<p>I’m the first gen to go to college. My dad is a technician. For his highest education level in CommonApp, if I choose Vocational/Technical, will colleges take that to mean something equivalent to college education? i’m an international, so I’m not clear about the American context - thanks for your help. :)</p>
<p>am i still considered first gen if i choose Vocational/Technical?</p>
<p>hey guys, does anyone know? BUMP</p>
<p>yo guys, does anyone know? I’m gonna have to submit my app pretty soon… =X</p>
<p>Unless your dad’s degree was a four year bachelors degree, I doubt if you will be dinged as less than a first-gen applicant.</p>
<p>hmmm wow, I called Yale, and they said Vocational/Technical is considered a degree, so I’m not first gen. what?!?</p>
<p>It probably matters what school he went to, and exactly what degree he got.</p>
<p>For instance, if he went to mechanics school in the U.S., that is not a college degree.</p>
<p>However, in the U.S., there are many 4-year colleges and universities that are “tech” schools in that they have “tech” in their titles and prepare students for professional careers in technical fields. Virginia Tech comes to mind. The students at such colleges are college students.</p>
<p>I don’t know what the situation was wherever your dad got his degree. Providing specifics to the college admissions officers, and letting them make the call is what you probably need to do.</p>
<p>he didn’t get a degree at all. his was a technical diploma.</p>
<p>well i can’t do anything about Yale SCEA now can I, just 6 hours to decisions. =/</p>
<p>so unless I provide specifics, colleges will deem “Vocational/Technical” as college degree?</p>
<p>My suggestion is that you e-mail your dad’s education’s specifics to the admissions officers at the colleges you are applying to, and ask what you should do.</p>
<p>is there anything I could do about Yale SCEA, though?</p>