<p>One of their questions on the Common App is, “Are you now or have you ever been in foster care?”</p>
<p>I was in foster care (in Pennsylvania) for several years when I was younger, so I said yes. Does this have any significance?</p>
<p>I know UMich has scholarships specifically for those in foster care and it might be for consideration for those. </p>
<p>Either way, just be truthful. It definitely won’t hurt you.</p>
<p>Most universities ask that question.</p>
<p>It can considered a soft boost like being on student council or doing volunteer work if you had a difficult childhood in foster care. </p>
<p>Also there are specific scholarships and grants just for former foster children.</p>
<p>It can’t hurt to state your history unless it is too painful to even think about.</p>
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<p>I’ve never seen it anywhere else, at least not on the Common App. Some of them ask if you are in foster care, but that doesn’t apply to me.</p>