Tips for Completing Your Application
When filling out the online application, please use this guide for the following sections:
Personal Information
Citizenship Information
- For U.S. Citizenship Status, indicate “U.S. Resident.”
- For Country of Citizenship, if no citizenship is held, indicate your country of origin.
- For Legal State/County of Residence, indicate your state and county of residency, regardless of the legality.
Program Materials
Personal Statement
Please know that you are not required to disclose your status in your personal statement or any other part of the application or admission process. It is up to you if you would like to use your personal statement to discuss your status. Applicants who choose to do this typically do so to help reviewers understand their circumstances. If you choose to disclose, it will not be used outside the application process.
Apply for Financial Aid
DACAmented/Undocumented applicants who attended high school for at least three years in any U.S. state other than California, and graduated from high school in that state or passed the state's high school equivalency exam or GED should submit the USD Dream Act Application to be eligible for financial aid.
DACAmented/Undocumented applicants who meet California AB540 criteria should submit the California Dream Act Application.
If you have questions about which application you should file, visit the Torero Hub for more information. If you need further assistance, email UndocuAlly Financial Aid Counselor Patti Tarantino (ptarantino@sandiego.edu) for assistance. Please inform Patti which graduate program and entry term you intend to apply to.
Campus Resources
Toreros Dream Student Organization
Jocelyne Olguin
Undocumented Student Support Network Coordinator
jocelyneolguin@sandiego.edu