Underrepresented Countries

I’m currently undocumented, but I’m a citizen of two countries that aren’t well-represented in the college admissions process (Haiti and the Bahamas). Would I get a boost in the admissions process?

Not a meaningful one. There are more multi-passport kids than you might think: my lot all have several, including a very under-represented one, and their schools (so far) don’t list them in their ‘where our students are from’ section (they could add 2 countries to their list at the current US college).

Depending on what your actual life has been it might be fodder for essays.

Happily, your actual record is very strong :slight_smile:

Based on an earlier thread, where you asked for chances to Ivy League colleges and Stanford, I would say not much, if any. It certainly would not make up for a deficiency in another area. With acceptance rates <10%, they can have their pick. They have no need to take an applicant from Haiti just to stick a pin in the map.

You story, if it’s interesting enough and well-written, is more of an advantage than your passport, IMO.

My own experience with a daughter at a NE boarding school is that there are tons of dual passports kids, a few being tourist babies. They aren’t undocumented of course, but certainly can put a pin on the map. My own daughter holds two passports, one from a small and not popular former Soviet country (she was adopted). We don’t think it’s a boost. Maybe adds to her interesting life story, but that’s about it.