<p>Hello. I had a question regarding how colleges choose international students. On mostly every college website you will find advertising on how they have students from over BLANK number of countries. Is there a certain quota they have to fill from each country? Are students from countries like India and China at disadvantage? I am going to be applying as an international student from Mexico, how does this place me? I know financial aid plays a huge role but is origin also a big role?</p>
<p>There is no quota per country, but some colleges will limit the total internationals in a given class. Internationals will compete as a group. No college will pick an unqualified applicant just to say they have someone from Gabon.</p>
<p>That said, applicants from overrepresented countries (e.g. China, India, S. Korea) will have to work even harder to get in. For schools that are need-aware, FA need does come into play.</p>