<p>Question: Do I count as an international student if I completed all of my high school in another country but was born in the U.S.? And can I get financial aid if my parents have a house here in the U.S. and pay taxes? You say that you were born in the U.S., so I [...]</p>
<p>The answer can vary depending on the type of school the student is applying to.</p>
<p>For a State school, they would be considered American but required to pay out of state.</p>
<p>For a private school, they are treated the same as any American student and are considered part of the American pool despite being educated outside the country since their FA packages differ based on the citizenship. </p>
<p>Where it truly gets tricky is how they count them! If someone was born in US but lived in Mexico, China or India for most of their life, can they be treated as international students? From what I understand, they can’t be treated as Internationals. So a school like MIT considering an American born living in India has to treat them as American while they treat all others applying from India as Indian and count them as part of the 10% International pool that is allowed to be admitted. So an American born kid living in India is part of the 90% admit pool while an Indian is part of the 10% admit pool.</p>
<p>An American citizen living abroad would be eligible for FA like all other Americans, but the application would be read in context of where the applicant went to school - Mexico, China, Australia. If parents pay taxes of a particular state, then that state would be considered as the IS. </p>
<p>I am not sure how D2’s school would put her - American or International when they do their MI.</p>
<p>My roommate is a US citizen born and raised in Hong Kong. Swarthmore considered her a domestic student for admissions purposes but she was included in international orientation type things.</p>