<p>I am an American Citizen but I went to high school outside the US.</p>
<p>I was born in the US and went to school until high school, where I transferred to a high school outside the US.</p>
<p>What does that make me??</p>
<p>An international student is (usually) defined as someone who isn’t a Permanent US Resident or US Citizen. Since you’re the latter, you’re considered a US Citizen applicant. At least to my knowledge.</p>
<p>You’re an American student with an International background. 
You still count as domestic, not international, from an admissions perspective.</p>
<p>Your are not an international student, but because you finished a high school outside of USA, England, Australia, and New Zealand you need to take TOEFL. It doesn’t matter if you was borned in USA you need to prove you master english.</p>
<p>I am an international student.</p>
<p>bebetxx -</p>
<p>Each college and university sets its own policy about English proficiency exams (TOEFL, IELTS, etc.). You have to check the websites of each and every college/university that you are considering applying to. Without knowing the colleges on JoonYup’s list, there is no easy way to determine whether or not one of those exams is necessary.</p>
<p>JoonYup - </p>
<p>You asked this question about a year and a half ago. Most of the advice you received then still holds: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/international-students/1059337-international-american.html#post11734540[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/international-students/1059337-international-american.html#post11734540</a> For details on how your application will be handled at different colleges and universities, email them and ask. It is perfectly OK to do that.</p>
<p>Good luck with everything!</p>
<p>What about someone, such as myself, who is a Canadian citizen but currently a US resident and will graduate from an American high school? I am looking at applying to both Canadian and American universities.</p>
<p>@SilverSpoon, If you’re a permanent resident, then you are domestic - if not, you are international ^^</p>
<p>SilverSpoon, some states give in-state status to students who have lived in that state for a certain number of years regardless of immigration status. Check the websites for your in-state public 2-year and 4-year institutions and read their specific policies. In some states each places sets its own rules about this.</p>
<p>bebetxx, beware of Canadians. </p>
<p>Joonyup, I’m a Canadian citizen at the moment, but I was also born in the US so I have US citizenship. I’ve looked around, the main difference is that schools will consider you domestic for financial aid. You will still have to get your counsellor to submit an international supplement for you because you took a curriculum outside of the US. If you’re unclear, many schools clarify on international/domestic status on their international applicant FAQ page. Good luck!</p>
<p>For public universities you will be an out of state student if you are an american citizen. How my nephew was viewed and he’s been overseas since kindergarten. Did not have to take TOEFL.</p>
<p>Any students who finish a high/university in a different language than english and the english is not official language in that country must take TOEFL.</p>
<p>For instance, Indians, they finish a high school in english but they need to take TOEFL, because English is not an country official language. It is official in only a few states.
For instance, in my country there are some private high schools with English, and after graduation to make an admission to USA it is required to take TOEFL for any universities in USA except Harvard. </p>
<p>Good luck</p>
<p>Bebetxx, you are correct about most cases. However since each college and university makes its own policy, you really do have to check with each of them. For example, many do not require the TOEFL if the ACT or SAT is high enough.</p>