<p>I really want to get into the top universities, however I found out I cannot get into MIT due to the fact that I am an international resident and that pretty much puts my chances at nil.</p>
<p>I have been a two time USAPHO, multiple times AIME qualifier, a 2330 on the SAT reasoning test and have a 3.97 UW GPA. I aced all of the science and math SAT II exams (Math II, Phys, Chem, Bio). In addition, I got a 5 in AP Phys C, Phys B, Chem, Calc BC, Stats, and AP USH exams (I have various other extra curricular activities, but this is just a general overview of my stats). </p>
<p>I have lived in the state of california for the past 6 years and I am fluent in english etc. In addition, my family can fully afford to pay for all my tuitions.</p>
<p>Please, help me and confirm whether or not UC Berkeley, Stanford, California Institute of Technology, Harvard University, Uni Chicago and Princeton will consider me as an international applicant. I understand that this would lower my chances to a little known university and would gravely affect my dreams of pursuing a career in physics research.</p>
<p>So it boils down to this, will I, as a H4 visa holder and "legal" resident of the State of California, be considered as an international applicant? Even though I attended a US high school for all four years and took all the examinations US students took? I understand that my statistics far surpass US students, but I have heard that if I am considered as an "international" applicant, I am screwed.</p>
<p>Although you will not be able to state that you have US citizenship, you hold apparently a non-immigrant visa and will be able to check that box on common app. I expect that will put you in the domestic applicant pool at most unis.</p>
<p>No doubt there will be college fairs and admissions officers in your area in the coming months. Ask them about your situation or email an admissions officer at a school where you might apply to get the best answers.</p>
<p>“I have heard that if I am considered as an “international” applicant, I am screwed.”</p>
<p>Stop listening to that kind of nonsense.</p>
<p>Contact the admissions office at each college/university on your list. Let them know that you have H4 status, and that you have completed high school here in the US. Ask them which application (domestic or international) you should complete. Ask which financial aid forms you should file. Then follow their instructions to the letter. Do not be surprised if each place gives you different instructions. Just do what College A asks for your application to College A, and what University B asks for your application to University B.</p>
<p>Admissions at highly selective institutions like MIT are completely unpredictable to those who aren’t on the admissions committees. That is why those institutions are often referred to as “lottery schools” here at CC. Your stats are good enough for those places, but none of us can tell you if you will be admitted. Yes, admissions is relatively more difficult for international applicants, but your stats are better than those of most international applicants. If you are sincerely interested in MIT, toss an application their way.</p>
<p>But do make certain that your list has at least one place that you know for dead certain will be affordable, and where you know for dead certain you will be admitted. Pop over to the Financial Aid Forum, and read through the thread on Automatic scholarships. Several of those are open to international students, and your stats qualify you for them.</p>
<p>Oh, I see, I have heard that MIT defines me, explicitly, as an international student and that I would be at a severe disadvantage due to that (The people who make it into MIT as internationals are like the super super smart people who make IMO and the likes). I am only a Junior in High School as of now. I understand that UPenn, Cornell, and Princeton, upon further research, only considered me as international when concerning financial matters. In addition, thank you for your information regarding finance. I would be content as long as I get into a research university with a good physics department. However, I still dream that I can make it into the likes of Cal Tech.</p>
Hi. I am a legal resident in Mississippi. I am under the H-4 visa. I have various extra curricular activities. My question is regarding scholarship opportunities. Due to my having a H-4 Visa, will I be eligible for any scholarships, weather they be in-state or out-of-state?
Thank You.