<p>What are my chances of getting into an Ivy if I've been living in New Zealand (I'm 16, we moved here in March from New Jersey)? Or Oxbridge? I imagine that universities will have a certain quota to satisfy for international students...</p>
<p>It’s EXTREMELY difficult for foreigners to get into England’s schools. Try posting in the college search and selection or the international section.</p>
<p>If you’re an American citizen and you just happen to be living in NZ for a year or so, I think your chances for an Ivy are no worse than if you were still in the States, and slightly better. Living in NZ makes you more interesting.</p>
<p>I don’t think you qualify as an “international student.”</p>
<p>Wow I totally misread your post. My apologies =]. I thought you were looking to get into Oxbridge (combo of Oxford and Cambridge). Haha lack of sleep = impacted comprehension abilities. </p>
<p>It depends. Are you applying as an international or American?</p>
<p>Wait, no I was right. Combine the two of my messages and you have my answer. Lmao… too early.</p>
<p>haha…well, I was thinking of Oxbridge and/or Ivy.
And I don’t know whether I would be an international student or an American. I’m an American citizen living in New Zealand for around two years.</p>
<p>There is no international students quota in the UK with the exception of medicine (a 6-year undergraduate course here) where UK/EU students have priority in order to fill the vacancies in the UK national health system. At Oxford only 6-7 medicine places per year go to foreign students, but in every other subject it is unrestricted.</p>
<p>Being from NZ or the US or a US citizen livining in NZ won’t make any difference since you will just be an international student whatever. You just need to excel in whichever school system you are in. </p>
<p>About 1 in 5 get in to Oxbridge, slightly lower for foreign students. The application process for foreign students is exactly the same as for UK students. </p>
<p>Outside the top 5-or so UK schools, if you can pay you’re basically in as a foreign student, because they need your money. There is no such thing as financial aid in the UK. You pay lots more (maybe up to 5x) than UK students so they are keen to have you.</p>
<p>Since you have to choose a subject on application (effectively a major, and it’s extremely rare to be able to change) this can greatly affect admission chances. Some less popular subjects are just less competitive.</p>
<p>Post this in the chances thread. </p>
<p>Alex</p>