<p>Hmm… interesting. Online degree? That probably makes you ineligible as a first-generation kid. But I may be wrong. Does anyone know if an online degree counts?</p>
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<p>Lol, prep courses don’t help anyone except those who are woefully unfamiliar with standardized test taking. My friend had one-on-one Princeton Review tutoring for six months, and his score only went up by 30 points.</p>
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<p>I recommend two things. First of all, in the SAT Preparation forum, there is a stickied thread at the top created by silverturtle. It’s an SAT Guide. Read through it, it should help alot. Here’s the link:</p>
<p>Also, buy the Blue Book (The Official SAT Study Guide). It costs $13 on Amazon, and it has 10 practice tests which will really help you get familiarized with the math section. Do problems, find out what you did wrong, and then do another practice test. Here’s the link for the book:</p>
<p>Those 2 things should help. And if you use the Blue Book to its full potential, you’ll be helped far more than by a prep course with silly strategies. Believe me. :)</p>
<p>It’s a University of Pheonix online degree… Though I think he did default on his student loans, so I’m not sure if that affects whether he can keep the degree or not… </p>
<p>And thank you, I’m heavily considering getting the Blue Book and maybe also Gruber’s Math book recommended…</p>
<p>Defaulting on student loans does not take away a degree, but I would say that you are first generation. Generally speaking the idea of asking if you are first generation or not is to determine if you grew up in a home with at least one college educated parent. You apparently did not, since the degree came late in your primary educational life and your Dad was not in the home. Also, I suspect most universities would not count the University of Phoenix as a degree, even though they do seem to be accredited. Hard to say on the latter, but I feel very comfortable with the former. You can claim to be first generation with no guilt, IMO.</p>
<p>Issues of low-income students are important. Good luck to everyone dealing with that in this application year. It is always easier for the student from a higher-income family to get into college (and, of course, to afford college). </p>
<p>Not completely on-topic either, but a very interesting (and long) read, see </p>
<p>First generation definition varies depending on the institution. Call the admission office of the college you are interested in. They will clarify their position.</p>
<p>I disagree with calling the admissions office. Too complicated to have a different answer for different schools, and the question is probably also asked on general forms like the Common App and/or FAFSA, although I don’t know that for sure. In any case, I feel very confident that you are first generation to go to college based on what you said. If my grandmother had gone back to college while I was in primary school, whatever grade, I wouldn’t count that either. It didn’t impact you in the way the question is intended. It is exactly the same with your father. You are overthinking this. Just put that you are first to go.</p>
<p>I’ve been wondering the same thing myself. As an Egyptian-American, I have literally no idea what I am in terms of cultural heritage. Am I white? I don’t think so, because I don’t consider myself a Middle Easterner. Yet, the oft-quoted law in this FAQ seems to think I’m white because I’m from North Africa.
Basically, what should I be putting on my college applications in the next couple of months?</p>
<p>Yes, people from North America, and Arab people in general, are categorized as white by the federal regulations. You also have the choice of not indicating any race, or of going into great detail about your family background in optional parts of your application.</p>
<p>is affirmative action just for black americans? i’m from india, living in the usa with a permanent resident green card. would i be one of the minorities that are represented in affirmative action?</p>
<p>You are not a URM. The traditional URM’s are African American, Hispanic, and Native American. Women in engineering are also considered URM’s at many colleges. Permanent residents from India are not. Not all colleges consider URM status for admission. It is prohibited in a few states, the ones I can think of right now are California and Texas, for the state’s public universities to consider URM status for admission and there are a small number of privates that don’t consider it.</p>
<p>really? i just found some links on the internet that said AA helps asian americans, hispanic americans, and african americans. would i have to be a usa citizen to be eligible? because it seems like i’d be considered under the “asian american” bracket.</p>
<p>by saying that it’s prohibited in some state “for the state’s public universities to consider URM status for admission” do you mean that affirmative action is prohibited or they offer affirmative action to indians as well?</p>
<p>its not prohibited anywhere.
You know what I cant do this anymore. I’m starting to feel kinda bad. I thought more
people might weigh in and convince you that I am the one that is really lying. Look you are not
a URM. And a lot of colleges don’t have affirmative action especially public schools. So just stop asking
this and stop worrying about anything like this. Just apply to whatever college you want, but make sure you
have a few safties you like and I am sure it will work out for you.</p>