former CBYX exchange student in Germany and current computer science undergrad at Cornell
My name is Sarah Nguyen. I used to blog about my high school study abroad experience in Haan, Germany here, but now I blog on Tumblr.
I’m from San Jose, CA, and study computer science at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. I’m told this beats real work. But I’m rather skeptical that it all goes downhill from here…In my spare time I run, rock climb, weight train, read, play piano, ski, ballroom dance, learn/butcher German, Cantonese, and Vietnamese, and do silly things.
If you really want to know more, you can stalk me all over the Internet using the links in the bar above. Wasn’t that easy?
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Dear Sarah,
I’ve been looking for some interesting CBYX websites and I found your blog via Google a few days ago. I did the same program from August 2006 until July 2007 – with the difference that I took part in the CBYX for Young Professionals which is slightly different than the CBYX for highschool students.
It was fun to read your posts so far and I’m sure that you are going to have a great time over here. I spent my year in Cincinnati, OH but I also passed San Jose during my final trip at the end of my year.
It seems that you have done a lot of research on Germany already. Since I am a member of the CBYX Alumni organization, I will follow our successors and help whenever I can. So, if you have any questions, I’m glad to any e-Mail!
I’ll put your RSS feed into my Google Reader to what kind of experience you are going to have.
Have a great time!
Christian from Olpe/Germany
Thanks a lot for that comment, Christian – you’re the second college exchanger to get in touch with me and it’s really encouraging to hear from you guys. At least it’s making me seek out info on if a college exchange would be possible for me, too! If I am placed near Olpe at all or am in the area, I will definitely contact you again.
-Sarah
Vista is not the next ME. I wrote an entry about it.
Hi. This is going to sound weird. I googled my own name, because that’s what people do sometimes, and I came across this blog. I’m actually a university student heading to Germany on exchange next year… what a coincidence!
Hey there!
Do you remember me? I’m Thao-the one who send a message before about your SAT tips and you replied back to me as well. I sent you an email long ago and haven’t got any reply back. I’m not sure if there was any problem with your Google mail so that you didn’t receive my email.
So please, reply me if you receive this one.
HAPPY NEW YEAR anyway! Wish you and your family all the best!
Looking forward to hearing from you!
Thao.
Hi Sarah,
I’ve been surfing the net looking for “Pimsleur german transcripts I II III”. but the Documents don’t exist anymore. so I thought you might have them. so if you do or don’t please let me know. I need them badly.
Thank you
Ahmed : )
Hi Ahmed,
Sorry, I don’t have them! I checked out the old website I found them on, and sure enough, they’re not there. =( Good luck learning German!
Thank you anyway : )
Sarah!! Remember me from SJ City Hall?
Looks like we’re both working for the same company this summer ;o
..You deleted your facebook =(
Sarah, I am urgently looking for a host family (around Lynbrook high school area) for my son. I really appreciate if you can provide me with any information you may have. Please call me at 2480797-4087 or email me. Cathy 10/8/2011
Hi Sarah,
Congrats on getting into Cornell! That is quite an accomplishment.
I was accepted to CBYX and was wondering, how many other CBYXers got into top schools? (Ivy Leagues)? Is it a lot, or few?
Thanks!
Anonymous
Hiya,
A few got into top schools like Princeton, Cornell, etc. I’d say it was the same as the normal acceptance rate of these type of schools (10-20%). If people with your kind of background so far in high school get into College X, then you’ll still stay in the same range after studying abroad. SO it definitely won’t hurt you, and may help slightly.
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