<p>Does the college or university have preference for certain nationality-question</p>
<p>You mean if they prefer applicants from country A over applicants from country B? - Sort of. When there are countries from which a lot of students apply to a given college (quite a lot of Indian and Chinese students apply to top colleges, for example), applicants from those countries face a greater competition because a college does not want 50% of its international students to come from two Asian countries. Most colleges are striving for "diversity", which includes having as many countries represented at one's institution as possible. So if you are from a country that is currently not represented at a certain college your chances of admission rise significantly.</p>
<p>I don't know if Brazil belongs to one of the two groups outlined above.</p>
<p>I'd say that's correct b@r!um. But if you're an underqualified student, then it doesn't matter what country you come from. For the college that I'm going to, I don't recall any South American matriculants. There were also plenty of Japanese and Indian applications - but only one coming from each country (and the Indian guy's not really Indian either - he's an American citizen). There are quite a number of Canadians, Koreans, and Chinese kids though.</p>
<p>I'd say a competitive culture helps. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I've learned from Japanese dramas that the Japanese don't really like extracurricular activities. That could be a bad thing.</p>
<p>Thanks guys!
b@r!um I belive that Brazil doesnt have many applicants for US colleges-universities.Actually you dont even hear about US universities in Brazil,except for Harvard.But brazilians belive that is very expensive you know,we dont hear about financial aid,etc</p>
<p>Any other advice?</p>
<p>Don't worry too much, or even at all, about your nationality, etc. Evaluate yourself as honestly as you can and carefully select the schools you want to apply to. But yeah, they've said it all. Colleges have no preference for nationality, but then, international diversity + adequate preparation/qualifications are on their agenda.</p>