Economically or educationally disadvantaged?

[Near]

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Stupid question, but what are the paramaters of that?

Does it only cover hard statistics like family income and school district info? Also, since I don't know how my district fairs of the bat, should I start looking for bad statistics on it and quote them?


Or could I be considered educationally disadvantaged because the math classes I've had before were taught poorly (in my opinion)? Because I had an expressive language disorder when I was a todler?

As you can see...I'm just trying to fit in the most I can into this application (not for d-school, but for a dental learning program) as long as it would help me.

 

[teef]

In my personal opinion, I would say that if you are educationally disadvantaged or financially, you would know. Perhaps you have test anxiety or something that has been documented in your collegiate career.

Best thing to do is call the application, AADSAS to get the exact quotes on this. You don't want to say you are if you aren't. You certainly don't want to push it.

 

[sfrice80]

Agreed, if you have to think about it, you prolly arent.

 

[SuperTank]

Stupid question, but what are the paramaters of that?

Does it only cover hard statistics like family income and school district info? Also, since I don't know how my district fairs of the bat, should I start looking for bad statistics on it and quote them?


Or could I be considered educationally disadvantaged because the math classes I've had before were taught poorly (in my opinion)? Because I had an expressive language disorder when I was a todler?

As you can see...I'm just trying to fit in the most I can into this application (not for d-school, but for a dental learning program) as long as it would help me.

Concerning your math classes... that won't work. How many students blame their poor performance in a class upon the teachers poor teaching? We've all had bad teachers, but it doesn't mean that we were disadvantaged students.

Concerning your language disorder... that won't work. If the problem was something you had as a toddler, when you weren't even in school, they won't consider it to be something to qualify for disadvantaged student status. You weren't a student.

It sounds a bit like you're fishing for things to put on your application. It's probably better to leave it blank than to put something questionable on there. You don't want to put a bad taste in the reviewers mouth.

 

[spud daddy]

If you have to ask you aren't.

 

[SuperTank]

Does it only cover hard statistics like family income and school district info? Also, since I don't know how my district fairs of the bat, should I start looking for bad statistics on it and quote them?

Almost missed this part... wouldn't it be better to try to be honest on your application than to try to deceive the program and look "for bad statistics"? Honesty is always the best policy... it's surprising that you've made it this far in your schooling and you haven't learned that yet.

 

[Near]

Alright, alright. However, for the sake of knowledge, does it only cover hard statistics like family income and school district info?

 

[HookEmBP]

Perhaps you have test anxiety or something that has been documented in your collegiate career.

Does anyone know if this qualifies as educationally disadvantaged? I was under the impression educationally disadvantaged meant you attended a poor performing school district.

 

[failedmagician]

Does anyone know if this qualifies as educationally disadvantaged? I was under the impression educationally disadvantaged meant you attended a poor performing school district.

I think that would go hand/hand with economically disadvantaged. You have a good point.

There are people that have test anxiety, diagnosed and all. They don't have the same time limits as others. I wonder how that works for professional schools though. Do they get the same time limits in dental school? Does that go on their degree? I always wondered.