don't focus TOO much on the speaking part as if you feel you're speaking with an accent, you'll end up messing up more as you start doubting yourself...The key, my man, is self confidence. This will get you anywhere. Rise up, downtrodden foo,l if you have had scholarships for all 3 years so far, you are no loser in my eyes !! Now go and talk with confidence to the white chick sitting next to you in the computer lab!!