<p>I'm Korean student studying in Boston, my writing is not
great so just please don't tackle it^^</p>
<p>Is it harder for an international student to get into top colleges?</p>
<p>I've thought it would be much harder for an international student(esp.KOR)
to get in, but my American friends say that I should fell lucky
cuz I'm an international student who can get into almost any college(assuming
I have exactly same stat as them).</p>
<p>I'm the only international student in my school(1300 boys are here).
It sounds odd, but I'm really the only one.</p>
<p>If I have same stat as my American peers, would I have a higher change
getting in?</p>
<p>Btw, I have neither American citizenship nor Green card.</p>
<p>No, you have a much lower chance at top colleges. You would only have a better chance at schools that have trouble attracting internationals and Asians, which would be lesser know schools in places like the South.</p>
<p>Hey,
I'm a Korean international student, too.
I'm in VA and I came here about 5 years ago.
I thought that being an intl. student would help, but no it really doesn't.
Might actually hurt you. Yea, it sucks, but we have to deal with it.
Just think... Harvard, Princeton, Yale and other top schools attract very large
number of international students all over the world. It's very very very tough
for intl. students to get into top colleges. In Korea, with Min Jok Sa Kwan School making its best of the best students apply to all the top colleges, Korean student in the U.S. don't really stand a chance. I'm sorry to be the bearer of a bad news, but being international student hurts, not helps.</p>
<p>I think the effect is probably neutral. Your application will be read and compared with those of your schoolmates and others from the same state.</p>
<p>It's probably not a good idea to think you've got a great chance at top colleges when you flat out write that your english language skills aren't the best. The top schools look for the best writers in the country, regardless of concentration. If you aren't absolutely comfortable with english, most colleges would look at you unfavorably.</p>
<p>as long as you don't ask for financial aid, it can be a good thing since you can add diversity to the campus (unless, of course, you are asian and applying to USC...)</p>
<p>if you do ask for money, your chance is very slim at better colleges that have no problem attracting foreign students who can and are willing to pay.</p>
<p>the only exceptions are HYP, which offer need-blind admission to internationals; but of course, we all know about the ultra-insane competition there...</p>
<p>anakinsolo: being from an English country may be a slightly negative thing, since you are expected to do well on the SAT and write excellent essays. at least that's what i think.</p>
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agreed with ^^^^ and the same goes with int'l + indian <em>sob</em>
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<p>How about if I am an Indian passport holder but was born and brought in the Middle east?I now live in the US and am in a private school here.. Would my application be read in the Middle Eastern context ( since techincally, the only way I am related to India is by my parents )</p>
<p>International helps a great deal. One fellow I know who came for Taiwan 5 years before he applied to college completely attributes the fact that he got into Berkeley due to his international status. His grades were around 3.7 weighted and his english ability was pitiful. He applied as an international, and guess what? He got in. </p>
<p>My public high school has a lot of kids from Taiwan and Korea who applied as internationals. They tend to get in much more easily than natives despite their atrocious grades. Maybe recently moving from another country is considered a "hardship".</p>
<p>Most schools balatantly list on their websites that internationalsget worse scholarship opportunities and will have to be better than the standard resident/citizen to be admitted.</p>
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Most schools balatantly list on their websites that internationals ... will have to be better than the standard resident/citizen to be admitted.
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Where did you find statements like that on any university website? Could you site an example?</p>
<p>It's true that internationals don't get the same opportunity for scholarships, and that's mainly because int'ls are not eligible for federal and state fundings.</p>
<p>I will improve my writing skill, and I don't need FA.
I knew I would have a big disadvantage, but
the responses sound not too abysmal<--(SAT Vocab?)hahahahahahaha</p>