<p>Back when I used to lurk here almost everyday, I remember someone saying Princeton places you in the Domestic pool if you went to school in United States, despite being an International. I don't know if this is true or not, but are there any schools that do the sort?</p>
<p>I want to be prepared for the worst case scenario. Any other schools generous with International Admissions?</p>
<p>I was reading Business Week's report on Carnegie Mellon and it said most students were unhappy with a large number of their peers' communication skills (they were apparently Internationals). So any schools that don't have quotas for Internationals (I know MIT does have quotas!)?</p>
<p>From what I've learned from looking at colleges, international students are in high demand, but you may have to get past the brand name schools to find them. Smaller liberal arts colleges love having diversity and they usually give good financial aid too. Look past the top schools and search out the lesser known ones that will give you a great education and a great learning environment too.</p>
<p>Basically, all colleges limit the number of international students they wish to enroll. However, some colleges receive an abundance of international applications while many others would love to see more international students on campus (up to a certain limit). That being said, it's not that much of a disadvantage to be international unless you require financial aid or seek admission to a highly competitive college.</p>
<p>international are always in the internationa pool</p>
<p>contrary to what a lot of ppl think it's easier or harder, it actually depends on where you're from.</p>
<p>if you're from a random place in africa, it may help u whereas from Korea it will hut you.</p>
<p>it's generally MUCH harder for the top schools, and my theory is b/c international students are mostly ignorant annd only know the top schools.
but once it gets passed a level, the schoools that are not as good makes internaitnoals easier. </p>
<p>Unfortunately I'm from India so obviously it will hurt me (caucasoid ancestors didn't migrate didn't migrate to the right places!).</p>
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it's generally MUCH harder for the top schools, and my theory is b/c international students are mostly ignorant annd only know the top schools.
but once it gets passed a level, the schoools that are not as good makes internaitnoals easier.
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<p>Well I guess it's mostly because Internationals usually hear only about Top US schools and not random ones like NC State (not that I have anything against it).</p>
<p>I have a good mix of schools right now but not getting my Green Card in time would probably kill of the motivation to apply to powerhouses like Stanford, Princeton, MIT etc.</p>
<p>places like CMU may not be that bad for internationals.
I have a kid from my school who didn't particularly have good grades nor any outstanding ECs. he wasn't that good at english so i dont think he had great essays. he got less than 1800 on SAT. he's international asian male and got in CMU. so i'm thinking it shoildn't be that bad (but dont quote on me, it may be an exception)</p>
<p>I'm not that bad though. I hear CMUs generosity with Internationals a lot to the point where the students actually complain about the prescene of those very same Internationals!</p>
<p>CMU: "Rooted in the belief that diversity leads to innovation, Carnegie Mellon provides a solid support structure to international students in Pittsburgh and at our international locations."</p>
<p>I don't know about placing in the Domestic pool but Northwestern (unlike many other "Elite" colleges) doesn't limit the enrollment of Internationals (MIT comes to mind with its 8% quota).</p>
<p>milki, one could argue about the definition of a quota, but are you sure that Northwestern does not limit the numbers of international students in any way? Like, if the number of international applicants quadrupled (qualifications remaining constant), would they still accept the same ratio of internationals and accept that 20% of the student body would be international?</p>
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Does Northwestern limit the number of international students?
No. Northwestern seeks the most diverse student body possible and does not place limits on the number of students from any country or group of countries.
<p>for MIT, they do have "quota" of 8%
the word "quota" is used by MIT admissions officers.</p>
<p>and since it's impossible to not find enough qualified internationals to enroll (at MIT it happens that internationals are MUCH stronger than domestic applicants and admits), it's perhaps the same as "cap 8%"</p>
<p>University of Miami would place u in the domestic applicant pool.
they evaluate ur status based on ur credentials. if ur credentials are from outside the U.S, ur international.. otherwise ur domestic.
Their acceptance rate is 40%..</p>