External Links

This guide on BrightSparks Forums

Getting In: The social logic of Ivy League admissions by Malcolm Gladwell

How to Get Into Stanford with B’s on Your Transcript: Failed Simulations & the Surprising Psychology of Impressiveness by Cal Newport

Want to Get into Harvard? Spend More Time Staring at the Clouds: Rethinking the Role of Extracurricular Activities in College Admissions by Cal Newport

Ask Me Anything: Daniel Grayson – Tufts University

Do College Interviews Really Count? by Steve Cohen

College Confidential Forums—Why do seemingly perfect students get rejected from Ivies?

What Colleges Don't Want You to Know About Admissions video by Anthony Green

Apart from those in the United States, which institutions offer scholarships to international student?

Some full tuition scholarships are listed below:

United Kingdom

• University of Oxford — Reach Oxford Scholarship
• University of Westminster — International Undergraduate Scholarships
• Jardine Foundation Scholarship

Australia

• Macquarie University — International Scholarships
• Melbourne University — Scholarships for International Students
• Australian National University — Scholarships for International Undergraduates
• Australian Awards Scholarships

Hong Kong

• The University of Hong Kong — Entrance Scholarship
• Hong Kong University of Science and Technology — International Undergraduate Scholarships