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Two students' essays share international experience
By: Vicky Flores
Issue date: 5/1/09 Section: News
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Graduate industrial engineering major Romy Misra and graduate entomology major Ana Dal Molin became the only two students to place from the same university in the University Language Services essay contest.
Dal Molin was awarded with first runner-up and Misra was given honorable mention.
"University Language Services helps students around the world apply to and succeed in college," said Diane Erwin, content manager of University Language Services. "ULS specializes in the translation of academic transcripts, records and personal documents in more than 150 languages."
With 25 years of helping international students, ULS wanted a way to collect stories these students had to share, while giving them a chance to fund their education.
ULS has received over 200 essays within the last two year from students studying around the world in every continent besides Antarctica. Erwin focused on finding students with a unique perspective on education in the U.S. and other countries.
"That's the advantage of going to a school like Texas A&M, which has one of the largest number of international students of any college in the U.S.," Erwin said. "It gives all students there, no matter where they are from, the opportunity to see U.S. schools, classes and even social activities from a different angle."
Dal Molin and Misra found out about the contest through a listserv that all international students are placed on.
Dal Molin, an international student from Brazil, wrote in her essay that one of the main advantages of being able to attend a school like Texas A&M was having access to equipment and a library.
"I was surprised - it was welcome news," Dal Molin said. "I got some feedback from friends, including friends in my home country. They liked what I wrote, and it was honest."
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