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The Icebreaker

The first decision reached me on Saturday 14th, at 18:57 CET. Although the University in question said that the decisions will probably be online at 18:59, I did the check earlier. Several times.

I set up a meeting for coffee with my two lady friends. I actually know few girls in general (probably because Math Gymnasium is [...]

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Maxing Out the SAT I – The Basis

The SAT Reasoning test is the foundation of your application, and studying for the SAT is your most likely place to start. You have probably heard about it by now: how scary, difficult and impossible it is. That is why I will write down some of facts that might help you prepare it; I would recommend [...]

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Four Things You Ought to Know Before Applying to U.S. Colleges

I remember the first time I thought about going to college in the US. I was casually chatting with a friend of mine in downtown Belgrade in August 2005 when the topic “what university are you going to enroll next year” was started.

 

She mentioned that one of our mutual friends would be applying for an athletic scholarship and that I should consider doing the same thing, since I was into water polo at the time. The light bulb above my head sparked, and I replied “Yeah! YEAH! I can totally do that! I’ll talk to her once the summer is over.”

 

Nine-or-so months later, after having been through heaven and hell and back around, the journey was over, and I started packing up to go to America.

 

Now when I look back at the entire process, I realize that I could have gone through it with much less frustrations if I had been more familiar with it at the very beginning. For all of you whose US college “light bulbs” have turned on, here are the most important things you should know about the application process.

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So, How Much Does It Cost? Adding ALL Of The Figures

I have discussed the requirements through one of my earlier posts. Now, to discuss an issue that surprised me during the application: the stunning cost of the whole process. When you are all about the hype about going abroad and studying for exams, you don’t really consider how much it will cost to actually apply. Especially [...]

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And What About “Support”? Keeping Your Friends Close

I thought about it a great deal, and I am pleased to say that I have a few great, real friends. Ones you get to keep for the rest of your life. No matter where we are and however much we may be separated one day, it might sound cliché, but I will always be there [...]

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My own outline (and what I would do differently)

So, here it goes – my own study and exam schedule. You will see it has a lot of flaws and lapses, but hey, I have never done it before this. I hope you see where my mistakes were and learn a lesson. Try thinking of what you would do differently yourself.

HS, 3rd grade

October 2007.
First visit [...]

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“It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan”

My first advice would be to plan every step of the way accordingly. You’ve probably heard it a dozen times until now – that in order to get into college you have to study a lot and plan your errands well in advance, so it’s really [...]

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The reasons not to give up before you start.

Everyone has a portion of their dreams taking place in the USA: walking the streets of metropolises of America, going to Disney World, road tripping on route 66, or studying in an elite university. Of course, this series of blog entries won’t be my indefinite listing of pro et contra reasons for pursuing such dreams. If [...]

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Izborna noc u SAD – ocima studenta iz Srbije

“Ako ima nekoga ko jos uvek sumnja da je u Americi sve moguce, ko se jos uvek pita da li i dalje zivi san nasih osnivaca, ko jos uvek sumnja u snagu nase demokratije, ovo vece mu je pruzilo odgovor! “

Ovo je izrekao Barack Hussein Obama pred vise od 150.000 Amerikanaca u Cikaskom Grant Parku [...]

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