Getting into Stanford

richbrite
Wed, 11 Mar 2009 05:22:21 +0000

I have posted this at Stanford forum but received no reply. So be low is my posting.

My son is a grade 10 international student at one of the boarding schools in MA, U.S.A. Stanford is his top choice for engineering in the future. Below are my questions.

-Would an international student studying in the U.S. have an advantage or disadvantage, compared to his friends studying in their home country when he applies to Stanford or Ivy Leagues schools, in terms of seat allocation?
-One of my friends plans to send his grade 10 daughter who is studying in local school to a summer course at Stanford. Would this help improve the chance in the future? Anyone of you guys did summer courses at Stanford or any top schools to add into your portfolio?

Thanks for your answers.

richbrite