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So here's the situation... my sibling was diagnosed with autism, mental ******ation, encephalopathy etc etc.
point is - twas a lot for my family. Although my town was a decent size (think ~50,000), we didn't have the specialists needed for her diagnosis and treatment and spent a large part of my childhood commuting to the nearest city (usually 3 hours) to get the treatment she needed. It's a large part of why I want to become a doctor and be able to work in underserved/disadvantaged populations.
Now, I don't plan on marking the "disadvantaged" box because I would say I've had it pretty good. I'm a URM with 2 immigrant parents (Mexican), went to an underperforming high school, however economically my parents did fine, above average I would say, so being able to afford extra opportunities (going to Duke TIP summer classes, buying AP exam study books, etc) was no problem and because of the fact we were middle class/my parents held college degrees (an associate and a bachelor's), I just don't see us as being disadvantaged.
SO, does it make sense that I marked my town as medically underserved (due to my experiences getting proper treatment/specialists for my sister) and NOT marking the disadvantaged question? Sorry if this is confusing, I'm p confused myself.
point is - twas a lot for my family. Although my town was a decent size (think ~50,000), we didn't have the specialists needed for her diagnosis and treatment and spent a large part of my childhood commuting to the nearest city (usually 3 hours) to get the treatment she needed. It's a large part of why I want to become a doctor and be able to work in underserved/disadvantaged populations.
Now, I don't plan on marking the "disadvantaged" box because I would say I've had it pretty good. I'm a URM with 2 immigrant parents (Mexican), went to an underperforming high school, however economically my parents did fine, above average I would say, so being able to afford extra opportunities (going to Duke TIP summer classes, buying AP exam study books, etc) was no problem and because of the fact we were middle class/my parents held college degrees (an associate and a bachelor's), I just don't see us as being disadvantaged.
SO, does it make sense that I marked my town as medically underserved (due to my experiences getting proper treatment/specialists for my sister) and NOT marking the disadvantaged question? Sorry if this is confusing, I'm p confused myself.