Who said Internationals have lower acceptance rates?

[powerbomb]

<p>I found this on the Harvard website: </p>

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There are no quotas or limits for international students. All students are considered in the same pool for all places in the incoming class, regardless of citizenship or the school they attend. A student’s chances for admission and financial aid are not affected by citizenship or by the location of the school that the student attends

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<p>Does this mean that I have as good of a chance as an American applicant?</p>

[ChoklitRain]

<p>^ They said that to encourage more applications. It’s not true. Being from an extremely obscure country can help. Because of you, H will be able to say “We have students from 110 countries” instead of “We have students from 109 countries.” And if you’re from Asia/India it can be quite competitive.</p>

[powerbomb]

<p>^How about Canada? I realized they tend to group Americans and Canadians a lot on the website, for example: If you are not a US or a Canadian citizen, then…</p>

<p>Do canadian applicants have a better chance than other internationals?</p>

[ChoklitRain]

<p>^ You definitely have better chances than the kids from Asia/India, although Canada’s proximity to the US equates to a good number of applicants. I think of Canada as a large, well-represented 51st state. You have about equal chances as a kid from New York or New Jersey in my opinion(though the South Dakota kid has the slight upper hand ;))</p>