<p>Not including International applicants, are there a lot of kids applying to colleges in the US that are technically immigrants (as in, immigrated as children with their parents)? I was always under the impression that it was pretty rare, and that I was one of the few (my family emigrated from a small eastern European country when I was 2), but I'm not quite sure this is the case. </p>
<p>The reason this interests me is I would like to know if living my family life in another culture and having a rather different background would constitute a noteworthy admissions edge; I might want to write an essay about it, but if it's common, that essay may not be worth it.</p>
<p>“would constitute a noteworthy admissions edge” … depends on the type of school you’re targeting. If it’s some small school in Kansas that rarely sees internationals – sure, you’ll stand out. If it’s a top 25 college where thousands of internationals and domestic immigrants apply – it won’t mean anything.</p>
<p>Frankly, it’s not an “edge” but rather just a potentially interesting feature about yourself. As for an essay topic: it’s cliche but usually essay subjects aren’t the issue – it’s whether or not a student can write in an interesting manner.</p>
<p>If no one in your family has gone to college in the US, the whole application process will be new to them. Your parents might like to read through the information at [EducationUSA</a> | Study Abroad, Student Visa, University Fairs, College Applications and Study in the U.S. / America](<a href=“http://www.educationusa.info/]EducationUSA”>http://www.educationusa.info/) so that they have a better understanding of higher education in the US.</p>
<p>As for the essay: although in many ways all immigrants’ stories are the same, each immigrant’s story is unique. Your story is your own. If you want to write about it, please do so. It is your own thread in the larger tapestry of what makes up our country.</p>