International living in us??

Colleges and Universities A-Z Yale University
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<p>Hello everyone,</p>

<pre><code> So here's my situation. I've been living in the US for 13 years now, but my green card is still in the workings. Since I am not a U.S. Citizen or a green card holder, I'm considered International for Yale? I find it quite sad since I've lived here literally my whole life, but I am secluded into a separate group for admissions.

From an admissions point of view, I have a good enough but not quite there for International students SAT (slightly above 2200 :/ ), but I think my extracurriculars, transcript, and recs should speak for the holistic "me". I am an Indian International, so do you think my pretty good EC's will speak for my lackluster SAT--in comparison to the other genius Indian people? I mean obviously I'm qualified...but it seems that schools like Yale and Stanford only take people with (2300+).
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<p>Thank You so much! It's just so frustrating...</p>

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<p>Is the INS Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program in play for you?</p>

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<p>Yale College will not discriminate against you based on your citizenship status.</p>

<p>Your SAT score should not make a big difference, if other parts of your application are excellent. I have heard of someone from Vietnam who got into Princeton with a SAT score of less than 2,000.</p>

<p>You will most likely be considered just like another U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident.</p>

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<p>I fell yea man. I moved here from India too and I am sure that I will be considered as an international. It is rather not beneficial. It annoys me so much because I mean my grades and SAT are not even close to other Indians. We should be considered under regular US stufents</p>

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<p>Yale College will consider your race as Indian, regardless of your citizenship status. Even if you were a U.S. Citizen, Yale would classify your race as Indian because that is who you are.</p>

<p>As long as you haven’t been granted U.S. Citizenship, Permanent Resident, or refugee status you are considered an international students. This is not up to Yale to decide, these regulations come from the Federal Government.</p>

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<p>Absolutely incorrect. You’re considered an International applicant and will be evaluated in that very competitive pool. Sorry.</p>

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<p>I would think that Yale would jump at the chance of admitting a 13-year-old with your stats into their freshman class.</p>

<p>Think of the great publicity!</p>

<p>;)</p>

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<p>^
Actually, Yale is leery of prodigy admits. (I know you’re just having fun w/the OP). Unless the student turns 17 sometime during his/her freshman year, it’ll be almost impossible to be admitted. An unofficial policy that Yale has.</p>

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<p>Can you elaborate? I’m pretty sure Yale has a need blind policy for all applicants.</p>

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<p>Yes they are need blind for all applicants. But need blind only speaks of students’ ability to pay. </p>

<p>Yale has unofficial quotas for categories that have nothing to do with Fin Aid. The international category of applicants is the most over subscribed and thus, has the lowest admit rate.</p>

<p>Or were you asking me to elaborate about Yale’s policy re: young applicants? If so, same thing. In the past, they have found those admitted to not mesh well (not be the best fit or whatever) and prefer students to be about 17 yrs old. So they choose not to accept applicants outside of that range. Completely within their boundaries to do so</p>