Who counts as an international student?

[jdv77]

Is anyone that permanently lives in the US considered a domestic applicant or do the schools take citizenship into account?

[thumper1]

Your citizenship is what counts. If you are a citizen of another country, you are considered an international student (unless you have dual citizenship ).

If you hold a green card, some schools will consider you as a resident.

[Siv]

May want to consider these too:

• What if the parent isn’t citizen but the student is?
• What if the student is citizen but lives abroad?

[ChoatieMom]

Check the websites of the schools you are considering. Choate, for example, answers your question this way:

Who is considered an international applicant?

Initially, the admission process begins by reviewing applications based on the location of the student’s current school. If the school a student attends is in an international location (i.e., outside the U.S.), the applicant will be considered international at that point; however, our committee is also interested in evaluating a student’s citizenship. Students who hold U.S. citizenship, but who attend school abroad, are considered domestic. Applicants who do not hold U.S. citizenship may be considered international applicants, regardless of whether they reside in, or are educated in, the United States.

Each school may use different criteria. If a school’s website is unclear to you, feel free to call the admissions office.