<p>Like the title says, can filling out the "dual citizenship" bubble hurt you on your app? I know that being a foreign student makes many US colleges exponentially more difficult to get into. I, however, have lived all of my life in the US, but I do have dual citizenship because my mom is foreign-born (she forced me to apply for for a second citizenship in case there is another army draft). </p>
<p>Should I just say I'm a US citizen?</p>
<p>How exactly would having dual citizenship help you get out of a draft? If you're still a citizen of the United States, you would still be drafted. :P</p>
<p>If you have dual citizenship, I think you can run away to the other country you're a citizen of and avoid getting drafted.</p>
<p>Having a dual citizen should not make a difference - as a US citizen you would have the benefit of things that other US citizens have - financial aid/scholarships/etc....... seems you would have the choice of states US citizen OR dual - especially since your have lived all of your life in the US............</p>
<p>I would certainly think that even with dual citizen - IF there ever was another draft - you could still be drafted - as a US citizen.</p>
<p>Keep in mind when you file the FAFSA for federal aid (which most schools require at minimum for financial aid purposes), it states that you must register for selective service. Like Jeepmom stated, in the event of a draft as a U.S. citizen, you could be drafted.</p>
<p>Keep in mind also - you are a US citizen - in all senses of the word - if you are applying to college - and expect to qualify for any US financial aid - you would be considered a citizen of the US in order to do so.</p>
<p>If you apply as a non- us citizen - you most like will not be eligable for US financial aid - with the exception of private aid/scholarships, etc.... I think the US citizenship takes priority also.</p>
<p>SYB good point - I forgot that - yes - that FAFSA will require that you be registered for selective service - they do it for you if it has not already been done by the student - on the 18th b'day. And many schools do require the FAFSA even if no aid is needed - some schools don't require it if the student is private pay.</p>
<p>Most schools also are not need blind to international students so your ability to pay will be a factor in the admissions process. </p>
<p>In addition, if you file as an international student, you will be in the pool with all of the other international students vying for a handful of slots ant each school as you would be hard pressed to find an international population over 6%.</p>
<p>With the changes to international student visa's and homeland security: In 2005, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security clarified preexisting laws, ruling that international students may not take off more than one term of school in a row or take more than one leave term in a year. This could really get you in bind if you feel for any reason you need to leave school.</p>
<p>If you are a U.S. citizen, you should just apply as a citizen.</p>
<p>Dual status can HELP you on a cultural level when applying to colleges.</p>
<p>Iono my dad is a American and British citizen and he did not notice any differences in the college process. Oh and he got drafted for Vietnam.</p>
<p>He's not asking whether to apply as a citizen or interantional. It's about dual citizenship</p>
<p>If you are a dual citizen, I'd say the logical thing would be to fill in that bubble</p>
<p>For some schools - it is only for record keeping - makes no difference as far as admissions - some schools will ask which passport one intends on using - which may make a difference. </p>
<p>May be a good idea to ask this question of the schools to which this person is applying - to see how each one handles it - filling in that bubble could well make a difference mostly financially. There do seem to be some pros and cons about it.</p>
<p>Should I say US Citienship or Dual citizenship? Culturally, it won’t help me (Canada).</p>
<p>say dual citizenship for the sake of honesty. i’m a girl and won’t be drafted but i did put both of them down. i don’t think it helped or harmed my admissions in any way.</p>
<p>Having dual citizenship doesn’t change the fact that you’re a US citizen- you would still get all the same perks that the rest of us (Americans) get. If anything, it’ll make you more appealing because you’re more “cultured and worldly.”</p>
<p>And I guess he could always revoke his US citizenship and still belong somewhere in the world if he really wanted to avoid a draft. But hypothetical situation:</p>
<p>Say someone has dual citizenship in the US and Canada, but the US and Canada go to war. Can one country or the other really draft that citizen? (And again, this is COMPLETELY hypothetical. I’m well aware that Canada and the US will most probably never go to war.)</p>
<p>It won’t. And if you’re that scared, just put down U.S. It doesn’t matter at all.</p>
<p>I applied as a dual citizen but I don’t know if it helped me or not. My dad is from Switzerland and I have dual citizenship although I was born in the US and lived here all my life. On the common app there is a place where you must indicate the country of birth for your parents, so the colleges will know that much at least. Put it in there and hope for the best. It probably won’t be the decision-maker.</p>
<p>On the draft issue, dual citizenship helps you because if you do get drafted, or if a draft is reinstated, you can renounce your US citizenship and flee to your other country.</p>
<p>It’s rather sad that one of the most prominent “plusses” of being a dual citizen is that at a time of crisis when the entire nation would be called to sacrifice for the national security, you have an “out”.</p>
<p>First, a draft isn’t in the looming: the US military would suffer diluting its professional ranks with draftees. Second, it’s sad to see the “Never for my kid” mentality. The US has been at war eight years (regardless of how reasonable you feel it was started) but the sacrifice is left to an odd sliver of society. What a shame considering that the draft was begun to expressly stem the induction of the best and brightest who were volunteering (and dying) in droves.</p>
<p>^why is that rather sad? if i was a guy & there was a draft, i’d be glad to have an out from war, too.</p>
<p>anyhoo, i ditto what this poster said:“Dual status can HELP you on a cultural level when applying to colleges.”</p>
<p>When applying to American universities, dual citizenship is not important because as far as the US is concerned, you are American. Keep in mind that the US allows individuals from certain countries (Canada being one of them)to keep their citizenship, but do not recognized dual citizenship for anyone. That is why they asked the very specific question: “In the event of a war between US and Canada…”. Your dual citizenship status would have served you, had you choosen to go to a college in Canada because you would have had applied as a international student for education purpose (if HS in the US), but as a Canadian for tuition.</p>
<p>Do universities actually asked that question? I have seen: “Are you US citizen or permanent resident?” (YES/NO). But never a question about dual citizenship…</p>