It really is a good thing that you are 9th grade!! I saw a lot of people here commenting 12 setdershi new gena mnamn BUT to successfully land dena scholarship you have to set your records ke highschool jemro yalewn (9-12) yalut years are the ones that matter for your applications. And i want you to know acceptance and scholarship are two very different things if you are rich and you think you can afford paying the tuition you can apply to community colleges ( they are the easiest to get acceptance to but university bihon le visa process more yekelelshal) If you aint that rich and you cant afford to pay your tuition on your own accept medergu becha mnm ayadergleshm you will need scholarship (fund) and there are tons when i mean tons i mean actually TONS!! of resources out there to guide you through these steps. Online felgi especially blogs and join american center here in addis ababa ( or an american center in your region) eza yalut lejoch will give you more exposure and actually emitekmeshn mikier. To wrap up my suggestions to you. 1. if you have money ena are not worried about tuition kefelew yehedu lejoch felgesh awari and dont stress too much about it acceptance yan yakel ayaschegrem 2. If you need scholarships 1. Do extra curricular activities (hetsanat mastemar, volunteer , or giving tutorialsand get your CERTIFICATES!!! ... wedfit on your application yetkmshal TRUST ME have bezu extra curricular activities 2. Brush up on your essay writing skills !! you will need to write bezu essay in the application process 3. Keep your gpa (results) high 4. CONNECT CONNECT CONNECT with students who got scholarship anchi emtfelgiw bota and studnets wedfit apply madreg emifelgut lejochm ga