Disadvantaged Status

[mnkymn]

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I am not disadvantaged in any way, and just marked "no" when the application asked.

Do I just leave every other box blank? Do I fill out only the multiple choice boxes and leave the short answer boxes blank? Is it necessary to describe how I paid for my college education?

Just wondering if there is any consensus.

 

[Comet17]

I left the box titled "Provide any information about your background that can help clarify your disadvantaged student status" blank. You still need to fill the rest of the information on that page. There is a section at the bottom where you mark the percentage contribution to pay for your college tuition. I don't think there is a spot to describe how you paid.

 

[mnkymn]

So I need to describe my childhood residence, even though there is nothing about it that is relevant to being disadvantaged?

 

[Comet17]

That's what I did. I just said that I live in a small, semi-rural town located X minutes north of X city.

 

[floatingonforever]

I'm not sure if this is a bad thing but I left all of that blank after checking "no" for disadvantaged. I think those boxes are for you to expand on your disadvantaged status but I could be wrong.

 

[mnkymn]

^This was my thinking. Anyone with more experience that has a concrete answer?

 

[kadify]

What exactly qualifies as disadvantaged? I'm diabetic but it hasn't really ever been educationally challenging, though I know when applying for undergrad I was instructed to mention that.

 

[mnkymn]

I don't think being diabetic would qualify as being disadvantaged...maybe something to mention in your personal statement though.