Workie, Abraham

FY RD Fall 2018 11/11/1998 CEEB: 613140 CAID: 17125638

FERPA: Waived

Profile
Personal Information
Name Workie, Abraham Terfie
Preferred Name Abe
Sex, Birthdate Male, 11/11/1998

Contact Details

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Email, Phone Abrahamterfie1236@gmail.com, +251.910454323, Mobile, +251.911131952, Mobile
Permanent +251911131952 addis ababa, 100102, ETH
Address

Demographics
Religion
Military Status
Hispanic or Latino
Orthodox
None
No
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Race Black or African American (Africa)

Language
Amharic First Language, Speak, Read, Write, Spoken at Home
English First Language, Speak, Read, Write, Spoken at Home
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Geography & Citizenship

Citizenship Status Other (Non-US)
Birthplace Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (0 Years US, 0 Years Non-US)
Other Citizenships Ethiopia
Current US Visa B-2 Tourist, 20171595480001 Issued: 06/12/2017
Intended US Visa F-1 Student

CA Fee Waiver
Fee Waiver Yes, Signed: Abraham T.
Requested I can provide a supporting statement from a school official, college access counselor,
financial aid officer, or community leader

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Family
Household
Parents Married
Home Both Parents

Parent 1
Father
Name Mr. Terfie w kidane
Birthplace Ethiopia
Email, Phone terfieworkie@yahoo.com, +251.911131952, Mobile

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Address the same as my home address
Occupation Engineer, Employed, manager, ICAS
Education Some college/university
Bachelors (1970), addis ababa university, addis ababa, ETH

Parent 2
Mother
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Name Ms. Mulumbet E Hailegirogis
Birthplace Ethiopia
Email, Phone +251.911131978, Mobile
Address the same as my home address
Occupation Other, House wife, Unemployed
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Education Graduated from trade school or community college

Bachelors (1975), addis ababa university, addis ababa, ETH

Siblings
1. kidist t workie, Age 12, Sister, Some grade/primary school

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Education
Current or Most Recent Secondary School
Saint Joseph High School, Addis Ababa, ETH, Religious, CEEB: 613140 (09/2011 -
06/2017)
Counselor Mr. Endashaw bekele, counselor and head of physics department
Email endashawbekelebuil@gmail.com
Progression Did or will take gap year
Graduation Date 06/2017

Colleges & Universities

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Grades
Rank Top 10% / 160, Weighted
GPA 3.8 / 4, Weighted

Current or Most Recent Year Courses

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Mathematics - (IB) Mathematics - (IB) Mathematics - (IB) Mathematics - (IB)

English - (IB) English - (IB) English - (IB) English - (IB)

Physics - (IB) Physics - (IB) Physics - (IB) Physics - (IB)

Chemistry - (IB) Chemistry - (IB) Chemistry - (IB) Chemistry - (IB)

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Biology - (IB) Biology - (IB) Biology - (IB) Biology - (IB)

Amharic - (IB) Amharic - (IB) Amharic - (IB) Amharic - (IB)

Civics and ethical Civics and ethical Civics and ethical Civics and ethical
education - (IB) education - (IB) education - (IB) education - (IB)

Information and
technology - (IB)

Honors
Great distinction School 11
Great distinction School 12

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Future Plans
Computer programmer or analyst, Doctorate

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Testing
TOEFL iBT
Taken 0
Planned 11/2017

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Activities
Community Service (Volunteer)
10, 11, 12, PG coordinator
Year I have 10 - 15 volunteers that work with me during any kind of projects that is
5 hr/wk, 40 wk/yr given from the director

Continue

Internship
12, PG cambridge industries energy
Break Data analist

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42 hr/wk, 16 wk/yr
Continue

Internship
9, 10, 11, 12, PG
Year
10 hr/wk, 25 wk/yr
O internet center IE
fixing broken computers and covering hours
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Continue
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Writing
Personal Essay
Share an essay on any topic of your choice. It can be one you've already written, one that responds to a
different prompt, or one of your own design.

From where to where?

As the world progresses through time, things change. Civilizations fall and new ones rise; the strong fall
and the weak prevail – the quotes will turn “…how the mighty have fallen.” Those who did not perish
completely rise from the ashes and the others will vanish into the abyss of time. And eventually,
everyone and everything will suffer the same fate – turning into utter nothingness.
In this perpetual predicament, what premise could our use be given; what message could our existence

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convey? Are we creatures of a Grand-Designer with a purpose to live for? Or are we descendants of slimy liquid
that came to be because one of many unprecedented misfortunes sacked the heavens billions of years ago and
probably will perish into oblivion shortly after we came to be?
As fundamental as the question is, the answer is not on the same level of intricacy. Because, there is no
answer mainly as a result of two principles: one, if the possibility supported by reality as fact is the
existence of God, finding proof is impossible as the principles of religion deny divine proof. And on the

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other hand, if we are a mere accident and the universe started the way we think it did, even though
finding proof is not prohibited as there is no one to make decisions of the sort if there is no creator, it
would still be impossible to prove that factual claim because of our limitations as human beings.
So, as beings that do not even know where they came from, it is pointless to try to find out what our
purpose is. And I believe – because the past defines the future and beginnings define ends – what we do
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is a manifestation of what we are and what we are is nothing but a mere reflection of where we came
from. But, as it is impossible to surmise our origin, the idea is as feeble as it gets and our origin cannot
determine our purpose. Hence, we have the reason why we can make a purpose of what we desire.
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Education Progression
Education progression details
Did or will take gap year

Required Explanation
Education progression
Even though i knew what i wanted to study is computer science ,i haven't actually thought about which university i
should go so that is when i realized that every single university in Ethiopia i not as good as they say it is in their
brochures and websites so that's when i started thinking about alternate options and finally desired that i should
take a gap year and apply for scholarship

Disciplinary Information

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Have you ever been found responsible for a disciplinary violation at any educational institution you have
attended from the 9th grade (or the international equivalent) forward, whether related to academic
misconduct or behavioral misconduct, that resulted in a disciplinary action?
No

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Have you ever been adjudicated guilty or convicted of a misdemeanor or felony?
No
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Carleton College Questions
General
Preferred start Fall 2018
term
Admission plan Regular Decision
Financial aid Yes
Arts Supplement2 No

Academics
First Program of Computer Science
Preference

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Second Program of Engineering
Preference
Third Program of Economics
Preference

Activities
Which varsity
sport(s) do you
Basketball
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intend to continue
to participate in at
Carleton?

Contacts
Have you No
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previously applied
to Carleton?

Family
Are any siblings No
also applying for
undergraduate
admission to
Carleton College
this year?
Relatives attended No
member
Have any relatives No
ever worked for
Carleton?

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Affirmations
By submitting this application, I affirm my understanding of and agreement to the statements found here:
http://www.commonapp.org/affirmations.

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