Disadvantaged Status

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Specific case:
My mother raised me as a single parent who worked three jobs in order to support me. I never met my father, and he isn't listed on my birth certificate. For several years in my childhood we lived in government aided housing (section 8). However, my mom managed to balance work and go back to school and eventually became a teacher with a master's degree. After several years, she made more money teaching, so we ended up no longer qualifying for the government aid. Does my situation seem as though I qualify for the disadvantaged status? Does the fact that my mom received a relatively high degree disqualify me as disadvantaged?

 

[cookiemonsters]

You should apply disadvantaged. I did last year (single mom, first in household to go to college, worked during school year, etc), but in my anecdotal experience it's not really a significant boost to the app.

 

[kkosp2451]

Hey, I'm kind of new to all this and I was wondering if you guys could elaborate a little bit on disadvantaged status? Would I fall under this as well?

My father passed away when I was 6 years old. Since then, my mother has worked as a single-parent full time until she fell at work and needed a knee replacement. One thing led to another and she had to be placed on permanent disability and couldn't work. I have had a part-time job ever since I was 16, and financial aid has paid for a majority of my tuition throughout my undergrad.

 

[kkosp2451]

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