Milestone RecapMarch 2022: I took my first IELTS exam. After intense preparation, getting a low score was more than demotivation. I was too young to accept reality; everything seemed impossible. Decided to move on.
May 2022: DV lottery(Green Card). A key to a door of crazy opportunities was given to me. This motivated me so much.
June 2022: Rejected from every lyceum I applied to. Thinking about those days, I am so happy that I couldn't study at ALWIUT or IHT, as I studied in a better school where I found a lifelong friendship and support.
September 2022: New school, new life. I started to study at Cambridge International College, even though I was not really satisfied with that choice, the unique atmosphere and incredible people made me fall in love with that school. I found friends who made me stronger in terms of imaan.
December 2022: I took my first SAT. After a negative experience, I decided that the SAT was not for me.
May 2023: Graduated from CIC, it was really hard to leave that perfect atmosphere and say goodbye to people there.
August 2023: Turning point. After moving to the United States, I decided to take a gap year to work on my application and take AP exams. I was the only Uzbek at my school, and that was a huge factor in my social isolation. I became an introvert. Balancing academic and work life became easier, and I saw a considerable improvement in my academic performance. However, isolation affected the quality of my life.
September 2023: My family decided to move to Ohio. I found Uzbek friends, and I was able to return to extrovert mode. Granted, I couldn't take advanced courses because there were special requirements for graduation in Ohio.
October 2023: Why not? After long consideration, the idea of applying this year came to mind. Taking Freshman's admissions program and having 1:1 meetings with Dr. Lyusyena and Valera played a very important role in this application season. Working in a part-time job, studying and applying to colleges was a burden. I was morally tired.
December 2023: Rejected from my ED1 school. There was nothing that I could do, so I moved on. The wisdom of "Taqdiri Qazo" helped a lot to accept fate and keep pushing.
January 2024–February 2024: Sleepless nights. I identified a lot of mistakes I made while applying to my ED1 school and decided to work on them. I was crafting my application until the deadline.
February 2024: Deferred from my ED2 school. Said Alhamdulillah, as I had a lot of schools left for RD.
March 2024: I got into several top schools with full-ride scholarships. The most remarkable was Skidmore College, which offered me $357.000. It was a very selective school, and full rides were given to a selected number of students. My hard work showed its results.
April 2024: Decided to study at one of the most prestigious schools in the nation(Rutgers New Brunswick). I did not get a full-ride scholarship, as I was an Out-of-State student. However, I was selected to attend Honors College, which had an acceptance rate of 3%, and I got a good amount of scholarship, which will cover more than 70% of my COA.
To be continued....@feruzkarimovblog
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