<p>Do you not think it odd that 90% of intl students in top universities are not from Asia? If it were purely based on merit it would be. While universities dont have a firm quota, they do have a gauge of how many they want to take from each country. And therefore, someone like you based in Europe has a much better chance for the same merit than someone from Asia, most notably, Singapore, Hong Kong, Korea, China and India.</p>