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(From left to right) Daniel Maliekal, Kiah Smith and Emily Scheibler are all attending college outside of the U.S. Maliekal is going to the University of Toronto at Scarborough in Canada; Smith will be attending the University of Plymouth in England; and Scheibler is going to Franklin University of Switzerland.
Other schools abroad, such as Scheibler’s and Maliekal’s schools, use the Common App. Scheibler stressed the notion that applying to international schools is not really as difficult as people might think. “It’s a lot easier than you think it’s going to be,” she expressed. “More schools are on the Common App than you may realize, and the cost is similar to many American schools. People shouldn’t be as tentative to [apply]. It sounds scary but it’s worth it.” All three expressed profound excitement for their futures abroad, despite the obstacles they faced. Covid-19 proved to be another challenge for Smith when applying, and Maliekal is still in the process of getting dual citizenship in order to get in-state tuition. Scheibler is wary of the cultural differences that come with being at an international school. The physical distance away from home is another common obstacle in going to a school abroad. However, for both Smith and Maliekal, going outside of the U.S. for college is actually bringing them closer to their families. Smith moved to Libertyville from England seven years ago, and most of her family lives in England. Maliekal will be able to see his mom’s side of the family more often. Contrasting this, Scheibler will be moving far away from her family and her home here. “It was hard for [my family] to grapple with the fact that I’m literally moving across the world, and it was scary for them at first,”
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Scheibler explained. “But now, they’re really supportive Ryan Allen (left) and James Steinhaus are attending college about it!” with ROTC scholarships. Allen will be going to the In the end, regardless of any University of Illinois at Chicago through the Naval ROTC roadblocks on their paths to program. Steinhaus will be attending the University of Illinois through the ROTC program. their schools, Maliekal, Scheibler and Smith are enthusiastic about will be studying criminal justice at Liberty their commitments to their schools. ScheiUniversity while training to become an army bler loved that she would be able to travel officer through classes and field training. the world through a program at her school. Allen will be participating in training to Maliekal’s school is his mother’s alma mater, become a naval officer as he pursues elecand he is excited about participating in the trical engineering at University of Illinois at University of Toronto’s business program. Chicago. Smith is thrilled to be returning home to Both Steinhaus and Allen were inspired by England, as well as surfing and scuba diving in their own family members to join the miliPlymouth. tary. They both learned a lot from and were “I’m looking forward to moving back influenced by their grandfathers who served. home, being able to see my family more and Steinhaus said he always knew he wanted to being able to re-immerse myself into the serve, and going to a military school for first English culture,” Smith said. semester this school year in New Mexico solidified his decision. Allen had an interest in the Navy from when he was young, and Training for the Military: his father, who was in the Air Force, also Another path for students graduating inspired him to go into the military. from high school to follow is to join the “I’ve always liked the water,” Allen remilitary. There are many avenues to get marked. “I like being on boats, submarines involved in the military, such as enlisting and aircraft carriers. I’ll enjoy experiencing right out of high school, applying to service new things out at sea while also working academies or applying to Reserve Officers’ with a team representing my country.” Training Corps (ROTC) programs. Seniors Both Steinhuas and Allen are looking forJames Steinhaus and Ryan Allen will be part ward to training to become military officers of the ROTC program, and both having as they also continue their education. received ROTC scholarships. Steinhaus is “I’m excited to just see where I’ll be, what doing Army ROTC and Allen will be in the I learn and who I become in the future,” Naval ROTC. Steinhaus said. Through the ROTC program, Steinhaus MAY 2021 17
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