<p>As the process getting close I have a question about my status as a applicant. I'm a Green card holder thus I'm a permanent resident in the U.S. I came to U.S. for high school three years ago.</p>
<p>My question is, when I apply, will I be counted as an international student or a domestic applicant? My college counselor said that I will be counted as an international and therefore the quota will apply on me, so I'm thinking to become a U.S. citizen in order to have a higher chance.</p>
<p>It depends on the college you are applying. Almost all of the colleges that I have visited their website count PRs (like you) as domestic…</p>
<p>Your counselor is wrong… you have the same chance as citizens…</p>
<p>ALTHOUGH… it is possible that the colleges you are applying require you to take TOEFL or IELTS and send their scores IN ADDITION to the others things… (because you are less than 5 years in US)
sometimes it can be waived (TOEFL) in some conditions… (like having a CR score in SAT higher than 650)</p>
<p>I’m looking for some top colleges like Upenn. Although my SAT reading is above 650, which means I don’t need to summit TOFEL theoretically, many universities and my advisor still encourage me to summit TOFEL scores as a reference for my command on English. I guess summiting TOFEL score does not make me an international applicant? </p>
<p>Are you applying this year? Good luck with everything!</p>
<p>That’s right… TOEFL just proves your english skills…
I’m international, but one of my old friends had kind of similar condition. I think he is citizen though… He took TOEFL…</p>
<p>Let me tell you something: TOEFL score is not very important. You just have to score more than 100, and sometimes with a minimum like 24 - 25 on each section… 110 or 112 are not very different to the admission officers… Don’t focus on the score… Just try to get 100… That’s it…</p>