StevenHilton

Hi !
I'm from the Netherlands and I really want to study in the United States.
I have just taken the SAT on may 3th, but I was wondering; do international students need to have the same SAT scores as the American citizens?
Are colleges milder towards international students when it comes to scores?
Stanford is my first choice, but not sure if I'm gonna get in. If I do not; UCLA.
Well, i hope someone can give me an answer!
And one more thing: I've been dancing at the best dance school in the Netherlands every day 4 hours for 4 years now, it's really hard to get in. (Been on national TV several times, performed with the PCD and danced for Nike).. Do they consider this as 'sport' and is this going to help me or can this get me a scholarschip ??

Thanks,
Steven

vicariousparent

I don't think they make too many allowances for international students, but remember that SAT is just one part of the whole picture. The dance experience may help you get noticed for admission but I don't think there are too many scholarships for dance.

eeeeric

i think they need a higher sat score.

sunburn

Hi, I'm an international too. I don't think that colleges will be "milder" to you just because you're international. However, a lot of colleges have quotas for different students, so I think that it would be useful to compare your scores not so much to those of American students but to the ones of other internationals to see how you're doing.

legend.dracula

lol no. SAT is applied to all students. The thing is if you are lucky probably you will get the little bit easier SAT test so that your score is greater.

CDN_dancer

I've heard that colleges will be a little more lenient/understanding in regards to lower critical reading/writing scores from internationals, given that English is probably not their first language; that said, keep in mind that you are competing in the international pool, and many students in that pool still score exceptionally high on all the sections of the SAT

legend.dracula

yeah I think there is some leniency for international students, but not much.

pearandson

Even if there is leniency, it functionally doesn't exist in admissions offices because only the best of the best international students are accepted. Just keep in mind that scores matter very little at colleges like Stanford after a certain point. As long as you score above 2150, you'll be fine.

StevenHilton

Hmm now i get all nervous; not good.
Well I'm just gonna do my best, now I've taken te SAT, should I take the ACT as well? And subject tests?
It sucks that it's so hard to get in, what if you've done all this afford and you'll get rejected everywhere? I would die!

yipyip0901

how about for the international students who live in united states? do the admission offices put these international students in the same pool as the international students who live outside the US?

CDN_dancer

Depends on the college. Generally I think they are placed in the international pool (with students outside of the US)

hyper222

what about us citizens living in Asia? is a 2140 enough for stanford or ucla?
I'm studying in a local school in China, which is very challenging since my first language is English, though I'm a Chinese-American.

CDN_dancer

US citizens living abroad are sometimes put with the internationals, and sometimes put with the domestic applicants, so check with the colleges you are applying to.

I think once you get over 2100, getting a higher score is great, but I can't see someone being rejected solely based on the SAT score at that point. It'd be better to focus on general academics and ECs in my opinion; others will probably recommend you retake.

hyper222

Thanks,
I'm retaking in June, hopefully I'll get 2250+
It seems that Americans living abroad are all put with the Americans in all the colleges I checked with....