<p>Hello,
I know MIT is one of the few need blind school for financial aid to internationals, which is good.
But the stats of acceptance for internationals are ~2%, whereas u.s. applicants stand a much better chance.
I've lived in u.s. for 5 years, including all my high school years.
Will I be evaluated in a separate pool?
Thanks.</p>
<p>Straight from the MIT web site regarding your question:</p>
<p>"Am I lnternational? </p>
<p>MIT considers any student who does not hold US citizenship or permanent residency to be an international applicant, regardless of where you live or attend school. US Permanent Residents are those students who have an official copy of their Green Card in hand."</p>
<p>You will be evaluated as a student in US and the opportunities you have had in order to follow your passion but your admission will be bound by the number of seats available in the international admission pool which is 10% of class size.</p>
<p>Formally I believe you will be evaluated in the international pool but it’s widely believed among Chinese international students at MIT (I haven’t discussed this with others) than it’s easier to get in as an international applicant if you attended high school in the US. It’s unclear why this would be the case though. Some possibilities would be MIT actually prefers these students, these students have significantly better English skills, or that MIT has significant concerns about the authenticity of applications from international students which are allayed if the student attended a US high school.</p>