<p>hi
i've been here in the states since 4th grade
but i've been on a visa (H-1 i believe)
my family applied for a green card last year and on the greencard processing website it says our application has been processed.
i dont have my green card yet but like the bubble section for the nmsqt qualification survery said, i've applied for permanent residentship which the application has not been denied.
so my question is, what am i? and if i am an international, am i at a huge disadvantage admission-wise and financially? (im looking to apply to the top 15 or so schools)
btw, im a junior this year so hopefully it'll come out by next year before i begin to apply</p>
<p>I'm pretty sure you are still an international. Not a lawyer or anything, but just because your application for permanent residence has been processed does not mean that you have been granted permanant residence status. And I am pretty sure it will hurt your chances, many scholarships are for citizens/permanent residents only. Look in the fine print when it says if you are eligible for them.</p>
<p>I think the green card application will probably come back to you before you have to start applying to colleges. However, if for some reason it doesn't, then you're considered an international.</p>
<p>Whether it's a disadvantage or not... it depends on who you ask, but I think one of the main reasons why people say it's a disadvantage is because you're not coming from the US = not receiving the same kinds of education. Whatever that looks like. </p>
<p>Since you've been in the US since 5th grade, I really don't think there will be any huge disadvantage for you, if any, even if you were an international student.</p>
<p>fin aid... kaboom</p>
<p>anyways, as they said, unless u get your green card, ur an intl. student</p>
<p>hm ouch. im pretty sure it'll come out by then..hopefully?
besides financial aid, can anyone enlighten me on the competition for international students i guess? is it tremendously harder to get into say the top lacs (williams amherst bowdoin middlebury etc) and the top universities (ivies.. stanford etc )?</p>
<p>well, yes, it is much harder. you basically have to compete with the best 10-15 students from each country world-wide :P
even the really big colleges only have like about 100-150 places for intl.
cornell like has a grand total of 15 places with fin aid.</p>
<p>pretty nasty, huh ^^</p>
<p>green card on hand = resident
no green card on hand = international</p>
<p>hmmm i wanna ask u guys...
my friend doesn't have her green card either...
and i think it's in process too...
she went to the interview last month and didn't bring all materials w/ her so they told her that she had to go again...
so is she considered an international too?
if she is...
she already finished the application of one school and submitted it last weekend...
but she didn't use the international application...
she just used the regular one...
is this fine?</p>
<p>Unless your friend has a green card, she is international. She is in a tough situation...</p>
<p>she will be notified of the problem... and peollr has to re file the app.</p>
<p>This intl. business is a pain.. I am Indian, was applying from indiia... but am a US citizen. Apparently, the mdocuments went all over the place.. confused sould lost a lot of it</p>
<p>thx antarius.
but, how r the colleges gonna know that she's an international and should be using the international application?
i mean, how r they gonna be able to figure out her visa status?
and btw the early action application of that school's due on nov. 1.
so if they notify her to refile the application.
will it be late or something?
and will she have a lower chance like other internationals?
cos she has been here for a little more than 4 yrs already.
thx again~</p>
<p>They will find out if they admit her and she chooses to enroll, since it'll show on official papers and stuff.
Like, if I wanted to, I could apply as a US citizen right here from Romania, and they probably wouldn't find out. But how will an acceptence help me since I don't have a visa?</p>
<p>oh i c...
errr that suck...
hope things will be okay cos she's one of my best friends and we do want to go to the same school together...=(</p>
<p>She is considered an international, as are you due to having an H-1 visa, which is temporary for six years. Hopefully you will get the greencard soon because without it it's going to be tough.</p>
<p>heh might as well look at british and canadian schools then--anyone have any idea how hard it is to get into oxford?</p>
<p>you are considered international, it is the same thing that hapened with my brother when he applied to college. When he sent the app. we still hadnt received our greencards, but once he got it, he just notified the admission offices (and most importantly the financial aid people) of his changes in residency status.</p>
<p>Oxbridge applications are now closed. Like everyone else said, you are international. It just comes down to money in the end. Fin.Aid will be more competitive than admissions.</p>
<p>i see. if im planning to enter in 2008, the oxbridge apps are due next year octoberish right?</p>