Anonymous
Post 06/14/2025 12:05     Subject: how is FGLI and URM picked up by AOs?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:There are outside scholarships for kids of various races and they vet candidates, often by in-person interview.



OP I dont think these scholarships would be gained by this fall. but I could be wrong.

I'm working with some students now who dont want to write about this in their essay and, ugh, I think it's a missed opportunity bcs I dont know how else they signal what is a priority for some colleges still.


No, private scholarships can give their money to anyone they want. We haven't reached that level of fascism yet.

Many of these are directed at specific race groups (Native American being one) and/or FGLI.
They carry weight because the candidates are generally vetted to be who they say they are.
Anonymous
Post 06/14/2025 12:00     Subject: how is FGLI and URM picked up by AOs?
We just register for a campus tour at a T10 school. One of the questions on the drop-down menu was whether DC would be a first-gen college student.
Anonymous
Post 06/14/2025 11:56     Subject: how is FGLI and URM picked up by AOs?
FGLI is not difficult to figure out. Parent education is straight up asked in the app. Income level is estimated, possibly by algorithm, from census tract via the College Landscape tool used by most colleges, as well as parent occupation.
Anonymous
Post 06/14/2025 11:53     Subject: how is FGLI and URM picked up by AOs?
Anonymous wrote:There are a number of organizations working with colleges including QuestBridge, A Better Chance, College Match, EducationUSA, Gear Up, Lenfest Scholars Foundation, Matriculate, Open Dreams, Our Moon Education, TeenSharp, etc. Your DC should look them up and work with these organizations.

You somehow missed the most important ones (other than Questbridge).

Thrive and LEDA feed a significant portion of the first gen low income students into these top colleges. Look at the the thrive scholars decisions page: https://www.instagram.com/thrivedecisions29?igsh=ZTZ6OXU1M2JxOXdp and there’s also this https://www.instagram.com/thrivedecisions2028?igsh=MWE2NWdxNnYwbGEzcQ==" target="_new" rel="nofollow"> https://www.instagram.com/thrivedecisions2028?igsh=MWE2NWdxNnYwbGEzcQ==. These organizations vet majority Asian/Black/Hispanic students at good high schools or with outstanding academic records and spend millions in resources with corporate sponsors to get them ready for top colleges and eventually top industries.
Anonymous
Post 06/14/2025 11:46     Subject: how is FGLI and URM picked up by AOs?
There are a number of organizations working with colleges including QuestBridge, A Better Chance, College Match, EducationUSA, Gear Up, Lenfest Scholars Foundation, Matriculate, Open Dreams, Our Moon Education, TeenSharp, etc. Your DC should look them up and work with these organizations.
Anonymous
Post 06/14/2025 11:45     Subject: how is FGLI and URM picked up by AOs?
Do AO see your zip code? Could be from demographic info there or from your high school?
Anonymous
Post 06/14/2025 11:40     Subject: how is FGLI and URM picked up by AOs?
Anonymous wrote:Unless specifically addressed in essays, how are kids demonstrating this to schools?

in the past, there was the college board special recognition that signed hispanic etc, but even those are going away this year


Are you white?
Anonymous
Post 06/14/2025 11:33     Subject: how is FGLI and URM picked up by AOs?
Anonymous wrote:There are outside scholarships for kids of various races and they vet candidates, often by in-person interview.



OP I dont think these scholarships would be gained by this fall. but I could be wrong.

I'm working with some students now who dont want to write about this in their essay and, ugh, I think it's a missed opportunity bcs I dont know how else they signal what is a priority for some colleges still.
Anonymous
Post 06/14/2025 11:14     Subject: how is FGLI and URM picked up by AOs?
There are outside scholarships for kids of various races and they vet candidates, often by in-person interview.
Anonymous
Post 06/14/2025 10:50     Subject: how is FGLI and URM picked up by AOs?
They discontinued the national scholar designations by race - so it won't be in the awards section for those awards. Expect "new" awards to pop up.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/1kn5aqg/college_board_just_made_a_big_change_to_their/

Otherwise:
ECs from HS that are "affinity group" based (BSA)
The "diversity" or community essay
Counselor LOR
Teacher LOR
Anonymous
Post 06/14/2025 10:48     Subject: how is FGLI and URM picked up by AOs?
No bump regardless. The people who follow this comment saying otherwise are heavily invested in their sense of victtimhood
Anonymous
Post 06/14/2025 10:44     Subject: how is FGLI and URM picked up by AOs?
There’s still a College Board program for first gen. It’s not a protected class.
Anonymous
Post 06/14/2025 10:31     Subject: how is FGLI and URM picked up by AOs?
Racist.
Anonymous
Post 06/14/2025 10:31     Subject: how is FGLI and URM picked up by AOs?
It won’t matter one way or the other.
Anonymous
Post 06/14/2025 10:28     Subject: how is FGLI and URM picked up by AOs?
Unless specifically addressed in essays, how are kids demonstrating this to schools?

in the past, there was the college board special recognition that signed hispanic etc, but even those are going away this year