<p>i was born in the us and i grew up in Illinois so i have a us citizenship, but my parents are both chinese so in turn i look 100 percent chinese and im also living in china because of my dads job (he got relocated to china)</p>
<p>when i submitted my application form i checked us citizenship but of course my mailing address was in China. some schools such as lawrenceville automatically assumed that i was an international student. this is a problem for me because i know that international students have a lower acceptance rate compared to students that have an us citizenship (i looked this up on the different schools' sites)</p>
<p>so am i considered an international student? how do i make this clear to the admissions?</p>
<p>on the app it asks what ur citezenship is i think just say USA and ur fine</p>
<p>I think it would not be out of place to write a brief letter to the admissions departments, outlining your status, something along the lines of, "I am an American citizen. I was born in the US, and lived in Illinois until last year."</p>
<p>Ok.. I have been living in the USA for almost all my life, but was born in Europe. I don't have USA citizenship, but am a permanent resident. Would I be a international student? </p>
<p>Also, would it be to my advantage to say English is my native language, or say Chinese and German is? I speak all of them at home. Thanks!</p>
<p>Which one is your native language? Be honest. I think it asks you somewhere, and I was asked in all my interviews I've had so far, if I know any other languages.</p>
<p>...Honestly, I grew up learning all three...I can't write German (never tried) or Chinese (didn't bother) though, how ever I am flawless in speaking them.</p>
<p>well being brutally honest i think ur international
because well ur NOT AMERICAN</p>
<p>some schools ask if you needa green card
if u dont
then itll b easier for u</p>
<p>I would put English so you wouldn't have to take the TOEFL, or just write down all three.</p>
<p>i agree with johnathon but, you can write german and chinese and you can take toefl and do amazing</p>
<p>lol...never thought of that... but the schools will catch on sooner or later...after speaking for english all my life and going to school studying english... what kind of questions are asked in the toefl?</p>
<p>just english questions. It stands for Test of English as a Foreign Language.</p>