<p>Hi,</p>
<p>Being a US citizen and having studied in the US up until moving to Europe for 11th and 12th, would applying from here add or detract from my chances of being accepted?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>It wouldn't affect your chances either way really. You'll be evaluated as a US citizen at most colleges (financial aid policies and suchlike); however your grades and schooling will be evaluated in the context of the country who's schooling system you're following/ the country you're in.</p>
<p>It may be a benefit with regard to the diversity you'd bring to a campus...</p>
<p>Being a foreign student, thus being from latin america, I have the same question as jlak212, for would applying from here add or detract my chances of being accepted</p>
<p>To the OP, I guess it actually works as a benefit for u :)</p>
<p>Daniel LG, it depends. Are you a US citizen? If so, then what I said earlier applies. If you're not, then you're in the International pool which is very competitive.</p>
<p>Thanks so much!!</p>
<p>same here.... although i have never lived in the US, i am still a citizen.... NOT a resident(big difference at most privates).</p>
<p>Isn't it true that at most private schools if you are not a US resident you are put into the international pool, but at most publics you only need to be a US citizen to be put into the National pool ?</p>
<p>You might be put into the International pool for evaluating your application, but their policies re: financial aid or anything else (need blind/need aware and the rest of that) will be with regard to your citizenship. (This may vary from place to place, so it's best to check.)</p>
<p>nop im not a us citizen, live in latin america, thus regarding the internation pool, never heard of it, what does it consist of</p>
<p>ok thanks.. i have checked at most schools and it is mostly so.
fin aid doesn't really matter to me, just getting into the school matters! haha. the international pool would probobly kill me due to my poor GPA. The only edge i would have is dual citizenship, better english and maybe a higher SAT. waahh</p>
<p>Daniel: It consists of all the students applying to that school with you, but those without US residency or citizenship*. Looking at it through a black and white perspective... it's just all the foreign kids.
* = Differs per school as you have just read.</p>
<p>Well you are an International student (see the section on International students on the college's website)</p>
<p>Effectively, you'll be competing with people throughout the world. Financial aid policies are dramatically different for Internationals; only a few offer aid, and only 7 are need blind in admitting internationals. Some colleges also keep a cap on the number of internationals in their class (eg: MIT has a 100 internationals in its class), and the percentage of internationals is very low (5-12ish %) at most colleges. Public universities will normally not offer aid and you'll be evaluated as an Out of State (OOS) applicant and will pay OOS tuition.</p>
<p>yeah.... i am so going to move to North Carolina or Virginia when i settle down if i ever get a familiy. no hastle.... great instate u's, instate tuition...... oooooooooohhhhhh</p>
<p>I am from Colombia and I would like to consider studing in the U.S. I wonder if taking summer pre-collage courses would help in admissions. I would also like to know what kind of things I could do to help my preparation for studing in the U.S.(e.i like enrolling in extra curricular activities.)</p>
<p>Search the International Forum. You'll find most of your questions answered there.</p>
<p>this is a sortof int'l thread... but yeah you will find all this and more in the int'l forum</p>