<p>What type of financial aid packages will a U.S. citizen student studying high school in India be eligible for?</p>
<p>If you are a US citizen you are not international for FA purposes. So you will be eligible for the same FA as any US student. What that will be will depend on your family financial situation and the school you apply to.</p>
<p>You are not an international student if you are a US citizen.</p>
<p>Thank you!</p>
<p>If so, what is the difference in the financial aid process if the student is a U.S. citizen? Would it pose as any advantage?</p>
<p>And would the student be considered in the same pool of applicants from US or in the international category for the overall admission process?</p>
<p>You are in the US pool of applicants.</p>
<p>The only disadvantage that you would have is that you aren’t a resident for any state, therefore you would be charged OOS tuition rates for any publics you attend - unless given scholarships to overcome those costs.</p>
<p>But I am although the student doest reside in the states, his father does and therefore he is regarded as a lawful resident of the state of Florida.</p>
<p>The student plans to attend a private university.</p>
<p>Residence regulations vary by state. Your friend should take a look at public colleges and community colleges in Florida as possible financial safeties if he qualifies for in-state tuition there.</p>
<p>As a US citizen, he can file the FAFSA, and so is considered a domestic student for financial aid purposes. The international admissions officers may or may not be called in to help interpret his school records depending on the type of school he has been attending while living overseas.</p>
<p>The original question is about financial aid.</p>
<p>The truth is that financial aid for Americans is difficult. Most schools cannot meet need. If the student’s stats are not “elite quality” and/or doesn’t get admitted to a top elite, he’ll likely have gaps or big loans in his FA package.</p>
<p>How much can his parents contribute each year?</p>
<p>Doe he know what his parents expected contribution is? </p>
<p>What are his stats? </p>
<p>The above 3 conditions will largely determine where he’ll get accepted and how much financial aid he’ll receive.</p>