<p>I heard somewhere that Canadians (if you dont apply for aid) are sometimes considered on an equal level as Americans. Would anyone know anything about this? </p>
<p>Thanks! =)</p>
<p>They're still international applicants at all schools.</p>
<p>Obviously someone from Toronto is going to be a little different than someone from a little rural town in Bangladesh, but still.</p>
<p>No.
But Cannadians applicants considered as special international applicants.</p>
<p>At some schools Canadians enjoy need-blind admission
(unlike the rest of the international applicants)</p>
<p>yep. ^For example: University of Pennsylvania.</p>
<p>Some of the advice here is accurate. It really depends on the University, but Canadians usually get lower priority than American applicants do. At MIT, they're on an equal footing with other International students. At HYP, legacies, development admits, athletes and all that funny stuff plays in and that's why Canadians are grossly overrepresented (for International students anyways) at those schools.</p>
<p>What exactly is a "special international applicant"? If I don't apply for financial aid, does this mean I have an equal chance as Americans?</p>
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<p>I think he means that Canadian students are given preference over other internationals. This might be why many of the top-tiers have a lot of Canadians enrolled (relative to the other international students). But I think it's just because Canadians are actually proficient in English, whereas most other International students are not.</p>
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<p>No, you're still pretty much at a disadvantage. At some schools though (like HYP), it doesn't matter because they're need-blind. Not applying for financial aid should help a little bit though (for schools that are not need-blind).</p>