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Filipino student receives offers from Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Stanford, Notre Dame

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Rowegie Abanto, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Photos courtesy of Carl Audric Guia" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/life/04/19/04192023-up-rural-hs-student-gets-offers-5-us-universities.jpg"/><figcaption><em>Photos courtesy of Carl Audric Guia</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — Filipino high school student Carl Audric Guia had hoped to get a scholarship from at least one university in the US to ensure he could pursue his interest in astronomy.</p><p>But the results exceeded his ambition. </p><p>During the so-called &quot;Ivy Day&quot; on March 31, 2023 (Philippine time), Guia received e-mails saying he has been accepted to Harvard, Princeton, and Yale. The next day, Stanford also confirmed he has been given a slot. All those 4 institutions offered him full scholarships. </p><p>And in early March, he qualified for the Glynn Family Honors Program and Stamps Scholars Program at the University of Notre Dame.</p><p>&quot;I was really in disbelief. I really couldn&#x27;t believe that something like this happened to me. That day was just, I was on cloud 9,&quot; 17-year-old Guia told ABS-CBN News in a phone interview on Wednesday.</p><p>&quot;People around me were saying that my life has changed already, and to be honest it hadn&#x27;t sunk in yet.&quot;</p><p>Guia, a student from the University of the Philippines Rural High School in Los Baños, Laguna, was motivated to study in the US because of the &quot;limited options&quot; in the Philippines when it comes to the field of astronomy.</p><p>His interest in space began when he got access to his grandmother&#x27;s encyclopedia and browsed them during his free time.</p><p>&quot;I would always be mesmerized by the pages that have astronomy-related stuff to them so I would actively look for the galaxies, for the stars, for the planets,&quot; he said. </p><p>&quot;That curiosity as a child built up through the years.&quot;</p><div><strong>APPLICATION </strong></div><p>Guia described the application process as a &quot;very stressful time.&quot; As the exams neared, he would regularly take a 4-hour test every weekend. &quot;I did that for around 8 to 10 weeks,&quot; he said.</p><p>On top of that, he had to submit multiple essays and attend interviews.</p><p>Every university he applied to required students to submit 650-word personal statements. &quot;And then there were also supplemental essays that are unique to each school,&quot; he added. </p><p>It all paid off.</p><p>Aside from the full financial support, allowance, food, transportation, and lodging will be shouldered by the universities. He would also get health insurance during his 4 years of stay, he said.</p><p>But Guia has a good problem: He had to decide which university to join on or before the May 1 deadline.</p><div><strong>ADVICE</strong></div><p>Guia said US universities are also interested in the applicants&#x27; personality, passion, and their vision for the world.</p><p>He told those who want to pursue studies abroad to figure out their other interests so &quot;you can tell them that I&#x27;m not just an academic person but... I can offer my talent, my interest, and the impact you want to make wherever you want to go.&quot; </p><p>Guia also credited the guidance he received from organizations such as CAUSE Philippines and EducationUSA during his application.</p><p>&quot;If you feel like you don&#x27;t know where to start, the internet is a very good place to get help,&quot; he said.</p><p>&quot;And you can always find organizations of people who are willing to help and take a risk with you.&quot;</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/23/17/farmers-son-polices-daughter-win-full-scholarships-to-ivy-league-schools">Farmer&#x27;s son, police&#x27;s daughter win full scholarships to Ivy League schools</a></li></ul><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/V9vDX80xf38?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

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Filipino student receives offers from Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Stanford, Notre Dame

Rowegie Abanto,

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Published April 19, 2023 08:41 PM PHT

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