Unknown School : Does it affects admission chances?

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<p>@paul2752‌ @momrath‌ Thank you for the answers! </p>

<p>Frankly, I do consider a career path at Intl’ Financial-Development institutions (IMF/WB/ADB) interesting. So logically a good major in Economics/Politics + chance to work in Development/Financial institution after graduating would help.</p>

<p>Considering the money, in reality I am really hoping to get a substantial amount of aid. Which is why also I am aiming at the ivies / LACs.
From what I heard, international students (who had never studied in US) have a better chance to get substantial amount of grants there, rather than in good State Univs.
This I got from my classmate who also got an AFS exchange scholarship last year with me - though I went to Czech Rep., and she to Denver. <em>she is offered scholarships by some colleges at CO and currently considering it</em>
And yeah, she mentioned about the art supplements too - I am now collecting my traditional dance documentations from events I performed at, although it’s quite hard, people are not used to do proper documentations here except in National events (not even State events do!)</p>

<p>And also my father’s good friend - he is a business professor in NUS Singapore, had his BA at Oberlin full-grant and his PhD from Harvard (once he was an Admission Officer too). He told me the same things, and also that I do have a better chance (although it still doesn’t make any big difference! Haha :disappointed: ) to go to ivies / LACs based on diversity cause, since:

  1. Admission Officers there have a separate division for Asia-Pacific region
  2. The fact that I am not a CKIA (Chinese/Korean/Indian/Arab) citizen.
  3. Amount of native Indonesian (non-CKIA heritage) applicants is still very low if not non-existent.
  4. The fact that most enrolled CKIAs (most CKAs, some Indians) pay a lot of tuition - only some go with substantial aid, may leave a bigger aid quota for other Asians, thus, slightly better chance.</p>

<p>His story was quite parallel to me, being a native Bangladeshi. Although definitely things have changed - it was back then 25 years ago.</p>

<p>I am also currently applying to good European Social Sciences Univs where I can get substantial scholarship - Erasmus Rotterdam, Sciences Po, Amsterdam… Good thing their admission deadlines come later compared to US, so I am now fully focusing on my US applications first.</p>

<p>I’m gauging my expectations too… I think Wesleyan is the most realistic target for me in US. Yet it will still depends on the aid too; lets say I get admitted into an Ivy and a European, if the Ivy doesn’t give our needed amount of grant while the European does (although the Ivy gives a bigger amount), I will definitely choose the European one.</p>