<p>I will be attending an international school in Africa for my junior & senior year due to a personal reason...moving from Boston.
I'm not an African citizen, I am South Korean.
Would this fact(going to school in Africa) give me any edge over
the American high school students in terms of getting in to American
collges? BTW, I am going...I can't change the plan just cuz it will be
advantageous or disadvantageous.
Thanks</p>
<p>Are you an American citizen? </p>
<p>It's not like it will hurt you. I think it would be an interesting thing to write about.</p>
<p>I am a South Korean citizen, and I do not hold a green card. Right now, I am holding a "F-1" student visa.</p>
<p>I see. I'm not completely sure, but I do think that when you apply to college you'll be considered as an international, which puts you in a pool of applicants with an even more limited amount of spots available.</p>
<p>However, the fact that you will be in Africa might be a bit of a boost. Just curious, but why are you moving?</p>
<p>Why do you feel you should get an edge?</p>
<p>Well, s/he will be an international applicant. Any boost would help if s/he's applying to a competitive college.</p>
<p>snoopyiscool// I'm moving to 1. immerse myself in Africa with research & voluntary work(I'm now interning at West Africa Research Association at Boston University, and I would love to work more on my interest) 2. To get an IB(International Baccalroeaut) 3. To be with my friend 4. To make some fresh change in my mundane life 5. To learn many values (humbleness, etc.) 6. I got bored of Boston</p>
<p>Sounds coolio. </p>
<p>But remember, I might be wrong about you being considered international.</p>
<p>He is international even if he stays in America...</p>
<p>I hope you can spell Baccalaureate in the future. Don't worry, a couple of days into IB and you'll be spelling it like a Pro.</p>
<p>So... this decision wouldn't kill me right? Cuz my teachers, friends, and parents think I'm crazy...and I do believe that most of their comments are filtered through some sort of invisible bias against Africa. So I wanted to get some objective advantage of going to Africa, in terms of college admission, to convince my fellows</p>
<p>I woudln't worry about it terms of college admissions. It sounds pretty darn coolio.</p>
<p>Yeah, it's pretty sweet,,....except for some practical hardships: dude,-_-It takes 2 months to send Fedex from US to this country. 2. 30% of people are HIV positive, I better be careful 3. Since this country is landlocked, everything is ridiculously expensive 4. Driving car=pretty dangerous...5. Darn hot ...but every disadvantages would be canceld out by my interest in Africa!</p>
<p>it would be awesome probably and set you apart from other applicants. might even be considered a "hook".</p>
<p>just try not to get bit by a poisonous snake :)</p>
<p>mj 93, thank you for your advice,^^ I gotta watch out for hippo too, hahaha</p>
<p>w0000t BU! You're gonna have an awesome time.</p>
<p>yeah, good time, but I don't know how would the reality works though...</p>
<p>what school would you be attending and how does it do with placement in top US universities? That will be a major issue -- especially for an international.</p>
<p>What about SAT II tests and the SAT or ACT -- any issues taking them there?</p>
<p>You have to understand that admission for internationals is very, very competitive -- and if you need financial aid, it is even more so. Even is you spend the time in Africa -- you will still be competing against Koreans when it comes time to apply.</p>
<p>I think the time in Africa will set you apart -- but understand that when it comes to applying, you won't be compared to students from Africa -- but students in Korea and, while the experience would be fantastic, what opportunities are you giving up?</p>
<p>I remember last year reading a thread (I can't find it now) about a Korean student who had attended a school in Norway for five years (graduated from there) and applied to US schools. He was unsucessful at getting into any schools and he tried 2 years in an row. He had excellent stats and was an unusual candidate -- but competing with other Koreans, he didn't make the cut.</p>
<p>For me, you would stand out (Africa is not a common origination and your work sounds interesting) but I think you need to know the realities about this.</p>