<p>Does anyone have an idea as to how many of the international applicants come from schools where instruction is not in English as opposed to the international schools in thier country?</p>
<p>I think Princeton has not released any data about this</p>
<p>^could you please elaborate on the strategic admissions process? I haven’t heard about it.</p>
<p>kaira, BM… is a ■■■■■ who regularly disrupts Princeton threads. Please, ignore him.</p>
<p>I’d actually like to know as well. The line between international schools and regular schools in China is getting quite blurred, what with many regular schools developing international departments. What’s interesting is that while the international department’s academics are by far subpar to the main portion of the regular school’s, students have the same school name inscribed on their transcripts. But that’s a rant for another time. <em>sigh</em> Still, I am quite curious as to whether the AOs are aware of the actual differences between these students.</p>
<p>To the OP: I’d imagine that phoning up the admissions office or your regional admissions officer would help. If you ever attend an admissions session in your area you could try asking.</p>
<p>Actually, we asked at almost every admissions office on the IVY tour. While all of them say they receive international applications all the time, we never actually found anyone who really knew the domestic schools or system.</p>
<p>From my experience, I found that students from countries like Singapore typically come from a few schools (the top public schools) and occasionally from your UWCs and other international schools. </p>
<p>On the other hand, you have the Romanians who come from different schools and so long as they have an IMO medal, it doesn’t matter which school they’re from.</p>
<p>I think if you’re from a country or city that has a school or two that regularly feeds students to Princeton, then you should try to be at that school. Otherwise, there really shouldn’t be a difference because in the end, if you’re really that good, you will stand out no matter what school you go to. In fact, it could work to your advantage to be the shining star from somewhere Princeton hasn’t looked before.</p>