<p>Ok so I was just wondering if international students excel in SAT more than US citizens.</p>
<p>If a lot of international students do get relatively high score on SAT, then would score of 2300+ not really impress the top colleges?</p>
<p>International students are compared against other international students. 2300+ will qualify you for the top colleges, but it’s the extracurriculars that will get you in. </p>
<p>In addition, super high scores tend to come fromspecific areas of the world with a high-stakes test culture (often Korea/China) and can be suspiciously viewed (cf. the latest cheating scandal).</p>
<p>What if i am considered as a korean international, but i took the test in america… ive been living in america for so long years</p>
<p>Like I actually got 2300+… can colleges see where you took the test? Or should I send emails to them?</p>
<p>Your scores will not be suspect, since you took the test in the U.S. You will still be considered with other international students. </p>
<p>Your score is not suspect if you took it in the US. (It’s not related to origin, but to test location).</p>
<p>Don’t worry, you took SAT in US, so it doesn’t matter. Btw, I m still confused about whether international students who studied in US are compared with other international students who had US education, or just all kinds of international students…</p>
<p>Tests are nationally-normed to the US test-taking population so that they fit a normal-distribution curve. To the extent the test-taking population in other countries tends only to high-achievers, their scores should be higher. In addition, the total US population is around 330 million compared to an overall world population of around 7,000 million. As is the case in most countries, US universities reserve most places in local universities for local, US citizens, with internationals making up 10 - 20% of the census. The case is similar for in-state versus out-of-state applicants to State Universities. However, US university admission is highly sought-after worldwide. You can see how these numbers increase the competition in the international pool…</p>