<p>If I'm a permanent resident in the US and have citizenship elsewhere, does this put me at a disadvantage in college admissions?</p>
<p>If you have a green card, I don’t think it puts you at a disadvantage. </p>
<p>It might put you at a disadvantage for “some” scholarships.</p>
<p>I have my green card, but do you think there is still some kind of preference for US citizens in top tier schools? Like if there were 2 students with similar stats, would they choose the US citizen? I have chinese citizenship.</p>
<p>I can’t know for sure, but I would guess that they’d have preference for students that have US citizenship.</p>
<p>I think that if you have citizenship in other countries, it can only work towards your advantage. However, if you’re applying for places with guaranteed medical programs I think you need citizenship or an extended expiration for your greencard, which is sort of hard to get (a lot of lawyer fees).</p>
<p>hmmm… perhaps for other countries, citizenship would mean diversity, but I think in this case, it might be my disadvantage</p>
<p>What if you have dual-citizenship for the US and another country, but were born and live in the US?</p>
<p>If you’re a US citizen who was born in and has lived for a while in the US, it can’t possibly hurt you that you’re also a citizen of some other country.</p>
<p>US citizenship and permanent residence are important for financial aid because you are eligible for federally determined aid (i.e. you can file the FAFSA). There are some scholarships that are exclusively for US citizens.</p>
<p>Since you have permanent residence status and you are graduating from a HS in the US, you will be in the domestic applicant pool along with the US citizens. Whether or not your foreign nationality is a plus will depend on the specific college/university you are applying to - in other words, it is not easy to predict. Don’t worry about this one. </p>
<p>What you might think about, is getting good advice for your parents on financial aid, and the whole college application process in the US. Many immigrant parents are either clueless, or badly advised about the process. A good place to start would be your HS guidance office.</p>
<p>Wishing you all the best!</p>
<p>It depends on the colleges,like some colleges put Mexico and Canada students in the same pool with domestic students while some others not.</p>