I have been studying in America for three years, but I am still an international student since I was in India for ninth grade.
Colleges require different applications for international students.
Please give me your thoughts on my situation and the admission process. Seems silly, but even if you did ninth grade in India, and are legal here, then you will be considered as in the regular pool of students, not as an international. Now, if you are still on a student visa, then the colleges will put you in the international pool. Colleges do look at you differently if international, but I am not sure if it's easier. There are similar standards in SAT, grades, and types of classes taken.