<p>I’m an American citizen currently studying abroad in Pakistan. I will be receiving my O Levels diploma next school year (2015). Will it be possible for me to attend Universities(or at least take part in matriculation) having only completed O Levels? And will I be at a disadvantage compared to international applicants who have A Level diplomas? Furthermore, will I be considered an International Student, even though I have US citizenship? Also, I'll have had 11 years of education and be 17 years old by the time I complete my O Levels.</p>
<p>I used this tool on the CIE website, but don't know how accurate it is:
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<p>Apparently, there are quite a few universities in which O Levels meet the criteria for matriculation. (BU, Caifornia State University, PSU, Pratt Insitute, etc.)</p>
<p>The only way i see it, u can go to community college after O levels. Most universities (the decent ones) require an A level diploma.</p>
<p>Forgot to mention, u are a domestic applicant. Rest assured. And dude, ur in O2. At least give ur O levels first. Everyone is getting straight A’s nowadays. Some universities will evaluate you compared to other pakistanis although u arent applying as an int’l</p>
<p>Hey
I have da same problem im in da last year of O level and actually i am frm Pakistan and i dont wanna go on here wanna for college in America in Brooklyn College so lyk does Pak Studies Isl or Urdu count and can i get dere???</p>
<p>forgot to mention in frm America and i only so far did O levels!^^^</p>
<p>CalmConquistador -</p>
<p>Some colleges and universities here will admit students with only the O level results. There are a number of old threads on that topic. Search for them in the International Students forum.</p>
<p>Almost all colleges and universities in the US will admit any student who they deem to be “college ready” even if that student has not fully completed secondary school. For information on that topic, run searches here (or elsewhere in the internet) on the topic of “Early College”.</p>
<p>If you already know some of the colleges/universities that you would like to apply to, email the admissions offices and ask about O levels, and how they will handle your foreign secondary school records. You are a US applicant for financial aid purposes, but it is likely that someone from the international admissions office will have to be the one to evaluate your school records.</p>
<p>When you file the financial aid paperwork, you will need to have your parents’ financial information converted to USD at the exchange of the day (for bank accounts, investments, property values, etc.) and their tax and income information reported at the average exchange for the year. If your parents are US citizens or legal permanent residents, they are obligated to file US federal tax returns every year even if they don’t owe any taxes. You can use those figures on the FAFSA and CSS Profile (if your colleges/universities require the CSS Profile).</p>
<p>You can get a lot of free or very cheap help at the closest office of EducationUSA. Read through the website (and if your parents weren’t educated in the US, have them read it too), then contact the counselors at the advising center closest to where you live. There are several in Pakistan: <a href=“https://www.educationusa.info/Pakistan[/url]”>https://www.educationusa.info/Pakistan</a> Considering the number of US citizens and permanent residents in Pakistan who post here at CC, I expect that the counselors at your EducationUSA office will have experience helping students like you. If I’m wrong about that, ask them to help you find out which of their colleagues in the other offices is the local expert on US citizen applicants.</p>
<p>Wishing you all the best!</p>
<p>@happymomof1
Thanks a lot for the great information!</p>