<p>What's the definition of an international student?</p>
<p>Also, my friend stated that during their interview with Loomis they said the interview was 25% but, that is close to andover. Loomis and Andover are different tiers though. Last I checked from Petersons guide it was 43%.
Does this make sense?</p>
<p>To answer your first question, generally an international student is one who would require a visa in order to study in the US. That would mean that US citizens and permanent residents are not considered internationals, no matter where they live.</p>
<p>However -- each school can make the determination as to how they classify your application, so it would be helpful to contact the specific school you are interested in.</p>
<p>I think that you may have mistakenly used the word "interview" when you meant "selectivity". I don't know what the selectivity rate is at Loomis, but if you are interested, you might contact the school directly and ask. I don't think that you can count on Peterson's or Boarding School Review for accurate information.</p>
<p>Ok thank you very much!!</p>
<p>I'm a US citizen so phew!
Is the international group more competitive?</p>
<p>Actually, being an international student gives you a little more push with the admissions board since they want diversity. Being international is a hook which is accually beneficial to the applicant.</p>
<p>It really depends, if you are not coming from Korea, Japan, China, Hong Kong, it is going to be beneficial. If you are you need at least a 90%+ on the SSAT test to be considered.</p>
<p>First -- while schools do like diversity, they do not want to have a majority of internationals students. There are different types of diversity and many times when you hear that schools want "more diversity" -- they don't mean that they want more high achieving asian or white kids, they get plenty of those applications. In general, they mean diversity in terms of those who are underrepresented at their school (African Americans, Native Americans, Hispanic -- to name a few). Some schools will also include geographic diversity and socio-economic diversity in the factors they are looking for (some don't). so applying from a place where they get very few applicants can be a boost (think Tibet, Mongolia, Congo, Alaska, Wyoming).</p>
<p>another factor that comes into play in restricting the number of international students at a school is the philosophy and goals of the school. Many schools have long set traditions, active alumni and a stated philosophy which would conflict with allowing as many international applicants to attend as were qualified. Schools also want their international student population to reflect more than one part of the world.</p>
<p>The biggest restriction for international students is the visa limit imposed by the state department. Schools are only allowed to have a certain number of visas total and by country. So -- if a school can only have 6 visas from Korea, the kids from Korea are basically competing in a separate contest to see which 6 the school feels will add the most to their school. They aren't really in competition with the US students or even with international students applying from Europe or South America. The same can hold true for students applying from Africa. Let's say the state department allows the school to have up to 10 visas from any of the countries in Africa -- but only 4 students apply from Africa. All are African, all are qualified to enter the school and all are a good fit. They are all going to get in.</p>
<p>So just to clarify -- yes, the international pool can be much more competitive depending on what country you are applying from, whether you need FA and what your stats are like. The only time it would be a hook (and then, it is actually just a boost) is if you are applying from a country they rarely see applications from, you are a minority, you do not need FA and you have solid stats that show you can succeed at their school. An asian or white applicant applying as an international, needing financial aid, with mediocre stats would find the admissions process very, very frustrating and disappointing.</p>
<p>i think you are an international student...they do it by address.
At least the schools I applied to did...</p>
<p>I asked during my interviews and they say its completely by citizenship. My parents have summer homes throughout the USA and I stated that in my interview. I'm caucasian applying to good schools. The country I live in now hasn't had anyone at Andover, Loomis or Kent. My interview went amazing and I couldn't be happier. It's out of all of our hands now.
It's a relief and an added stresss. I guess I have everything going my way geographically.
I'm caucasian who's lived in Asia, Europe and the US and speak Japanese fluently. So, ya. IM SCARED!!!!!</p>
<p>I think your international experience coupled with your strong stats (and the fact that you are a US citizen) makes you especially appealing.</p>
<p>I hope so! I told the schools my dream of going into televison journalism and how I idolize Tim Brokaw. so woooo
everything is being shipped tomorrow!!!</p>
<p>It is different for every school.
Some schools say that your mailing address determines if you are international or domestic.
Others say it is where your citizenship is.</p>
<p>I know Hotchkiss considers Americans living abroad internationals. That specific question was asked, and that specific answer was given. I don't know about other schools.</p>