Question about being a disadvantaged student

[bartzx3]

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Hello,

I am wondering if I should consider myself a disadvantage student. Here is my story, after college I had to pause my med school ambitions so that I could help my folks financially. After the economy picked back up I went back to the premed track. I will be applying to this upcoming cycle and not sure if I should consider myself as disadvantaged. I also was awarded FAP this year (not sure if this matters). Thanks for any advice.

 

[Goro]

Disadvantaged usually refers to events or life situation that affected you prior to college. ie, it's for people who live in lousy school systems.

Hello,

I am wondering if I should consider myself a disadvantage student. Here is my story, after college I had to pause my med school ambitions so that I could help my folks financially. After the economy picked back up I went back to the premed track. I will be applying to this upcoming cycle and not sure if I should consider myself as disadvantaged. I also was awarded FAP this year (not sure if this matters). Thanks for any advice.

 

[DrMikeP]

Hello,

I am wondering if I should consider myself a disadvantage student. Here is my story, after college I had to pause my med school ambitions so that I could help my folks financially. After the economy picked back up I went back to the premed track. I will be applying to this upcoming cycle and not sure if I should consider myself as disadvantaged. I also was awarded FAP this year (not sure if this matters). Thanks for any advice.

AACOM and some university secondaries asks specific questions to answer that. Things like parental education, size of town you grew up in, etc. all to assess your potential for being disadvantaged. What you asked was not on any list I came across, so no.

 

[GreenDuck12]

Other things that are usually factored in are the types of financial aid you received in college i.e. the pell grant. Having an illness in the family is tough and while it delayed your medical ambitions it ultimately was not a barrier for that being a possibility for you. You can absolutely talk about it in a personal statement perhaps as part of your ambition for becoming a doctor. You could also factor it into an application if you had to take a leave of absence from school.