I agree that international acceptance rates vary from school to school The Wesleyan data shows that being a full pay international student confers an advantage. The admit rate for the class of 2021 was 16.2%. The admit rate for international students was 12%. However, the admit rate for internationals requesting financial aid was 4.7%. The admit rate for international students not requesting aid was 19.2%. The admit rate for US students was 17.1%. Wesleyan data for the classes of 2020, 2019 and 2018 show even higher acceptance rates for international full pay students of 20.8%, 20.8% and 22%. So I would be careful in relying on blanket statements about the admission rates of international students. How those acceptance rates compare to rates for US students varies among schools that are needs blind for US students but needs aware for international students.