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@googlesama
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 • 4 years ago •
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What do I do for college when I'm abroad?
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I'm a sophomore living in Israel and I don't know what activities I should to do stand out on my college applications? I have ideas for my college essays to write that I am writing now so I don't forget, but would I still be able to use them when I apply college when I'm back in the states? Also, I don't know how to earn AP credit or something equivalent while I'm abroad, can anyone help me?

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@DebaterMAX
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 • 4 years ago

So I may be wrong if this a "trip" as in an exchange program you will likely only benefit especially if you know Hebrew. I can not really advise you on ECs as the culture is just different but do the normal activities that Israeli teens do such as chess soccer etc. For AP either take them when you come back to the states but if that is not possible take the most advanced circulum that is feasible such as honors or accelerated classes as long as you challenged your self as much as you can you are fine. Essays can certainly be used just make sure the info is up to date and have them be saved to the cloud via Google docs or something similar I wouldn't recommend work as that's desktop so just be mindful of how you store the essays

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[🎤 AUTHOR]@googlesama4 years ago

It's not an exchange program my parent's moved here for missionary work, but due to our visa we're only staying for one year ?? I left America in the middle of my freshman year and I'm moving back for junior year, but would it still count ??

@DebaterMAX4 years ago

So yes it is a "trip" in just about every practical manner as you went there temporarily I have a friend of a friend do something similar for Korea and it is like a study abroad experience you gained new experiences but are still a student at X school in Israel. Id recommend getting a transcript directly from the high school if possible and a general info such as evidence that no AP courses you shouldn't need them but Id say better to be safe.

[🎤 AUTHOR]@googlesama4 years ago

Thank you :) and school is tricky because of corona, but I am supposed to go to an israeli school but idk how that's going to work out. And I do an international school program at UT so I could get my credit. How would the admissions know if I benefited by learning Hebrew or not ?

@DebaterMAX4 years ago

So colleges look for unique applicants who can better their campus one of that way is diversity. The 2 most common languages in US are Spanish and English so hembrew is diverse but your application should focus on what you gained from your Israeli expierence.

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