I have some questions in regards to an international student thinking about studying in the US.
<li>What is the general admissions process like?</li>
<li>What is taken into consideration? Do they care about my SAT and grades in Australia?</li>
<li>Do I need to take the SAT and SAT IIs?</li>
Thanks
<p>1.hard
2.yes
3.yes
4.most colleges dont give much (if at all) $$$. unless of course you are very smart and get the merit scholarships</p>
<p>go to internatioal students forum. There you will find everything that you need to know</p>
<p>if you're not a resident/citizen, admission becomes much much more difficult, especially at top 20 schools and schools in big cities.</p>
<p>i live in the US but had to apply international, and even some of my safeties (where the average SAT score was 200pts below mine) rejected me.</p>
<p>davidn08, IMHO, almost everything is a crapshot when applying as an international REQUESTING FinAid. That's mainly because there is intense competition for every spot being offered, be it at Harvard, Princeton, Kalamazoo or Sarah-Lawrence.
If you don't need FinAid, then I think the picture becomes much rosier.</p>
<p>Not so necessarily, bogororo. Harvard and Princeton, at least, are needs-blind for international students, and will meet 100% of demonstrated financial need, just as they do for American students.</p>