AHH Help! Freaking out here!

Applying to College
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<p>I just found out (pretty late, yeah I know :() that I might need to apply for the International Student status. I've studied in the US for the past 3 years, and Canada for the last 5. I hold a Canadian passport, and I'm here on a H4 Visa (Parent has H1 working). </p>

<p>1.Am I required to apply for the Int. student status? </p>

<p>2.Has anyone had any experience with this? How did you get through and pay for college? I know int. students get a lot less (or none) financial help with colleges..</p>

<p>3.Aside from financial aid forms, is there any difference between applying for regular and int? </p>

<p>THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP AND ANSWERS! Ahh freaking out here :(</p>

<p>Sorry if this is in the wrong forum!</p>

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<p>Anyone? :(</p>

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<p>If you are not a US Citizen you need to apply as an international student. If you are a permanant resident, you’ll need to mark it down. </p>

<p>But really, I don’t understand what’s so hard to get about: Non-Citizen = International as a rule of thumb.</p>

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<p>no yurtle, just because your a citizen doesnt mean anything (im a perm resident not citizen but still not international)…</p>

<p>as long as your a permanent resident, you dont have to. I dont know much about visas, but since you dunno either, you should call the schools and ask them!</p>

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<p>Try posting this on the FA or Parents forum. They have some very knowledgeable people there.</p>

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<p>Some schools might consider Canadians domestic. If you are truly stuck with the international label, then getting FA is pretty hard. Only harvard, yale, princeton, amherst, williams, dartmouth are need-blind AND full-need to internationals. Cornell became need-blind this year. MIT is full-need, but they have a quota. Schools like Rice, WashU, and Vanderbilt give pretty good merit-aid. Here’s a list of colleges that provide aid for internationals. <a href=“http://www.oacac.com/docs/IntFinAid.pdf[/url]”>http://www.oacac.com/docs/IntFinAid.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>The FA process is a bit different. Some schools still use CSS Profile for internationals living in the U.S. FAFSA is pretty much out of the question. Some schools might require an international aid form that’s usually accessible from their website.</p>

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<p>I did specify permanant residency was different. </p>

<p>:/ My statements remain.</p>

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<p>I’ll probably apply to several Canadian schools as well. Thanks for the help, any other tips would be appreciated!</p>