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<p>I don’t think your international status will be any more of a problem for CALS than it would be for A&S. As far as I know, there’s no quota for NY residents in any of the contract colleges – it’s just that the contract colleges get more applicants from NY, so they end up with more students from NY.</p>

<p>I’m not sure how your international status will affect your chances overall, though. I think international applicants are considered separately from domestic applicants because of financial aid. However, citizens of Mexico and Canada are eligible for aid, so maybe they’re in the same admissions pool as US citizens. Honestly, I don’t know how that works. You might want to call the admissions office or maybe someone here (Cayuga?) knows the answer.</p>

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<p>hahahahah “rape a college board test” :P</p>

<p>uh oh… see I can’t calculate my GPA :frowning: because my school doesn’t give out A’s and B’s for IB, just numbers (5’s, 6’s, 7’s). If you’re predicted a 6/7 at HL geo, DON’T WORRY - you’ll get a 7 at standard. Nice stats…che SO SMART :smiley: - good luck with cornell apps</p>

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<p>Oh, and I sorta overread your International Application question thingy.</p>

<p>The pool for International Applicants is different, and fewer applicants are accepted. BUT…If you’re a Canadian citizen, I believe that you fall into the American pool. But, to be on the safe side, if you don’t need financial aid, MAKE THAT CLEAR, it’ll increase yoru chances :)</p>

<p>P.S. you have to put BOTH Taiwanese AND Canadian citizenship down in the Personal Information section of the common app</p>

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<p>Okay sorry - one last thing to say…I don’t think your TOK + EE (i.e. the 3 extra points) are counted as part of your application. I was told by my friend who applied to Cornell last year that instead of taking the Diploma score out of 45, they take it out of 42 (excluding the TOK and EE points) and the TOK and EE points appear seperately and the college would only consider them if they were a deciding factor between you and another applicant.</p>

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<p>“you have to put BOTH Taiwanese AND Canadian citizenship down in the Personal Information section of the common app”</p>

<p>No you don’t. You can pick and choose which ones you want to put on there. I plan to only put Taiwan because it has less competition, (and I DO NOT NEED AID). Therefore, there are absolutely no benefits of putting Canadian down as my citizenship. (Canadians are need-blind; internationals are NEED-BASED). What are some benefits of being a Canadian if I do not need aid? I don’t see any.</p>

<p>“if you don’t need financial aid, MAKE THAT CLEAR, it’ll increase yoru chances”</p>

<p>That is not true. Being a Canadian does NOT increase your chances. There are hundreds of Canadians, or even thousands, applying to Cornell each year. Being a Canadian does NOT increase your chances.</p>

<p>Also… every school does things differently. My school combines EE and TOK into 3 points. Cornell can do whatever it wants with those scores.</p>

<p>“BUT…If you’re a Canadian citizen, I believe that you fall into the American pool.”</p>

<p>I haven’t heard of that… source? Canadians are considered internationals…</p>

<p>And also, do you think representing Kenya, an African nation and an unpopular choice at Model UN, will help me ^^?</p>

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<p>I think you need to stop giving attitude.</p>

<p>You ask people for answers and opinions, and then criticize them for giving you ones you don’t deem proper.</p>

<p>Get over it.</p>

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<p>chendrix: Excuse me? One can say anything he or she wants as long as sources are stated. I give my highest respect to all of those who respond to my thread. As to the value of their opinions, I do not take some of them seriously. And also, I cannot comprehend how I was “criticizing” others.</p>

<p>For instance, when I asked for clarification regarding “whether Canadians are considered in the same pool as do Americans” I was simply being curious. No need to over-analyze my tone. (And yes, as an I.B. student, I am big on sources.)</p>

<p>ilovebabypink: Sorry if I was being too rash. Thank you for your time giving input again.</p>

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<p>07-15-2008, 01:34 AM #32
Neineibu
Junior Member</p>

<p>Also… Should I put down Taiwanese, or Canadian, or both as my citizenship(s)? I don’t really need financial aid.</p>

<p>Yesterday, 03:20 PM #45
Neineibu
Junior Member</p>

<p>“you have to put BOTH Taiwanese AND Canadian citizenship down in the Personal Information section of the common app”</p>

<p>No you don’t. You can pick and choose which ones you want to put on there. I plan to only put Taiwan because it has less competition, (and I DO NOT NEED AID). Therefore, there are absolutely no benefits of putting Canadian down as my citizenship. (Canadians are need-blind; internationals are NEED-BASED). What are some benefits of being a Canadian if I do not need aid? I don’t see any.</p>

<p>“if you don’t need financial aid, MAKE THAT CLEAR, it’ll increase yoru chances”</p>

<p>That is not true. Being a Canadian does NOT increase your chances. There are hundreds of Canadians, or even thousands, applying to Cornell each year. Being a Canadian does NOT increase your chances.</p>

<p>I’m sorry, but to me, that seems like a question you asked that question.
So maybe I’m dull, but why would you ask a question, only to already have the answer already firmly planted in your mind, and when someone offers another answer than the one you have already deluded yourself into believing, you lash out at them. So if you want to come back and say you didn’t lash out, your “tone” certainly made it seem that way.</p>

<p>And I’m sure I’m not the only one who felt that way, so please, if you are such a great I.B. student, you might want to “check your tone” before you post something.</p>

<p>And yes, my tone was meant to be harsh, I checked it before I posted.</p>

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<p>Okay ummm…I was just telling you what I heard from my friend who just visited Cornell.
Her dad knows and admissions officer so she was able to have a chat. She has a Hong Kong and Canadian dual citizenship and the admissions officer told her to put both down.
He also SPECIFIED about being put into the american pool (this being the other benefit apart from financial aid, which she doesn’t even need).</p>

<p>Anyway, do whatever you want - I was just telling you what my friend told me. If you want, you can get in touch with her.</p>

<p>And, Kenya ISN’T an unpopular choice at Model UN (well not in Hong Kong atleast - here it’s VERY popular). I don’t think the country you represent matters that much, whether or not it’s popular (I represented Norway and Nepal, those are quite unpopular)</p>