Not a citizen OR a permanent resident (PSAT-related)

Test Preparation
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<p>So, I'm a legal immigrant to the United States and I've been here since 2nd grade, now a junior, and I'm taking the PSATs on Wedensday. </p>

<p>The only language I speak is English, and the only country I really know is the United States, but because I won't have a green card (permanent residence) for a few more years, I can't benefit from the "NMSQT" portion of the PSAT/NMSQT.</p>

<p>I get good grades, I'm involved in my community, I rarely get in trouble (certainly never with the law), and I have lived here almost nine years. I consider myself a valuable member of my school and community at large. Yet because of the complicated immigration rules, I am not a permanent resident and thus cannot benefit from the NMSQT. </p>

<p>It's times like this that really make me feel pretty crappy. Anybody else in this situation (or know somebody who is)?</p>

<p>=[</p>

<p>(And I'm still bothering to study for it anyway, only because colleges do see the grades and use them to figure out who to send those pretty little guides to.)</p>

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<p>You only need to apply for it, methinks. Just a Form I-797 will suffice for the meantime.</p>

<p>By the way, you can't be an immigrant without being a citizen. You're a legal alien.</p>

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<p>But you only get that after you apply, and if I can't apply because I do not currently meet requirements for application...well, that just looks silly. And then I'd be denied, and it would make things a little messier when I want to do it for real, when my requirements for application are fulfilled.</p>