<p>Yes. They would "divert" your application to the international pool of your country of citizenship. </p>
<p>And yes, International applications are much more competitive. For example, in MIT, you get 4% of international applications admitted, compared to 10+% for domestic applications.</p>
<p>One of the reasons is because you are competing against people who would have represented their country in international olympiads and etc...</p>
<p>Good luck anyway!</p>
<p>No. Harvard divides applications based on the school from which you apply. Therefore, you could have gone to school abroad, but if you are a U.S. Citizen, you would still be in the international docket. This is because Harvard is need-blind for all applicants, so they do not need to separate the internationals from the U.S. citizens and permanent residents.</p>
<p>Hmm. I am not sure about that ↑
because I am pretty sure that Harvard divides up the applicants between int'l and others (citizens and permanent residents).</p>
<p>Okay. FOr clarification, I was born and raised in Korea.
Then, I came to US and attended the middle and high school here.</p>
<p>So my case would be a little ambiguous because I actually went to US school but am not US citizen or permanent resident.</p>
<p>BUt, if Harvard looks at Schools that applicants are from, that is so much more relieving... </p>
<p>I know it is VERY competitive with all these other intl's because as someone above pointed out, usually those who apply to Harvard from other countries are the literal TOP of thier own nation.....</p>
<p>Nope Harvard and none of the other colleges look at citizens by school.....its always as Internationals or Citizens/residents....Going to a US school might give you a slight edge though</p>