Am I considered a URM and/or First generation college student?

Colleges & Universities Yale University
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<p>So I am a bit confused as to whether I am considered either/or a URM or first generation college student because my guidance counselor won’t give me a clear answer :(</p>

<p>I read somewhere, but I don’t know if this is true, that you can declare URM if you are 1/32 native american for Yale (can anyone confirm this?), I am 1/16 native american, so can i declare at yale that i am a URM?</p>

<p>Also, I don’t understand what is considered a first generation college student. My parents went to community college for 2 years and have associates degrees. No one in my family has a BA or higher. So, would i be considered first generation?</p>

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<p>I think you must be 1/4 Native American, but don’t quote me on that. Also, if you choose to identify yourself as Native American, then you are required to submit proof.</p>

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<p>You don’t declare anything, you just fill out the ethnic and racial information accurately.</p>

<p>The NA category is different from other racial categories as you are often required to provide proof of enrollment in a tribe. However, I’m sure there are also exceptions depending on the tribe and how active the applicant is in their culture. For example, see post #10:</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/yale-university/959192-native-american-application.html?highlight=tribe[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/yale-university/959192-native-american-application.html?highlight=tribe&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>I was recently on the Navajo reservation in AZ, where you must be a minimum of 1/4 Navajo to be enrolled. Someone I met was 1/4 and was about to have a child with his non-Navajo wife. So even though their child will be brought up fully in the Navajo culture, they will not be a tribal member.</p>

<p>Y asks for enrollment information:</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/yale-university/646505-ethnicity-verification-form.html?highlight=native[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/yale-university/646505-ethnicity-verification-form.html?highlight=native&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>The definition of first gen varies between schools. On the CA you will be asked for the educational history of your parents, you will give colleges attended, degrees earned and years. With this information, the college determines whether or not you fit into their definition of first gen.</p>

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<p>Ok thanks, and sorry i meant check off that I am native american, but i guess not. Someone who went to Yale said that 1/32 could, but I guess they might have just made that up. but thank you both!!</p>