<p>Would Being A First Generation Immigrant, Low Income Family, Non-citizen, Help College Admission?</p>
<p>what do you mean "help"?
i dunt think colleges look at stuff like that.
where u from?</p>
<p>I'm not an expert, but that really does count. I'm one myself (viet) and although it won't take you all the way, it is taken into consideration. Whether it helps or benefits varies (I would presume).</p>
<p>Oh I Thought So Too</p>
<p>The non-citizen part could hurt you because there are very few schools that are need-blind to international students so your ability to pay will be a factor in the admissions process.</p>
<p>I am a second-generation immigrant from India...but a first-generation immigrant from Canada :D</p>
<p>Unfortunately for me, colleges don't look at growing up in Canada as a diversity factor :( but at I least have US citizenship now...</p>
<p>My question is: if you are a noncitizen, are you at least a permanent resident (as in, you have a greencard)? If not, the whole admissions process just got a whole lot tougher for you my friend, because you will be applying as an international student.</p>
<p>Being a non citizen and low will not help admission at most colleges that provide generous financial aid. The relatively rare colleges with excellent financial aid for internationals also tend to be some of the most competitive colleges in the country, and admission is expecially competitive for internationals because so many excellent international students apply to the few U.S. colleges that would offer them generous aid.</p>
<p>Assuming that you are Korean, the competition would be even harder becasue so many Koreans with extraordinary stats are applying for admission to top colleges. You'd probably have an easier time if you were from a place like Sudan or Bosnia, neither of which probably has a lot of top students applying to top schools here.</p>