<p>I always thought permanent residents / Green card holders were considered domestic applicants, until I read something on Northwestern's class of 2008.</p>
<p>The Class of 2012 is one of the most diverse in Northwestern's history. It is expected to include 22% Asian-American students, 7% Latino/a students, 5% African-American students, and *6.5% international students (non-U.S. citizens or permanent residents). *</p>
<p>This says that permanent residents are classified as internationals - so when im applying to schools like Harvard or MIT - will I be judged as hard as an international or judged as a domestic?</p>
<p>Actually, colleges will ask you to provide a photocopy of your Green Card.</p>
<p>Permanent residents are in the same domestic application pool as US citizens. Here is a typical definition of international student, as expressed by the University of Chicago: "You are an international applicant to the College if you are neither a U.S. citizen nor a U.S. permanent resident, regardless of where in the world you live." Some colleges go as far as to consider Canadian and Mexican citizens along in the same application pool with US citizens and permanent residents.</p>