Should I avoid applying as a U.S national?

Applying to College
1

<p>Well, I am a Pakistani but I also have an American passport. Should I be applying as a Pakistani or an American?</p>

2

<p>You can’t apply as an international because you are a US citizen.</p>

<p>Period.</p>

3

<p>And the international pool is ultra competitive — you’d be only hurting yourself. What made you even think differently?</p>

4

<p>What?
If you are a US citizen you can’t apply as international and why would you want to? It would lower your chances immensely.</p>

5

<p>And less financial aid at US universities also.</p>

6

<p>Tarnation -</p>

<p>From your other posts, it looks like you are currently living and studying in the US. Is that true, or will you graduate from a high school in Pakistan?</p>

<p>If you are here, and you are a US citizen, then your application will be evaluated by the standards used to evaluate other graduates of your high school. If you are a recent immigrant and/or have experience living outside the US, that would provide good fodder for any essays that you need to write.</p>