ok so I’m an Indian citizen, BUT, I’ve been studying in Singapore for the past 17 years. I guess I still am an ORM (over represented minority) so how will this affect my chances at colleges in the U.S.? My goals are Purdue, penn state and ASU Barrett’s. Will I be pooled with the Indians or Singapore students. I don’t need financial aid by the way. I may go for penn state schreyers. I guess it all comes down to the Asian/intl advantage/disadvantage
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You can find the number of enrolled international students in each school’s Common Data Set, section B2.
The CDS does not show the number of international student applications or admission offers. Nor does it show a detailed breakdown of enrollments by country of origin, although some colleges do present that information on their websites (search for [college name] + “admission profiles”).
In other words, there does not seem to be enough data, organized in any standard and easily discoverable way, to quantify the Asian/international advantage/disadvantage (if any). Admission at most selective colleges is not completely numbers-driven. Decisions involve a lot of human judgement and a little luck. You can assess your chances by comparing your GPA, rank and scores against each school’s numbers for currently enrolled students. However, the only sure-fire way to know where you stand is to apply.
Being a full pay international student may give you an admission advantage at some colleges.
Thanks! My GPA and scores do make the cut, but I was wondering whether I would be pooled with Singapore or Indian applicants. If it’s the latter, I’m pretty sure competitions going to be fierce
I’m not sure colleges cut it that finely. Both are asian.
There is usually an admissions officer at each school who specializes in international applicants. When they are looking at international students, they are usually look at the country from which the student is coming (not where they were born or where their int’l citizenship is) because the same schools tend to send students year after year - they know the educational system, how grading and testing is done, the schools’ profile and what kind of opportunities are available educationally and otherwise. You are then compared to your peers from that school/country. If your education wasn’t in India, there is no reason to compare you to Indians - you will be compared to your peers who are Singaporean (including those of Indian origin.)
Oh that’s cool. Not many people here apply to penn state, Upenn rather lol