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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Could be an advantage to apply to US colleges from a NL high school. It is considered geographic diversity. [/quote]

Maybe it’s geographic diversity for some universities where European applicants are rare, but keep in mind that international applicants have lower admissions rates than domestic applicants-and a highly selective university may take just one applicant from a country, if any.[/quote]

Except the applicant isn't an international applicant but a US one - and how many NL college applicants is a school getting. Chinese, Indian, ME, you get boatloads. But, a NL applicant. It would likely stand out for lots of reasons. It is also a good story to tell for the applicant.[/quote]

You’re confusing the concepts of international student (which is defined based on citizenship and has financial aid implications) and American applicant from an internationally based high school.

Universities may differ in their practices, but applicants are typically judged in the pool where their high school is located, irrespective of citizenship.  The reason for that is to have an admissions officer familiar with the school/school system and to compare students within that school system.

Agree that the competition from Netherlands is nothing compared to that from Asian countries, but still Netherlands is a small country, most universities aren’t going to need more than 1 student accepted (if any) to check the box on having a student from that country.  [/quote]

NP this isn't true. Americans overseas are not lumped in with international applications. Even if they're in the same high school. They will likely have the same reader, but not always[/quote]

And your evidence for this being not true is what exactly? Into which applicant pool would the American overseas students be categorized? Do they get lumped into whatever state/regional pool the admissions officer randomly chooses even if they’ve never set foot in an American high school? No they do not.

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