<p>Even though i'm a US citizen, i went to schools in asia up till middle school
now i go to a private high school in new york
my college adviser told me that i can try to apply ED to either UPenn or Cornell as an international student( after he told me that i can never get into columbia, which "was" my dream school)
I was wondering if i really can apply to either one of those school for ED, i don't want to waste my chance on schools that i'd never be able to get in...and i'm having a hard time trying to choose between penn and cornell
my scores for the sats are
math 760
writing 560
reading 550
math II 770
Chemistry 760
bio 790
toefl 114( out of 120)
my grades are generally good and i've already taken 4 ap classes
but one problem is that i'm getting a C for us history my junior year(serious issues with the teacher)
I hope someone can give me some valuable advise
thanks!</p>
<p>You need to do some research on your own. Such as getting the SAT numbers for international students at the schools you are interested in. Also talk to any international student that have gone on to college from your school, and get their read on the situation. Private schools often keep a notebook on who applied where with what situations and that may give you info too. If it appears that your GC knows the situation well, you may want to take his advice. Specific school info is much more accurate than general info.
If you are female, you may want to consider Barnard, if you really like Columbia. You can take Columbia courses as you are part of the Columbia University system. My take on it is that if you like a city atmosphere like Columbia, UPenn is more your cup of tea.</p>
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<p>1) If you are a US citizen, you cannot apply anywhere as an international. (This is a good thing - it is much easier for a US citizen to get into school and to get financial aid for it.)
2) As far as I know, Penn and Cornell are not significantly easier to get into than Columbia. On what does your GC base the opinion that you can get into the 2 former schools and not the latter?</p>