<p>hey,</p>
<p>i would to know whether colleges are more lenient with international students. I'm an Indian citizen studying in a small international school in indonesia. </p>
<p>i plan on majoring in biomed engg</p>
<p>i would like to know how the following universities treat int'l applications:
Duke
Case
UCSD
JH
U Wash
U Mich-Ann Arbor
GA Tech
Rice
Northwestern</p>
<p>thnx</p>
<p>No, it's harder when applying as a international especially if you are asking for financial aid.</p>
<p>it is definitely harder for international students to seek admission at top unis... since there's a quota for international students and many apply there...</p>
<p>also, it's harder to get into to (good) publics than privates.</p>
<p>are there any LIBERAL ARTS colleges where racism exists to a higher degree ? i would want to avoid them .</p>
<p>Is this the same if you're an international transferring from a community college? Do they have quotas as well?</p>
<p>There are several bogus comments here. There are no quotas for internationals at any nationally known university or college. However, most schools are need-aware for international students, which means they have less money for internationals than they have for American students. Harvard, Yale, Princeton and Williams are need blind internationally. As for racism, if you go to a well known school, it probably won't be an issue. Insensitivity perhaps now and then but not racism. Not every American is intelligent, however. I personally overheard a dumb grocery store clerk tell a complaining Sikh customer that there were too many Arabs like him in America.</p>
<p>damaris- So judging from what you say, internationals would have an equal chance if they didn't apply for fin aid correct? I'm referring to private unis ofcourse.</p>
<p>Harvard says they want the best students globally. However, keep in mind that recruited athletes, legacies and development office tips, disadvantaged minorities, first generation to college, and all others from low socio-economic backgrounds have an extra "thumb on the scale." Add to that women interested in hard sciences, students with great performing arts talents, and students with unusual talents, and what is left is a meager pool of spots which everyone is competing for. One has to be really, really special to stand out in the applicant pool, regardless of country of origin. Outside the top schools, there may be some discrimination against rich foreigners, particularly Asians, but it is hard to pin down. Rich American kids tend to do many extracurriculars and charity work. American colleges, as opposed to an Oxford, want students that enrich campus life and will be future leaders. Rich foreigners tend to concentrate on their studies. One school that has said that they take cultural norms into account in the admissions process is U Penn. Lots of international students are accepted there.</p>