Do I have a better chance applying from the US or Yemen?

Applying to College
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<p>I'm currently a freshman from the United States, but I'm thinking about staying in Yemen for education. Both my school in the United States and my current school here are very rigorous.</p>

<p>I've lived there my whole life and have just recently started attending school here, but I'm considering staying here if it puts me at an advantage.</p>

<p>I heard from a few students at my current school that being here gives students an advantage at getting accepted into top universities (ivy leagues and universities such as Stanford, or even the UCs) in the United States, but I don't know if that's true in my case, especially.</p>

<p>However, as a Yemeni-American, I still have a U.S. passport. Does that make a difference? Will I be considered an international student if I apply my senior year from here?</p>

<p>Should I stay at this school longer/if I can only pick 1 more year to stay, which year should I pick?</p>

<p>If I just returned to the United States after this school year, even if I'm not considered an international student, will I be put at an advantage for my ethnicity?</p>

<p>Doesn't being in a country like Yemen put students at an advantage due to the small amount that apply from it and countries like it, and because of diversity?</p>

<p>I know people that have attended this school have gotten into ivy leagues and all even without 4.0 or nearly perfect SAT scores, by the way, but in my case since I'm a US citizen, will I not have the same advantage as them, even if I'm here?</p>

<p>What would be the advantage(s) in any of this for ivy leagues? I'd rather attend one (or Stanford) anyway.</p>

<p>Will my application be looked at differently for attending a high school outside of the states, or by being a Yemeni female citizen as well? (diversity)
And if I do/start some activities here, is that considered more interesting because I'm currently in Yemen?</p>

<p>I plan to do more various ex-curriculars and keep a high GPA/AP classes, by the way.</p>

<p>Sorry that this was long...</p>

<p>Any other tips/advice/info would be appreciated.
Thanks.</p>

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<p>Where is your family?</p>

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<p>You are a US applicant because you are eligible to file the FAFSA. Period. You are not a true international applicant.</p>

<p>If you graduate from high school outside the US, your school records may need to be interpreted by the international admissions officer when you apply to a college or university.</p>

<p>There are a number of special challenges in applying from outside the US, but citizens living abroad do manage to overcome them every year. Right now you need to talk with your parents about how they expect you to pay for college. You also need to find out if you will be considered a resident for tuition and fees purposes in any state. Often students like you have great difficulty with that. </p>

<p>No one can predict admissions to Ivy League and Ivy-peer institutions. It is extremely difficult for everyone. That your current HS often sends students to that type of college/university speaks highly of the level of instruction, but it does not mean that you will get in if you stay (or not get in if you don’t).</p>