<p>So being an URM (especially native american) or a 1st gen is a hook, but being lower class is not? Forgive me for the generalization, but aren’t URMs or 1st gens more likely to come in the low income brackets? </p>
<p>I only say this because I myself am an URM(?) (or at least, I’m not registered white.) and the contradiction seems silly. </p>
<p>Are you not a 1st gen if the parent you don’t live with has a degree? My dad has a degree, but I don’t live with him, as my parents are divorced. If I don’t have to report him on the FAFSA why must I report him elsewhere?</p>