<p>Much to my disappointment, I found that the Early Action program for MIT is only limited to U.S. residents.</p>
<p>So, among the other Ivy league universities, which ones have early admission programs for international students?</p>
<p>For example, I think that Harvard's early action is open to everyone.</p>
<p>Carnegie and Stanford, just to name a few.</p>
<p>Yale too....</p>
<p>I think all ivies will accept ED applications from internationals (HYP, Cornell, Brown, Dartmouth, Penn, Columbia).</p>
<p>Most schools have their early options open to intl students unless they specifically mention it isn't. MIT you can't, and Chicago if you want to apply for financial aid...</p>
<p>cornell you cant either if you areapplyign for fin aid</p>
<p>However, it wouldn't be a major problem at the schools that don't allow intls to apply EA, since all international students are put in their own pool.</p>
<p>However, at a place like UChicago (which only allows you to apply EA if you DON'T want finaid), it would be a problem for students who need financial aid (on the basis of need-blindness).</p>
<p>By the way--I was deferred from Chicago EA (didn't apply for financial aid). Will this help me or be a non-factor in the RD pool, as most of those int'ls will be applying for aid?</p>
<p>^ Money is definitely a factor, that too a positive one in your case - since you are not applying for Financial Aid.</p>
<p>To the OP: If you don't need fin aid, go for Stanford EA. Nearly all the intls with SAT's ~1500 and barely any EC's got in, during the EA round. The competition will get more intense in the RD round.</p>
<p>You can't apply EA/ED to the following schools if you need Fin Aid:
[ul]
[<em>]UChicago
[</em>]Cornell
[<em>]Caltech
[</em>]Northwestern
[<em>]Duke (I'm not too sure)
[</em>].......there are more but I can't think of any now
[/ul]</p>
<p>Anyway, good luck :)</p>
<p>hello, I think I'll be doing exactly the same - Stanford EA, and if i get in, Caltech and MIT RA - and regard S as my safety.</p>
<p>I think I'll apply for Financial Aid everywhere (I know you would have gotten in if you didn't apply for aid :-).. hopefully I'll be able to manage a 2200~ on the New SAT.</p>
<p>And btw, you can't apply to Caltech (with or without aid) early.</p>
<p>IMO your ideal plan should be,
Stanford EA (Without Aid)
If accepted :) -> then RA - MIT, Caltech & CMU + ivies, duke, NU (For Financial Aid)
If not accepted -> Well, that won't happen.</p>
<p>oh **** I forgot... your going to MIT/Caltech this year (And hopefully I'll be there too :))</p>
<p>hehe ... sorry to burst your bubble :p</p>
<p>LOL hello!! </p>
<p>You certainly did! I am positive that I'm <em>not</em> going to get <em>in</em> anywhere this year, but who knows, it might give me an edge next year(?). </p>
<p>I think I'll follow your plan though. But I might apply for aid if I get into RSI. </p>
<p>I believe <em>you</em> will get <em>into</em>, umm, MIT! and trust me, it won't come in as a surprise to me. . I never saw your essays, or test scores, but I just have this feeling... Did you hear from any other colleges? (are you really set on going to the USA like I am?)</p>
<p>03/14 will tell us.. Haha... :-)</p>
<p>I'll PM you my stats, maybe that'll straighten things out ;)</p>
<p>btw, where are you givin your AP's?? I was planning on writing Physics C, Chem and Calc BC. Is there any school in Dubai that caters to the needs of the "home schooled" (since my school doesn't offer AP's)</p>
<p>I think I'll do it in Choueifat. I'll PM you the email I recieved from CB.</p>
<p>
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Much to my disappointment, I found that the Early Action program for MIT is only limited to U.S. residents.
[/quote]
Is it U.S Residents only, or U.S. Citizens only?</p>
<p>US Citizens and Permanent Residents can apply EA.</p>
<p>stanford pwned me lol
i got rejected straight out!!! and with no fin. aid!!!!!
but it's not a huge surprise considering the 1400 and 2110</p>
<p>Newbyreborn,</p>
<p>In my opinion, applying to Stanford without aid will not give you an edge, and nor will it hurt you, to be exact. You'll be pretty much considered like all other U.S. Citizens and Residents. I think you had something lacking (not so stellar essays? no diverse EC's?) that prompted their decision. :-</p>
<p>Good Luck</p>
<p>hey h88 -> If you're going to apply for aid at Stanford, send your UMich and UIUC application by late august, that way you will have 2 top notch CS programs under your belt, before the EA round.</p>
<p>^ Its something I regret not doing</p>
<p>And btw - Last year my friends went to Abu Dhabi, coz none of the schools in Dubai/Sharjah were willing to accept home schooled students</p>
<p>
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i got rejected straight out!!! and with no fin. aid!!!!!
but it's not a huge surprise considering the 1400 and 2110
[/quote]
I remember someone on CC who had a 1600 got rejected by stanford.</p>
<p>Wow hello, that's such a good idea!</p>
<p>But what about the recommendations? You think I should prepare them now? Or they don't require them? I think I'm going to do that!</p>
<p>(Oh and I want to major in EE)</p>