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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In my home country, you first select the schools you want to go to.

Then each school was a testing day. You take the test/s.

You are eligible to attend the schools you passed tests for. 
If you didn't pass, no second chances to that particular school.

[b]Wonder if that method will work here?[/b]

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People will whine about discrimination.  It would not work here.

As a URM, who attended schools in the UK, I prefer their college admission process.  The college admission process in the United States is a complete crap show on epic proportions.   It's basically a popularity contest that is based on whether the admission counselor likes you or not.  I am so glad that I attended school in a country where common sense, merit, and your academic ability matters.  I would have probably committed suicide if I had to endure the US version of college admission.

My kid is only applying to international universities next year.  He likes that the criteria for most international engineering schools is based on math proficiency and offer direct admission as suppose to here where prospective engineering students have to waste time in low level courses fighting over limited spots.  Don't tell me that a kid who takes Multivariable Equations as a junior and one who scored 5s on every AP exam have to waste their time sitting in some USA university.

My advice to parents who value merit is to have their children apply to international schools.  It helps if your child can speak the language as well.  My child can fluently speak 4 languages too.

We're are not even entertaining universities in this country. [/quote]

Well, good luck! The fewer kids that participate in the rat race here the better.[/quote]

Agree!  All of the “merit and stats only” folks should apply where test scores are the only criteria.[/quote]

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