<p>Hi
I was accepted EA to kalamazoo with significant merit money..
although i have to wait until april 1st to hear from the majority of my schools, i still want to learn more about kzoo before then. </p>
<p>i was on princeton review and i noticed that kzoo has 0% internationals. that really worries me. i'm an american citizen but I've lived overseas for the past 6 years, so if i chose kalamazoo i'd be really worried and nervous about the adjustment.</p>
<p>i dont really have a specific question i guess... but i was just wondering if people think this should be a legitimate concern..and what the student body would be like towards internationals..</p>
<p>Congrats on your merit award. Son just received his Honors Scholarship yesterday as well. As I'm sure you're well aware, over 80% of the student body participates in study-abroad as part of the K-Plan. The emphasis and excitement about everything international is very noticable on campus. Given that, I would think it would be an advantage to be a student with an international perspective...certainly not a cause for concern. And, I also would be very surprised if that stat from Princeton Review was correct. </p>
<p>Why not e-mail the admissions director in charge of international recruitment and get your questions answered directly?</p>
<p>Roderick Malcolm
<a href="mailto:rmalcolm@kzoo.edu">rmalcolm@kzoo.edu</a>
Associate Director of Admission
Rod recruits in Detroit and also coordinates all multi-cultural and international recruitment.</p>
<p>BTW, if you want to know more about K-Zoo, I've posted several times about our visits there.</p>
<p>As I suspected, Princeton Review needs to do a better job of fact checking. Here's a statement taken from the Class Profile page on K College's website:</p>
<p>"The Student Body at Kalamazoo College represents 38 states and 12 countries."</p>
<p>Ok thanks..
12 countries is still really ..not impressive. I will email admissions... and i'll probably have to visit if kalamazoo is one of my final choices.</p>
<p>If this is a primary factor in your final selection, perhaps you should think about a college with a larger enrollment rather than a small LAC. With a student body of 1300 kids, the % of international students may not be what you're looking for, whether they represent 12 countries or 20. Again, I do want to re-emphasize that since 85% engage in study-abroad programs, the overall interest in the international experience is very high relative to other schools of similar size.</p>
<p>Sorry, my last post seemed kind of rude and I didn't intend it to be.</p>
<p>The thing is.. I don't know if the % of internationals is a important factor for me. I need to visit, and only then will I be able to tell whether it matters are not. The international perspective of kzoo is encouraging, and almost everything else I've learned about kzoo leads me to believe that it's a good fit to me and that i would be satisfied with its quality of education.</p>