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Barev dzez Vadik, I am in somewhat a similar situation as you, ie wanting to go to Armenia, except I have finished my education. I am also a bit older than you. I have some advice to give you, as I have briefly lived in Armenia and am planning to go back. Take it as you will, just my 2 cents. You can get dual citizenship, but BEWARE, as a young male if you get citizenship you might have to sign up for mandatory 2 year military service. This applies until you turn 27 when you are ineligible for the 2 year service. So no rush. If I was in your shoes, I would not tell anyone in Armenia that your parents are divorced, or imply that they have money. Just like anywhere, some individuals might try to take advantage of you if they know your family has money, or judge you bc your parents are divorced. Not knowing Armenian might make things a bit harder for you, although you know Russian, which due to recent events isn't too popular in some circles. Still better than nothing! Keep working on Armenian, it is really fun to learn. Finish your education, the Armenian economy isn't getting better anytime soon lol. It's hard for an Armenian from Armenia to survive, let alone a diasporan. With your medical background, you might be able to find a job. MIGHT. Just remember if there is one job, there will probably be many others applying for it. They will hire the person native to Armenia every time over the diasporan. Volunteering in something related to your career would be a prime opportunity for you to get more experience and letters of recommendation. Don't expect to earn enough money in Armenia to even pay your rent; In my opinion, I would say to plan your expenses without having an income. Teaching English is difficult unless you have previous teaching experience. You might be able to tutor someone for a little bit of money since you are a native speaker of ENglish and can explain things in Russian also. How often do you communicate with your family in Yerevan? Keep in touch with them more and more. Practice Armenian with them if you can. No rush to get married. If you want a nice, conservative Armenian girl that's great. Be careful though, lots of Armenians would love to be U.S. citizens, make sure it's real bc divorce is not popular, at least know the girl for one year in my opinion before getting engaged.Besides these points, I would recommend you visit Armenia for a few months (summer break off school?) just to see what it is like to really live there. It's awesome that you feel something for Armenia and that you are 100% Armenian. I understand that you dream to go there, etc. There are two sides to every coin- I survived in Armenia in conditions that most people in general would not be able to tolerate, conditions that Armenians from Armenia run away from. I am not 100% Armenian and didn't speak any Armenian when i got there. With that being said, I know of diasporan Armenians that lived in Armenia for a whole year and loved it, they are 100% Armenian, from Armenian families, know Armenian etc. Then they return a second time to live in Armenia more permanently, and there are many that don't last even 2 months, sometimes not even 2 weeks before they go back home. There are reasons why many Armenians leave Armenia, and why the Armenian population outside Armenia (which is 3-4 times the number of Armenians in Armenia) never go back there to live. Live there a few months to see if it is for you. If you like it great, if you don't like it there that's fine too bc it will lead you toward what you want in life.

your on correct road as for citizenship : you can be citizen in USA & Armenia no problems.