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Would I be considered a disadvantaged student?
After reading a lot of posts on here on the fine line of being disadvantaged or not, I leave the jury verdict up to SDN because I don't want to seem desperate. Third time applying I have never claimed disadvantages but I feel my applications previous cycles were not complete because I was immature. I want to include everything about me to the best of my abilities.
My case:
My dad a phone technician (electrical engineering degree from small college in a village) and my mom a home maker (high school diploma)
We lived in a 3rd world country back then (now its a developing nation) in urban neighborhoods, always in an apartment.
Had a 1 bedroom 1 BA apartment for me, my parents and my brother.
My dad worked two full time jobs plus one part time
Never rode in a car
Moving to America (13 years ago):
Whole family moved together with 4 grand total under our name
My dad worked on an assembly line for 6 years and rode a bicycle to work
My mom and my brother minimum wage
I started with washing cars when I was 13
Food stamping it plus discounted lunches through middle school
Didn't have enough money for buses
Lived in an apartment complex in a suburb because thats where my "uncle" lived - he kicked us to the curb so I don't consider him uncle
got our first car and first house when I was junior in high school.
Been pretty ok since then.
After reading a lot of posts on here on the fine line of being disadvantaged or not, I leave the jury verdict up to SDN because I don't want to seem desperate. Third time applying I have never claimed disadvantages but I feel my applications previous cycles were not complete because I was immature. I want to include everything about me to the best of my abilities.
My case:
My dad a phone technician (electrical engineering degree from small college in a village) and my mom a home maker (high school diploma)
We lived in a 3rd world country back then (now its a developing nation) in urban neighborhoods, always in an apartment.
Had a 1 bedroom 1 BA apartment for me, my parents and my brother.
My dad worked two full time jobs plus one part time
Never rode in a car
Moving to America (13 years ago):
Whole family moved together with 4 grand total under our name
My dad worked on an assembly line for 6 years and rode a bicycle to work
My mom and my brother minimum wage
I started with washing cars when I was 13
Food stamping it plus discounted lunches through middle school
Didn't have enough money for buses
Lived in an apartment complex in a suburb because thats where my "uncle" lived - he kicked us to the curb so I don't consider him uncle
got our first car and first house when I was junior in high school.
Been pretty ok since then.