<p>I am in a transition of adoption. Now I have the choice of either put my new and old parents’ education background. Two have dual PhDs and the other two have no college background. Which two do college give more preference to? Especially Penn?</p>
<p>Definitely go with the no college background - it emphasizes how far you came on your own, even with no precedents set by your birth parents.</p>
<p>yeah…neither of my parents went to college, and I’m (kind of) playing it up</p>
<p>does “old parents” refer to biological parents? Most people don’t have multiple adoptions.</p>
<p>You should fill out the app with the names and information of the people you consider to be your parents, not the people who you think Penn will want to hear about…it’s actually kind of sick that you would play those kinds of games on the app.</p>
<p>does it give me an edge if i stated that both dont have college background while in fact they do???</p>
<p>that is high on the ICK factor…ICK ICK ICK ICK</p>
<p>“does it give me an edge if i stated that both dont have college background while in fact they do???”</p>
<p>Well, if you were admitted, you could face expulsion or your acceptance could be rescinded at any time if they found out that you intentionally lied. So, to answer your question : It doesn’t give you an edge, it just puts you in danger of a serious punishment</p>
<p>if they find out</p>
<p>That’s pretty awful, actually. As someone with parents who really didn’t go to college, I really resent that someone else would lie about that to use it to their advantage. Because only having a high school diploma KIND of puts you at a disadvantage in the real world, and you know, people work REALLY hard to overcome that.</p>
<p>So seriously, if you lie, and you end up at Penn, I really hope you get found out and kicked out.</p>
<p>I know admissions & financial aid are usually separate departments, but if they cross reference FAFSA with application, it would be pretty easy to spot: “Oh, so your father’s an anesthesiologist with only an 8th grade education?”</p>
<p>Edit: I know anesthesiologist would probably not fill out FAFSA- comedic license invoked.</p>
<p>My birth parents have the PhD but the new adoptive parents do not. I am in between the process, so both of them can be considered as my parents according to the lawyer.</p>
<p>Depends. Who brought you up/taught you/raised you/paid for your schooling for the most part? If you’ve spent 95% of your live with your PhD parents, I would list your old parents.</p>
<p>My birth parents live oversea and I have been living with my adopt parents for more than half of my life. However, the birth parents still pay for everything.</p>
<p>Why not just include a sheet detailing your situation and giving information on both sets of parents?</p>
<p>SHould I? Also should I put in the additional information?</p>
<p>If the lawyer says that both are considered parents, then I would chose the ones with no-college. It’s really not going to be something they’re going to scrutinize you on.</p>
<p>don’t be so goddamn ****y people…
good luck chamnan, it looks like you have a hook</p>
<p>look…if youre a good student…and the college sees that youre in the middle of being adopted AND you kept up your grades…</p>
<p>bonus points.</p>