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“SES Disadvantaged: N/A”
This is how my AMCAS application has been categorized. Because both of my parents are deceased, AMCAS did not generate an EO designation for me. I understand that “N/A” does not technically mean AMCAS determined I was not disadvantaged. Still, I am concerned about how schools interpret or filter this designation.
I grew up in a household earning less than $25,000 a year and relied on government assistance. My childhood was also affected by parental addiction, neglect, and the loss of both parents. No one talked to me about going to college and certainly not how to succeed once there. I have explained the impact of those circumstances throughout my primary and secondary applications, along with the growth that came from surviving them.
My concern is that some schools reportedly place applicants designated EO-1 into a separate group for additional holistic review. When an applicant receives N/A because their parents are deceased, are they considered for that same level of contextual review? Or would an automated filter looking specifically for EO-1 fail to capture applicants in circumstances like mine?
I understand that the EO indicator is not supposed to function as a standalone measure. However, if it determines which applications receive a more contextual review before a person meaningfully examines the file, then in practice it does become one.
I would appreciate input from adcom members or anyone familiar with how schools handle applicants whose SES indicator is N/A despite documented childhood poverty and significant socioeconomic disadvantage.
This is how my AMCAS application has been categorized. Because both of my parents are deceased, AMCAS did not generate an EO designation for me. I understand that “N/A” does not technically mean AMCAS determined I was not disadvantaged. Still, I am concerned about how schools interpret or filter this designation.
I grew up in a household earning less than $25,000 a year and relied on government assistance. My childhood was also affected by parental addiction, neglect, and the loss of both parents. No one talked to me about going to college and certainly not how to succeed once there. I have explained the impact of those circumstances throughout my primary and secondary applications, along with the growth that came from surviving them.
My concern is that some schools reportedly place applicants designated EO-1 into a separate group for additional holistic review. When an applicant receives N/A because their parents are deceased, are they considered for that same level of contextual review? Or would an automated filter looking specifically for EO-1 fail to capture applicants in circumstances like mine?
I understand that the EO indicator is not supposed to function as a standalone measure. However, if it determines which applications receive a more contextual review before a person meaningfully examines the file, then in practice it does become one.
I would appreciate input from adcom members or anyone familiar with how schools handle applicants whose SES indicator is N/A despite documented childhood poverty and significant socioeconomic disadvantage.
