<p>I originally posted this on the International board, but there were very few responses, so I am posting here again. Sorry =P</p>
<p>Chances for a South Korean who's studying currently in Canada getting into MIT, Harvard, etc.? I will also need financial aid.</p>
<p>By chances, I mean if that puts me either at an advantage or disadvantage. I put stats up about a week ago, but don't wanna post them again. =P</p>
<p>Thanks everyone =)</p>
<p>Don't need your stats. Unless you are the son of the ambassador or some such, or the football quarterback they so desperately need every three years or so, the odds for an international at H are approximately 1 in 34 (3%), slightly worse if you require financial aid. You might be a little above that or a little below, but that's the general picture, and it pretty much has nothing to do with you, and everything to do with the numbers.</p>
<p>I know a Korean girl who attended a Christian international school in the Philippines. She graduated from her school as Valedictorian with a lot of AP credits. She was accepted by all of Ivy League schools she applied to, including Harvard, Yale, Princeton. However, she ended up with Cornell because Cornell was the only school that required the deposit for the tuition of only one year. Other schools required the deposit of four year tuition before she registers.</p>
<p>Since the time when Korea joined OECD, the foreign students from Korea cannot receive scholarship in most colleges, especially in top notch schools.</p>
<p>If you do superbly well in SAT, GPA, EC, letter of recommendation, and personal statement; why not, you'll have a good chance for admission.</p>
<p>when you say students from Korea can't receieve scholarship, do u mean that it's impossible or just that it is incredibly difficult? =S Without scholarship, even if I got into one of the top schools (which of course is a very slight chance, but im trying to be optimistic lol), I won't be able to attend them. :'(</p>
<p>The girl I mentioned did very well in Cornell, and received a certificate of scholarship. However, the certificate only, not the real money. It was because Korea is a member of OECD, I think it stands for "Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development". It means Korea is considered as one of rich countries, and that's why most U.S. schools don't give out scholarship to international students from Korea. </p>
<p>According to her dad, Cornell didn't give her any scholarship. But she received an offer for full-tuition scholarship from State University of N.Y., at Buffalo; which she turned down.</p>
<p>The above is what I heard, but I think it is right information.</p>
<p>But my family has been living in Canada for 5 years now, and we really aren't rich at all. We'd have to spend half of our money (including our assets) if I were to attend MIT for my undergraduate studies only. Even in this case, they won't provide me with scholarship? :'(</p>
<p>It is sad that international students from Korea have difficulties in getting scholarship. The policy may differ from college to college. But what I heard was that all Ivy League schools required the deposit of four years tuition before registration.</p>
<p>But schools other than Ivy League schools still may give out scholarships to international students from Korea. You can research on it.</p>