Hi, I was born in Atlanta and I went to korea when I was in 5th grade and came back late freshmen year. Unfortunately, I have forgot how to use and speak English while I was there, thus I’m in ELL right now (currently a junior). However, the ELL advisor told me I can advance to regular junior english next semester. So… I’m not sure if I need to ask colleges or my counselor if I’m considered an international. But I THINK I’m not. Thanks!
US citizenship is not conditional on your language.
Then if colleges see my application that I’ve done ELL, would they possibly think I was super stupid and I got dropped down to ELL?
The obvious thing they’ll think is that u are not a native English speaker.
If a college has admissions staff that think that I don’t think you’d want to go to that college…
THey’ll simply know you’re a citizen who’s not a native English speaker. “international” is just your legal status, ie., an international student is a student who needs a visa. (An international admission officer may read the application if the citizen lives abroad, but you’d still be in the American pool for financial aid, which is the best situation.)
ELL can be good because it helps you catch up on your English before you jump into classes which you wouldn’t otherwise understand!