<p>Well then I wouldn't call the first person a friend, hmm frenemy perhaps? anyways back on topic I think it is harder to get in as an asian compared to other minorities which means we're in the same boat as caucasians) since they don't exactly want their entire school to be comprised of all asians</p>
<p>yay canadians!
i live in the vancouver region. :)))</p>
<p>@ erkybk:
do you have a source or anything? i'm a bit worried about that : is it like, they have a certain number alotted slots for international students? that seems .. sort of exclusionary, but it's sort of understandable. & it makes everything so much more scary! eeek. whatever happened to "standing out"? D:</p>
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<p>And do you have any concrete evidence to support this? The quote from Periwinkle's post is from an educational consultant - they know their stuff. My info comes from conversations with an admissions officer at a boarding school. Your statements come from...where?</p>
<p>educational consultant does not equal admissions officer. When I said definitely not quotas at boarding school, I was a little out of line. I should have put a little "IMO". But are asians really so smart that they would need quotas? I'm sorry to all the asians out there but I'm about to go on a little rant:
As a white I'm really sick of asians saying that have it harder in admissions than everyone else, because for that to be true it would mean that asian applicants are more qualified on average than everyone else. This is to some degree the stereotype i suppose, but to state that your so great that they need quotas to stop an overflow of you is just a little arrogant. You need real statistics backing you up to make such a claim.</p>
<p>Sorry x( was a mean to Asian there, wanted to get that off my chest, don't have anything against asians as a people. Sorry if I offended anyone.</p>
<p>If everyone was accepted based purely on academic resumes, most top schools would be 50% Asian. It's not racist so acknowledge that as a general analysis, education is a strong focus most Asian families. Yes I have no stats, but hey, do a little looking around and you'll see.</p>
<p>And it's also true that schools have an ideal number of people for everything: race, economic class, geography, family background, specific activities...ect. This isn't to discriminate but it allows to the school to give off the perception that its' a well-rounded institution, allowing people all over the world to apply. That allows the school to sift through the best applicants.</p>
<p>if you're an underrepresented minority from another country, I'm guessing it would be more of an advantage for you, but the I'm not sure what the diversity statistics are at schools like exeter, andover, etc.</p>
<p>canadiankid: word.</p>
<p>Am I considered international?</p>
<p>I'm Asian, & I have an American passport (I was born in the US) then we moved to Hong Kong (my dad's from Hong Kong) and so I have a HKID-card, which is like a permenant resident thing, and last year we moved to Taiwan, which is where I'm living now (my mom's Taiwanese) but I don't have a Taiwanese passport yet... </p>
<p>so am I still considered international, or am I not because I have a US passport?</p>
<p>If you're multi-racial, esp. Half Asian and half American, you wouldn't be in the same pool as the Asians right?? They wouldn't say, "Oh, she has Asian blood in her and we already filled up the 2 remaining spots..." <em>Crosses the name out</em></p>
<p>It would be more of an advantage, wouldn't it? Considering that you are bilingual.</p>
<p>Racist admin officer: hahah lolz, another asian boy that noes hwo to play piano/cello/violin haha throw it into the pilez</p>
<p>Racist admin officer 2: lol yall wanna go to t.g.i. fridays after were done with this?</p>
<p>glitters426, if you have a US passport, you're an American citizen, and wouldn't need a visa to visit/study in the US. Thus, a school which accepts you is not "using up" a visa on you. International students are not only competing for spots at the school, they're also competing with each other for one of the school's visas.</p>
<p>As to admissions, I suggest you call the admissions offices at your schools. I (a parent) would call you an American living abroad. I don't think schools set limits on that category, but as I said, if you're worried about it, call.</p>
<p>Well, I'm Canadian, and I definitely think that if ANYTHING, it'll increase my chances - especially at places that flaunt their diversity, like Exeter, Andover etc. </p>
<p>On the map in the Exeter admissions office, where pins showed where their "interviewees" were from, ALL of Canada had like 9, Europe had like 19, and then southeastern Asia had like 79.</p>
<p>So, I think that the European and Canadian pool represents more of an URM, and there would be less 'like' competition - almost acting as a hook (not literally, but it definitely helps you stand out), as opposed to the Asian population where there's a LOT of native Koreans, Chinese, Taiwanese etc. to compete with.</p>
<p>Just my humble opinion...</p>
<p>oops, double post. read the one below (after steph)</p>
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<p>mmoynan that's amazingly useful information to know, btw I didn't know how many Canadians there were on CC 0.0</p>
<p>@ mmoynan:</p>
<p>ack, that makes it a bit more complicated for me.
i'm actually japanese/chinese (born), but i have a canadian passport (immigrant).
so would that make me stand out or be just another "regulation-asian-piano playing-overachiever-with demanding parents" ?</p>
<p>i'm like a blend of URM and ORM .. what would that make me? there's no syllable that comes between O and U :(</p>
<p>Oh same here, divealive except I kind of have the advantage of being canadian born... anyways divealive I think that since you have a canadian passport they still count you as canadian</p>
<p>Oh good! I'm glad, Steph. =]</p>
<p>Haha! Nice, "regulation-asian-piano-playing...".</p>
<p>Well, I'm a caucasian, Canadian born citizen - the only 'special
European thing about me is my Dad is Belgian, lol. I'm also homeschooled, so that once again minoritizes (lol) me. </p>
<p>I think that ethnically, you're an ORM, nationality wise I think you'd be a URM - so whichever one is more dominant, than I think that'll be the decider. :D</p>
<p>When my Exeter interviewer was talking to my Mom, she highlighted the Canadian aspect and how good that was, so in my case it seems to be a draw.</p>
<p>I think its more about ethnicity, but I'm not 100% sure.</p>
<p>Yeah, mpicz I agree I think that the Asian ethnicity will outrule the nationality minority.</p>
<p>Korea and China are both overreprsented countries but what about my position. I am a peruvian, and I'm sure Peru is NOT an over represented country. Do I have any advantages or disadvantages in the admission decision proccess?</p>