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

entomom
Tue, 14 Jun 2011 23:20:27 +0000

so can i declare at yale that i am a URM?



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

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:

http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/yale-university/959192-native-american-application.html?highlight=tribe

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.

Y asks for enrollment information:

http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/yale-university/646505-ethnicity-verification-form.html?highlight=native



So, would i be considered first generation?



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.