{"id":12981,"date":"2022-01-11T17:14:22","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T16:14:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trinidad.salesianos.edu\/colegio\/?p=12981"},"modified":"2022-01-29T10:42:00","modified_gmt":"2022-01-29T09:42:00","slug":"en-busca-de-un-sueno-looking-for-a-dream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trinidad.salesianos.edu\/colegio\/blog\/2022\/01\/11\/en-busca-de-un-sueno-looking-for-a-dream\/","title":{"rendered":"En busca de un sue\u00f1o \/\/Looking for a dream"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A continuaci\u00f3n, compartimos con ustedes una entrevista con Claudia Alc\u00e1ntara, una alumna de nuestra casa que est\u00e1 moviendo tierra y cielo para seguir su sue\u00f1o de estudiar una carrera universitaria en los EEUU.\u00a0 Aqu\u00ed Claudia nos cuenta porqu\u00e9 quiere hacerlo, cu\u00e1les son los desaf\u00edos que est\u00e1 encontrando y cu\u00e1les son los beneficios que espera obtener si logra ser admitida en una de las universidades con las que sue\u00f1a.<\/p>\n

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When did you decide to study abroad?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Since I was very young, I have always loved travelling and I really wanted to study abroad.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s one of the reasons why I signed up for the Amancio Ortega scholarship to study the 1st year of Bachillerato in the US. I earned a spot but I couldn\u2019t go because of Covid. One of the things they gave us instead was working with EducationUSA (part of the US embassy) to prepare a competitive application and learn about studying at a university in the US.<\/p>\n

I had never thought I could study at a university there mainly because of the cost, but I\u2019ve learnt about many scholarship opportunities that can cover up to 100% of the cost.<\/p>\n

Why do you want to study there?<\/strong><\/p>\n

As I\u2019ve said, I love travelling and discovering new places, cultures and people. In the US there is a very diverse population with different backgrounds and also people from all over the world.<\/p>\n

While working with EducationUSA, I\u2019ve found out how the educational system is there and it is way more flexible and it gives more freedom to students than the Spanish one. There are what they call \u201cmajors\u201d (the subject you are going to focus more on) and \u201cminors\u201d (which you choose to learn other things you like). For example, someone that majors in Economics can study Theatre as a minor.<\/p>\n

Also, I love the idea of campus life. Not just going from your house to university and then going back. I would live in a dorm and spend almost every day on campus.<\/p>\n

About social life, there are lots of clubs. Some of the universities I have reached out to have 80+ clubs.\u00a0 And they have really good research programs with big companies.<\/p>\n

What do you want to study there?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve always been interested in science, and lately I\u2019ve been thinking about studying biochemistry in order to work on medical research and investigation. But I am also a person that really loves to speak in front of others and communicate with people, not only working in a lab. That\u2019s one of the reasons why I\u2019m thinking about minoring in international relations or leadership.<\/p>\n

Something really cool is that many universities don\u2019t make you choose a major until the second year, so you have one year of experiencing different subjects and then you choose what to focus on.<\/p>\n

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What is the most difficult thing about applying to a university in the US?<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is a totally different system of admission. Students don\u2019t only get in based on grades (marks<\/em> in British English); they also need to submit essays, exams and letters of recommendations. Other universities also offer the opportunity to do interviews and submit video presentations.<\/p>\n

If I hadn\u2019t got help from EducationUSA I wouldn\u2019t have known where to start.<\/p>\n

Also, some universities and colleges are really competitive which means that they only accept a low percentage of students that actually apply. So, I\u2019m also learning about different universities here in Spain because being admitted and offered financial aid doesn’t totally depend on me.<\/p>\n

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Where are you thinking of going?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The criteria I\u2019ve used to select universities to apply are the following:<\/p>\n