<p>I have the citizenship but i've never lived in the states and have attended school outside the USA (in Kuwait.) Does that make me international or will i still be considered an American applicant?</p>
<p>You will be treated as a domestic applicant. That is the reply I received from Stanford 3 months ago.</p>
<p>That is not fair though, well, I don't think so. Oh well, I'm not part of admissions so I shouldn't be deciding. Thanks.</p>
<p>Not fair??? That's to your advantage BIG time!</p>
<p>I dunno how I could consider it an advantage though. Apart from the cultural diversity issue. Does that play a big role? Im not very familiar since, in Kuwait, we do not get a strong staff of teachers, etc that inform us of such issue. Plus, the enlish here is on the down side so my disadvantage would be my SAT scores.</p>
<p>You'll get all the advantages of "adding diversity" without the disadvantage of being international. Admissions for internationals are much more competitive and not need blind, so if you need financial aid, being an international would be a very big disadvantage.</p>
<p>If English is not your native language, you should take TOFL - most universities will require that.</p>
<p>^exactly. </p>
<p>Stanford also takes into account the strength of your school in English when looking at your score. I have an international friend whose english isn't very good but still got into Stanford because Stanford realised that his school didn't prepare him very well for the SATs and plus he knows 4 other languages!</p>