<p>On the bottom of this page are statistics regarding # of international students. I've noticed that there are relatively few international students, with one of two students from here and there. I myself belong under the "U.S. Students Schooled Internationally (Korean)" category, of which there is only one student :(</p>
<p>Does this reflect the very selective nature of international student admissions? Or does it show Rice does not receive many applications from certain areas? To be more specific, if I were to apply, would I be one of the few, and perhaps receive some sort of advantage, being a geographic minority? :P (It seems Koreans in general tend to prefer East coast)</p>
<p>Advantage or not, I really am interested in Rice. So I'd greatly appreciate it if any current student or anyone familiar with Rice can clear that up for me.</p>
<p>I'm not completely sure, but I would bet that your background may give your application a slight advantage compared to that of a Texas resident. Rice has begun an initiative in the past few years to decrease the number of regional students and expand their international prestige, so you could be a valuable asset. However, given that you are an international student, you probably have it harder than normal applicants to begin with. The two factors will probably, more or less, end up canceling each other out.</p>
<p>I wouldn't really describe Rice as having relatively <em>few</em> international students though. Given its extremely small class size, it actually has a proportionate number of students from outside of the U.S. The number of international students applying to Rice is also smaller because of both its lesser known prestige and local residency. Remember, Rice was founded as a school for only Texans, which is now an outdated concept that the university is trying to dissolve.</p>
<p>I don't know how many applications Rice gets from my country each year, but when I applied as a transfer, I definitely focused on my nationality and background. I got 94% in high school (not sure how that translates in GPA), somewhat above 1600 SAT score, 3.8 college GPA, and 110 internet-based TOEFL score. However, I knew the only think that could possibly get me into my dream school was to do great on my essay. I acknowledged the weak areas of my application (the SAT), but I also focused on the importance of diversity, and how "any university I attend" would benefit from me. In these cases, you have to sort of sell yourself, make them feel as if it's their loss if they deny you. Show confidence and offer the university you're applying to a chance for them to have you. Remember, universities WANT international students. Even if 50 other students from your country as also considering the same school, make it seem as if no one can represent your country like you. Talk about your traditions and culture, and how YOU should be accepted instead of the other 50 students. In my opinion, being an international student and taking the time to show my personality and potential on the essay was the reason I got accepted into every college I considered, especially Rice.</p>
<p>Just to clarify - "US students schooled internationally" means that you are a US citizen studying at the highschool level in Korea. The info shows that there is one student in the entering class that meets that criteria. If you are a Korean student studying at the high school level in Korea, then you would fall under the other category. It shows that there are 12 incoming Korean students.
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On the bottom of this page are statistics regarding # of international students. I've noticed that there are relatively few international students, with one of two students from here and there.
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Altogether there are 65 students in the freshman class of 742 who are either schooled abroad or foreign nationals - so just under 9%. That doesn't seem like few international students. :)</p>
<p>I'm attending an Int'l school and have a US Citizenship. So I guess I am under "US students schooled internationally."</p>
<p>Does anyone know the rates of international admissions? I am still unsure if it is a) extremely competitive w/limited space sort of like MIT international admissions, or b) Not many apply and thus not many come.</p>