<p>Hi. I am a us/japanese dual citizen living in japan right now. Am I an international applicant or an domestic applicant? Also, either way which forms should I use? </p>
<p>I got an education in the US until 5th grade, when I came over to Japan. I have been living here for seven years now, but I have managed to get decent(low 700) scores on the SAT CR and W. I go to a regular Japanese high school, and usually speak Japanese at home.</p>
<p>I know that international students have to take the TOEFL, and i haven't yet. Right now, I am mildly freaking out at the aspect that I might have to take tests that I didn't expect. Quick answers, please?</p>
<p>Domestic - that’s what I did, I’m a dual UK-US citizen born in Belgium and living in England.</p>
<p>It’s a difficult question. I’m also a Korean-American whose first language was not English, so I was wondering the same thing. First of all, since you hold American citizen you will obviously receive full benefits, such as need-blind financial aid policies for every universities. You will be treated equally as Americans in admission process. (Your application will be part of domestic file, not international)</p>
<p>However, as for each university’s statistics (like what % international, domestic, etc), it is the college that decides. For instance, college A can put you as part of the number that make up % of international students, while college B can put you as domestic. As a lot of colleges are enthusiastic about promoting diversity, surely they will want to label you as “Japanese” rather than American. </p>
<p>I think of my experience as a proof. Emory, the college I’m planning to attend, labeled me as ‘American,’ while UVa (another college that I was thinking of attending) treated me as international. So each college has flexibility in labeling you as either international or domestic.</p>
<p>In summary, for admission process you are domestic, but for statistical purposes you may be labeled as international.</p>
<p>Thank you for the replies</p>
<p>Then that means i have to use a regular (not international) common app, right??</p>
<p>Hi, you are domestic. not international. no toefl!
your situation sounds really similar to me, so I found this thread really interesting. I’m Japanese and I lived in the states until 4th grade so for like 10 years. I go to an international school in Japan right now, and applying this fall!</p>
<p>good luck :)</p>
<p>Lilspring -</p>
<p>You are Domestic for financial aid purposes. </p>
<p>However, your education for the past seven years has been in a language other than English. This means that you MUST check with each college and university on your list to find out which of them will require that you take the TOEFL. Some will ask for a TOEFL score. Some won’t because you have a good SAT CR score.</p>
<p>Whether or not you need to take the TOEFL, do sit down and read through one of the iBT prep books. The vocabulary and situations used in that exam are based on real-life college experiences. Knowing some of this vocabulary can be a real help when you get to school in the US.</p>