<p>I live in the states, but plan on applying as an international - would problems arise? What do I about address/EC's taking place in the states/financial aid...</p>
<p>Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>bumppppppp</p>
<p>You would be considered an international students in terms of admissions, which might make it a bit more difficult to get into the school(s) you want because you’ll be competing with…essentially, the rest of the world.</p>
<p>I’m not exactly sure about how the financial aid works, but I believe you’ll get very little to none if you do apply for need-based financial aid.</p>
<p>There are scads of US-educated international students just like you. Chances are that you will be put into a domestic pool for admissions itself, because your application will look a lot like that of anyone else from your HS. However, you will be in the international pool for financial aid.</p>
<p>If you are not a US citizen or Permanent Resident, and you don’t fall into one of the other specific categories that qualify you for federally determined financial aid (read all about this at the FAFSA website), you are an international student. What this means is that it will be MUCH harder for you to get financial aid. Depending on the state that you live in, you may or may not qualify for in-state tuition/fees at the public universities and community colleges. You need to investigate this very carefully.</p>
<p>If money is any kind of issue for your family, you need to find out NOW what your options will be. You may need to find a place to study in your home country if you can’t afford any place here.</p>
<p>Actually, happymomof1, I believe a domestic applicant is someone who holds a US passport or a green card. Someone would be an international applicant if they do not hold either of those. Someone from my high school was in that situation and was considered an international (this is for certain because she received a scholarship from Rice specifically designated for international students).</p>
<p>I don’t mind being considered an international, I was just wondering how I would go about filling out the application - like which forms do I use, the ones for Internationals or the ones for Domestic…? Because I don’t think my guidance counselor will know how to fill out any sort of international supplement forms…</p>
<p>also, I thought internationals (canadians, more specifically) were considered evenly in terms of financial aid at colleges like HYPC?</p>
<p>PS - Thanks happymomof1, I heard that some state pub. uni’s do consider people who attended school in the state as Domestic - I think UVa did this…</p>
<p>frutiaspice -</p>
<p>The whole domestic vs international situation is complicated. There are domestic internationals (like powerbomb) who have domestic transcripts, ECs, and letters of recommendation but who are international for aid. There are international domestic students who are US citizens/permanent residents who have been educated abroad and present foreign transcripts, ECs, and letters of recommendation, but who qualify for FAFSA-based aid. And, of course there are truly international students who have foreign nationality, foreign transcripts, and aren’t eligible for FAFSA-based aid.</p>
<p>Some schools will fling the application of a domestic international into the domestic admissions pile for the read-through because it is just like the application from a US citizen/permanent resident graduate of that same HS. When it comes time to award money, the file gets passed off to the international financial aid committee. Other schools will stick that application into the international pile from the get-go. It all depends on how an individual school handles things.</p>
<p>In cases like powerbomb’s the student probably should just contact each college/university individually and ask how that institution wants things to be done.</p>