Will it be harder for me to get into an Ivy League university? I live in South Korea.?

Question

I am currently in 9th grade and I am South Korean. Our family moved to Canada when I was in 1st grade and I so lived in Canada for 3 years and then in the US for 4 years. Last summer, our family moved back to South Korea and I am now attending an international school with all the classes in english and with all the same subjects as an American high school. Will it be harder for me to get into an Ivy League college because I live in South Korea? I have been raised and educated in the US, so basically, I am what people would call a "twinkie". If I had stayed in the US and went to a high school there, would it have been easier for me to get into an Ivy League college? Or does this South Korea situation give me an advantage because it makes me unique? Thank you for your help!

Answer 1

No, the fact that you live in South Korea won't make it any harder to get accepted to an ivy league school than it usually is. It might provide you with a cross-cultural advantage if you know how to portray yourself well in your application. What have you learned from your cross-cultural experiences and how have these experiences shaped you into the person that you are today? You will have plenty of opportunities to demonstrate this through your application essays and interviews. The best thing to do at this point is to research the admissions requirements for the schools where you'd like to apply and start studying for the TOEFL and SAT tests.

Here are a few articles that should help you with your research:

The Truth About Ivy Leagues: http://www.macquil.com/articles/ivyleagu...

Five Tips to Ease College Application Panic

http://www.macquil.com/articles/easecoll...

College Applications - The Inside Story

http://www.macquil.com/articles/college-...

Good luck!