Am i regarded as an International student or a national???

Applying to College
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<p>Hey guys,
I really need some advice regarding admissions to USA universities.</p>

<p>Though i have a USA nationality,I haven't done high school. Instead i have done O and A level.For those of you who don't know, O/A level is a UK qualification which is similar to high school.</p>

<p>I have also taken the SAT.
I've browsed through various websites and searched a lot of colleges but what i cant figure out is whether I'll be regarded as an international student or a national .</p>

<p>Can anybody help me please?</p>

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<p>What counts is your citizenship, I think, but to be sure, ask the colleges.</p>

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<p>I stand corrected.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the replies.
So , if citizenship mainly counts that means i wont have to apply as a international student right?</p>

<p>Actually the reason why I’m asking this is because international students aren’t allowed financial aid as far as i know .They can only get scholarships , but the chances for that are also very slim.</p>

<p>I have emailed a few universities , but they havn’t replied yet.</p>

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<p>Citizenship definitely is what counts for scholarships.</p>

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<p>If you are a US citizen you can apply as such to any US university and not as an International. You will be able to apply for financial aid, using the FAFSA form like any other US citizen or permanent resident. You do not need to be living or have gone to high school in the US to do that.</p>

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<p>In terms of financial aid, your parents’ tax return may be needed. So your parents have to file tax return. If your citizenship is given because you were born in US and your parents are not US citizens nor permanent residents of US who reside in UK, I think it might be a problem because they might not be eligible to file tax return to IRS.
Check with colleges you plan to apply. There might be alternatives.</p>

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<p>Thankyou all for the replies… i really appreciate it :)</p>

<p>But theres also another problem which I’m facing :(,
I am absolutely clueless about how i should start applying to my desired universities.It’s mainly because i have a foreign qualification .</p>

<p>If u guyz have any idea,then please tell me… i really need it :(</p>

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<p>…</p>

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<p>You already took SAT. Your UK secondary school can prepare transcripts and teachers’ recommendations, I guess.</p>

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<p>what about TOEFL?? [:O]</p>

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<p>If you have a certain minimum CR score on SAT you do not need it.</p>

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<p>You’ve taken the SAT and the universities will know what to do with your UK transcripts. If you have any concerns - just call and talk to them.</p>

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<p>“what about TOEFL??”</p>

<p>With US citizenship and secondary education in the UK (or wherever, but you still did O/A levels…so the education was in English)…would he need TOEFL?</p>

<p>(I really don’t know…it just doesn’t seem like it would be necessary)</p>

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<p>Yeah , i just hope you guys are right, :stuck_out_tongue:
but i guess i will have to contact the universities to know for sure,</p>

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<p>Major universities have applicants from all over the world and are very aware of the differences in high school programs. Most will know exactly what your GCE scores and qualifications mean. Admission offices have staff that specialize in international applicants and your application will go into that pool even though you are a US citizen - applications are usually divided by geographical region.</p>

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<p>Thanks,</p>

<p>I contacted a few universities,they told me the same thing .My GCE will be considered by the international department.</p>

<p>However One of the universities, did’nt even knew what gce was,so i didn’t even bother to explain,lol.</p>

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<p>^^</p>

<p>I think the term “GCE” might have confused someone. After living overseas for many years, I am used to hearing about A/O levels, GCSE, and IGCSE - but I have never heard anyone refer to “GCE.” </p>

<p>Is that a new designation or something?</p>

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<p>" Your right ,Its usually called GCSE ,IGCSE,etc.
GCE means "GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION</p>

<p>It is a term which refers to both seconday(9th -11th grade) and higher education(12- 13th grade)</p>

<p>I did mention. GCSE, but they didn’t know what that was either lol :D, anywayz that was a low ranked universites ,so i didn’t care :D</p>

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<p>If you are US Citizen, I guess you can request some form of high-school studies assesment.</p>

<p>If your parents are not US Citizens, you may qualify as independent student if they live abroad. That would be extremely good for your finance aid.</p>