I am a hs junior and will be applying to college soon. My question is, how is the process looking like when you are only a permanent resident of US (citizenship in another country) and want to apply to a college in, say, Canada. Is it only the same process as for other international students? Or is there anything different I should know?
I am not saying that it is my goal to apply to a college outside the US, I am just curious about the process.
Thank you!
If I understand this you are a citizen of a country that is neither the US nor Canada. You are a permanent resident of the US. You are attending high school in the US, and are interested in applying to universities in both the US and Canada. Is this correct?
Assuming that I have this right, then as far as universities in the US are concerned, you are a permanent resident of the US. You have the same opportunities and chances as other students who are either US permanent residents or citizens. Assuming that you are both a permanent resident of the US and also a resident of some state, you will be in-state for that particular state. In terms of the difference between being a permanent resident versus a citizen, I do not think that this matters in any significant way unless you are applying to a military academy (in which case I have no idea what difference it makes).
I will assume that your citizenship is not from either Canada, nor France (nor a few other countries that have an agreement with the Province of Quebec). With this you are an international student in Canada. If accepted to university in Canada, you will need to get a student visa to study in Canada. My understanding is that if you are accepted to university in Canada, then along with your acceptance you will be sent information on how to apply for a visa.
At least in our experience applying to universities in Canada is quite straightforward. You can get more information from their web sites regarding how to apply.
If you want suggestions for universities to consider then you can ask on this web site. If you give more information about yourself (such as your grades, SAT or ACT scores, state of residence, possible intended major(s), and budget) then you are likely to get more useful and relevant answers.
However, being a permanent resident in the Us implies you’re in the US, so you’d have to look into the particulars if you study abroad without a home college in the US, to avoid losing your permanent residency for being in Canada 8-9 months a year.
(If you study abroad as part of a US college you remain enrolled at that college and thus a US resident.)
Some universities are very straightforward wrt admissions (UIowa, Cal states…) and most admit 50% or more of their applicants (regional universities such as Shippensburg, Central Connecticut State U, Illinois Carbondale, UWisconsin Eau Claire, UMaine… or many private colleges that are well-known in their state but not so much outside of it, like Carroll Montana, Chatham in Pittsburgh, Goucher in Maryland, Ogglethorpe in Atlanta, Whittier in California…)