Citizenship dilemma on CSS! (Chinese or Canadian?)

Paying for College
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<p>So I have lived and gone to school in Canada for over 11 years now but my parents only decided to apply for Canadian Citizenship about a year ago. I will be getting my Canadian Citizenship around May this year, way before the September school year. On my Common App, I filled out that I was Chinese because I didn't want to be later blamed for lying saying I was Canadian before I actually was. However, I once emailed a Financial Aid Officer who said it was really up to me to put Chinese or Canadian.
So for the CSS profile do I put Chinese or Canadian? I know some schools offer better packages to Canadians versus Chinese.</p>

<p>Thanks in advance!</p>

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<p>You are Chinese until you have your Canadian Citizenship documents in your hands.</p>

<p>You can let the colleges know that this is in process, but they won’t be able to treat you as a Canadian until you truly are.</p>

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<p>That’s what I was afraid of… oh well… thanks for your answer, really appreciate the second opinion.</p>

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<p>You should indicate that you’re a citizen of China. Attach a note saying that your Canadian citizenship is in process with an expected date in May.</p>

<p>This way, FAO may (or may not) award you some financial aid (as a Canadian)</p>