<p>I am a Canadian citizen, but I'll have attended all four years of high school in the US. When it comes to Financial aid, will have have the same chances as an American citizens?</p>
<p>Since you’re not a U.S. citizen, you wouldn’t be eligible for federal aid, but you might be eligible for state aid depending on where you’re attending high school.</p>
<p>As for institutional aid (provided by the college itself), you’d be treated the same as any other international candidate, I believe.</p>
<p>^Actually, that’s not exactly true, dodgersmom. If Ardy is a PERMANENT RESIDENT WITH GREENCARD but still a Canadian citizen, he or she will be eligible for FAFSA-based federal funding as well. In this case, he or she will just be required to submit his or her Alien number when filing FAFSA. HOWEVER, state universities may require “proof” of residence to avoid Out of State tuition fees, which are substantial. </p>
<p>PLUS, if Ardy is a permanent resident, she or she CAN be treated equally for institutional funding at an IN-STATE school. This is very important because many top schools do not fund internationals at all. Ardy, what state are you in? And will you qualify as resident? Does your family file taxes in the US?</p>
<p>Also, just so you know, if you apply in Canada to great schools like McGill, UT, UBC etc., those schools will STILL treat you as a Canadian citizen even though you have a US Greencard – and will be MUCH MORE COST-EFFECTIVE choices than even most in-state flagships. So don’t rule out studying in Canada. Also, once you reside in a province again, you’ll be eligible for OSAP (if Ontario) - which gives a more generous interest rate (one point above prime, never higher) and has a substantial payback forgiveness grant (eg. about 4k of every 11k borrowed) compared with FAFSA based fed funds.</p>
<p>No, I don’t have a greencard. I’m here on a TD visa and will probably have to change that to a F1(?) when I go to college. I’m in Ohio and I do realize I could attend a Canadian University, but I would much rather stay in the US 
Also yes, my family files taxes in the US.</p>
<p>I haven’t heard that Ohio gives aid to int’l students who’ve attended OH high schools. I’m not sure that Ohio gives much aid to domestic students either.</p>
<p>you won’t be able to file FAFSA for fed aid. </p>
<p>have you asked your parents how much they’ll pay for college? that answer will likely determine where you should apply. Since colleges in Canada are much cheaper, your parents may not be willing to spend much here in the US…so ask them.</p>
<p>If you have strong stats, then apply to some schools that will give you merit scholarships and to the schools that will give aid to int’l students.</p>
<p>however, be aware that schools that give “need based aid” to int’ls are the hardest to get accepted to…AND, they will look over your family’s income and assets to determine how much your parents will pay…which may be more than your parents are willing to pay.</p>
<p>No, Ohio won’t help you. If you were in one of the Dream Act states, you might have been eligible for state assistance - but not in Ohio.</p>
<p>Addy, depending on your stats, you may wish in this case to apply places where you might receive merit scholarships, because I suspect you’ll ave difficulty with need based funding for US schools. If you also have a residence in Canada, you might be eligible for a reduced amount of Canadian federal student loans, so look into that, but I believe the portion of loan funding available to attend accredited US schools at the provincial level may be restricted if you’re not presently a residence in province. </p>
<p>You next steps will be to have a conversation with your folks about how they envision contributing to college and what the costs are (many are surprised to learn, for example, that the cost of attendance at an instate university that includes residence is about $25,000 in our state - Michigan, and would be, for example, $48,000 for an international-- umich has very high OOS fees). So make sure they understand the costs to expect, and look around for the best pricing (some schools don’t charge super high OOS fees…)</p>
<p>Together, your family will want to try to discuss and or predict how your targeted list of schools will both bill you and if they’ll support aid. Some schools might at least give you
in-state fees, but many will not.</p>
<p>It will be a complicated search, so you’re off to a good start looking into it now – but try to get info from targeted schools now before the application season is in full swing.
Best wishes!</p>