<p>Because I've read on CC and some other places that being an international student helps (because of the international experience and how international students are viewed on a different scale e.g. SAT more important).
I live in China but hold a Canadian passport, and I speak English and Chinese like they're my native languages (which they are and my resume clearly shows that).
Thanks for helping!</p>
<p>Addition to my previous thread (another question I’ve wanted to ask but haven’t), I’m not like the typical math-genius Asian. I’m more of the creative artsy/poetic type who strongly dislikes math.</p>
<p>International students in most cases are disadvantaged and if you need significant financial, esp in a need aware university(for internationals) like UPenn, then the chances of getting accepted dip even more.
and who told you that for internationals SAT becomes more important?</p>
<p>Because international schools tend to be more obscure to colleges, therefore the quality of education cannot be guaranteed.</p>
<p>remember, you’re talking about penn here, the school with the highest percentage of international students in the ivy league (across all levels)… it is likely that your school and its quality is relatively well-known</p>
<p>well, PENN, I heard treats Canadians the same way as they do with Americans.</p>
<p>haha. I hope. As in, it has heard of it two weeks ago when a senior gave the visiting rep. a brochure of us. Otherwise, no. My school’s mostly hard (cause it’s mostly Asian) but Penn probably doesn’t know that. The good thing: all ivies except Penn (until recently), Cornell and Harvard have heard of it.</p>
<p>I pretty much guarantee that Penn had never heard of my public Canadian high school. I still got in. Also, just because Penn is need blind for Canadians doesn’t mean it’s as easy to get in as a domestic student.</p>
<p>UPenn is need blind for canadians…so is Columbia and some of the other ivys</p>