{"id":29309,"date":"2025-11-20T17:08:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T22:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=29309"},"modified":"2025-11-20T17:08:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T22:08:09","slug":"hit-it-with-your-best-shot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=29309","title":{"rendered":"hit it with your best shot"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello :), <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I stumbled upon your website while researching about the University of Toronto and I really appreciate that you\u2019re helping prospective students. I completely understand if you can\u2019t answer my question or don\u2019t have time, but I thought I\u2019d give it a try.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019m a high school student from Germany in my junior year and I\u2019ve been thinking\u00a0 about applying to the University of Toronto. Since I\u2019ll need substantial financial support to study abroad, I\u2019ve been looking into different scholarship options like the Lester B. Pearson Scholarship.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For context: My GPA is currently around 3.8 (about a 1.2 in the German system). Outside of school, I dance, play the piano and badminton and I\u2019ve been taking university courses like law and psychology just out of interest. I\u2019ve already earned some credits. I volunteer as an altar server, at a home for people with disabilities and I also give private tutoring. I was part of the student council last year and currently represent my grade.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I was honored with a \u201cBest in Town\u201d award and took part in an academy for talented students in my state that was run by Oxford students as well. I work for a newspaper that supports refugees and I\u2019ll be doing research for an organization that focuses on psychological cruelty against children and be part of a national youth council. I\u2019ve also done an internship at Charit\u00e9 (one of the top hospitals) and at a psychiatric facility.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I know you obviously can\u2019t say whether I\u2019d actually get admitted, but based on your experience, do you think my profile sounds strong enough to be a competitive candidate for the Lester B. Pearson Scholarship? I\u2019ll graduate high school in 2027, so I don\u2019t have my 12th or 13th grade grades yet, just what I\u2019ve achieved so far.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Also, I was wondering: do you think it makes sense to apply to U of T and rely on the automatic consideration for other scholarships, without applying for the Lester B. Pearson scholarship? Or is it generally unrealistic to get enough funding that way as an international student?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Thanks so much for taking the time to read this, I\u2019d really appreciate any honest advice you can give :)).<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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heyyo,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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hi from across the ocean!!<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

i\u2019m super glad you asked this question cause i think it’s super relevant and important, and <\/span>like, who doesn’t want to know more about a full ride scholarship?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

i\u2019m guessing you\u2019ve already seen this but just in case you haven\u2019t, i would totally recommend checking out <\/span>this website<\/span><\/a> that has (most) of what you\u2019d need to know for the scholarship.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

to summarize the important stuff:\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n