The discussion revolves around the chances of gaining admission to Ivy League schools for a student from Canada, exploring the experiences and insights of participants regarding international admissions, acceptance rates, and the value of focusing on Ivy League versus other educational options.
Participants exhibit a range of views, with some agreeing on the challenges faced by international students applying to Ivy League schools, while others emphasize the importance of focusing on academic performance and considering alternative educational paths. The discussion remains unresolved regarding the best approach for the original poster.
Participants highlight the variability in acceptance rates and the subjective nature of admissions processes, noting that many applicants may present similar qualifications, which complicates the chances of acceptance.
Students considering applying to U.S. universities from abroad, particularly those interested in Ivy League schools, as well as those seeking insights into the admissions process and the importance of academic performance.
It's done all the time. Admissions criteria for said schools are the same regardless of where you hail from, unless there is a flood or superabundance of applications from certain countries, in which there may be a de facto quota in place. Financial considerations may alter the equation. As an international student your chances for acceptance will be lower if you express financial need. Please keep in mind that acceptances at these schools is ~ 5%, so it would be a dangerous strategy indeed to only focus on the IviesLiam C said:I live in Canada but I want to go to a university in the US after I graduate HS. Does anyone have any experience similar to this? What are my chances of getting into an Ivy league school compared to those who already live in the U.S? Any data, statistics, personal or secondhand experience, educated guesses are all welcome.
:/Vanadium 50 said:Half a week ago, you wanted to go to MIT. Today it's an Ivy. Fortunately, you have time for 150 more such flip-flops before you need to make a decision. What you really need to do is to focus on getting your grades up. Without that, neither MIT nor an Ivy is in the cards.
I just used Ivys as an example.micromass said:Why the focus on the Ivies all the time? Sure, you'll get an excellent education there. But there are plenty of universities in Canada where you can also get a very good education for a much less money. I honestly think that any foreign student trying to get into a US university for undergrad is completely insane. There are so many good schools where you can go for less that a quarter of the price.
Thanks, this gives me what I was looking for.DrSteve said:It's done all the time. Admissions criteria for said schools are the same regardless of where you hail from, unless there is a flood or superabundance of applications from certain countries, in which there may be a de facto quota in place. Financial considerations may alter the equation. As an international student your chances for acceptance will be lower if you express financial need. Please keep in mind that acceptances at these schools is ~ 5%, so it would be a dangerous strategy indeed to only focus on the Ivies
Good to know.radium said:It's honestly not really worth thinking about the Ivys/Chicago/Stanford/MIT/Duke etc. at this point. The acceptance rates are so low that it's a crapshoot for anyone, except in special circumstances. My school has been getting well over 30,000 applications for the past three years at least. And it's very likely that most of them look pretty much the same.
Man, some of that was true but that really hurt my feelings. I know you don't care though. It's just hurtful to think that just because I spent some time on physics forums asking about portals, something of which I was completely ignorant about, means that I'm not working hard. Thanks for participating in my threads, you are genuinely helpful(<--- read with serious inflection).Vanadium 50 said:Planning for your future is good. Fantasizing about your future is not. You are a C-minus student. Do you really think your problem right now is to decide which elite US school you will be going to in three years time?
MIT enrolls about five Canadian students per year. Are you one of the top five students in Canada? Are you even on the path to being one of the top five students? I note that you haven't posted a single problem in the homework sections; instead you're posting about video game fantasy technology like portals. More fantasy. Meanwhile, I can guarantee that those top five students are working their butts off.
Your right Vanadium. Being told what I want to hear isn't Science! Science is truth. Your last post gave me a lot of motivation. As soon as I replied I sat down and started doing math and I will continue and then turn off my PC after this post. Thank you for being my voice of reason.Vanadium 50 said:It may hurt your feelings to be told something you don't want to hear, but isn't that better than being told something comforting but wrong? And then three years down the road finding out that your goals are now out of reach?
Yes, you should post homework and homework-type questions in the math homework sections.
Vanadium 50 said:It may hurt your feelings to be told something you don't want to hear, but isn't that better than being told something comforting but wrong? And then three years down the road finding out that your goals are now out of reach?
Yes, you should post homework and homework-type questions in the math homework sections.
Thank you, yes it is.Vanadium 50 said:Congratulations!
And see - isn't it better to be working your butt off an achieving your goals than sitting on it and fantasizing about them?