<p>Im not talking about the common Internationals (India, UK, China/Korea/Japan,etc.), I mean the smaller niche of Internationals (Saudi Arabians, Emiratis, Kuwaitis, etc.).</p>
<p>Since they dont have similar curriculums, and thus they wont teach the same material (sometimes completely different focus, depeding on the school), do American and Canadian admissions councils appreciate this fact or ignore it?</p>
<p>For example, if you compare a student from my school to an equally competitive student who was educated stateside, you would notice differences in their mathematical strength and focus. The american student would be excellent in Geometry, yet the saudi wouldnt be very well versed in it (thats a problem since its a huge chunk in the SAT!), just the basics. Yet if you compare their knowledge levels in Advanced mathematics (Calculus), you would definately see the Saudi student better than the American.</p>
<p>Im just so worried about the SAT (Im a junior taking it this June, most likely retaking in September...and October if its THAT bad)</p>
<p>The spots for international students are very competitive. You are not competing against American students, but instead your fellow internationals. Practicing more Geometry would be to your benefit.</p>
<p>That’s a bit pretentious, don’t you think? Do you have any data to back up your claim? (I’m in no way being confrontational… I’m genuinely curious as to why you believe Saudis and other people from that region are better than US students in advanced mathematics.)</p>