<p>Hi there, I currently live in Taiwan (I am a US citizen with a US passport) and is attending a local school (Not an American school). Do I count as an international applicant? Or am I considered as a regular US applicant?
Do I have to take any other tests besides for the SAT? Or does it vary from school to school?
BTW, my native tongue is Chinese.</p>
<p>Thank you so much! :)</p>
<p>You might be considered a domestic student, but evaluated as an international one – it varies from school to school.
I know this because i’m just like you, but studied in another country.</p>
<p>Basically most schools will consider you international for application purposes. This means you’ll be competing against/compared to other students from your education system. This can be a help (schools trying to bring more diversity/unique experiences) or can make things tougher (most schools only admit about 10% international and you’ll be competing against many of the best and brightest from Taiwan). </p>
<p>For financial aid, however, you’ll be eligible for US financial aid which can help significantly with costs.</p>
<p>Hi iwanttogetinUSC I’m exactly same as you. I’m an American citizen who lives in Taiwan and goes to a local school. We are both international students; some college websites have info about students like us. As long as you don’t live there, you’re considered international. It may be better for us though, since it’s harder to compete with domestic students. Good luck! :)</p>
<p>Thanks for the info guys 
I thought I was considered as a citizen… 
@jenniferlien: I thought it was actually harder to compete with international students, since there are lots of international students and we have to do better than the domestic ones in order to fill in the slots…</p>
<p>Yeah me too. I actually checked that out on the colleges’ admission website if ur wondering. Colleges often have 10% of Asian and plus they want diversity. Since we’re definitely competing with less people if we’re international students, it may be easier in my opinion.</p>
<p>You are not international applicants. You are US citizens who are have been educated abroad. This means that you must contact EACH college/university that you will apply to, let them know that you are a US citizen living abroad, and ask how they want you to handle your application. Do not be surprised if each place gives you different instructions.</p>
<p>You are domestic applicants for financial aid purposes. This is an excellent thing. Make sure that your parents have their financial information in order very early in 2014 so that you can file the FAFSA early. You also can work wherever you can find a job, and won’t have barriers to getting summer jobs and internships.</p>
<p>If your family owns property in the US, you may be able to qualify as an in-state applicant at the public colleges and universities in the state(s) where that property is located, do check the policies at those colleges/universities. Again different ones will have different policies, so you need to check each of them separately.</p>
<p>Because you have not been educated in the US system, it is most likely that your academic records will need to be evaluated by someone in the international students office. However that does not automatically mean that you will be compared directly to truly international students from the country where you are currently residing. For details on the process, you do have to ask each admissions office separately.</p>
<p>Do read through the information at <a href=“https://www.educationusa.info/[/url]”>https://www.educationusa.info/</a> and use the search function to find the contact information for the advising center closest to where you live: <a href=“https://www.educationusa.info/centers.php[/url]”>https://www.educationusa.info/centers.php</a> The counselors there are expert at helping students through the application process. If no one in your local center has worked with a US citizen applicant recently, they have colleagues in other offices who have done that.</p>
<p>Wishing you all the best!</p>
<p>Wow happymomof1 I didn’t expect that! I only checked out one colleges’ admission FAQs and noticed that students like us are counted as international students. Thanks a lot for informing!! :)</p>
<p>You are welcome!</p>
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Are your parents require to file US tax returns?</p>
<p>Even if the parents are not required to file US tax returns, they will need to have all of the financial information available early in 2014 for the FAFSA and other aid forms.</p>
<p>Assets are reported in USD at the exchange of the day. Income and tax information can reported at the average exchange for the tax year.</p>