific\u00a0university community. Many of our successful students attribute their success to their strong individual passion and interests. From charity work, hobbies, or strong relationship with mentors, these stories can help students stand out beyond the \u2018numbers\u2019\u00a0of GPA or standardized test scores. We\u00a0hope that these students, and every\u00a0graduating\u00a0member of\u00a0KL Schools<\/a>, will find success at their new homes in university.<\/p>\n

Want to join our inspiring community of educators teaching on our global campuses? Check out our\u00a0KL career opportunities<\/a>\u00a0today!<\/p>\n

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The first round of college admissions decisions are here and so are acceptances for many of our students across our KL Schools! Congratulations to the Class of 2017 as they move one step closer to attending schools that fit their talents and communities that will welcome them next year. What helped these students stand out from other applicants? Below, we look at the stories of\u00a0six students\u00a0who share some reflections on the process so far.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":1313,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"wps_subtitle":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cambridgenetwork.cn\/cambridge-international-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1246"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cambridgenetwork.cn\/cambridge-international-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cambridgenetwork.cn\/cambridge-international-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cambridgenetwork.cn\/cambridge-international-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cambridgenetwork.cn\/cambridge-international-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1246"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.cambridgenetwork.cn\/cambridge-international-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1246\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2143,"href":"https:\/\/www.cambridgenetwork.cn\/cambridge-international-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1246\/revisions\/2143"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cambridgenetwork.cn\/cambridge-international-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cambridgenetwork.cn\/cambridge-international-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1246"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cambridgenetwork.cn\/cambridge-international-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1246"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cambridgenetwork.cn\/cambridge-international-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1246"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}