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The current layout has several issues:
LANGUAGE:
The language in the current question is too long overall, too ambiguous, and filled with legal language that is confusing to the minors it is presented to;
The language can be unwelcoming to undocumented and nonresident minor students, and doesn’t explain that students who meet the eligibility requirements can apply for nonresident tuition exemption through AB540 / SB68.
And, finally, as cautioned by the student advocacy group, Immigrants Rising, the current language can be threatening and DOES NOT reassure these students that their parents' data will be protected and not shared;
LAYOUT:
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The layout is backwards - it features a confusing set of statements that appear to cater to identifying “independent” students rather than focus on the primary objective: collect the parent information required (name + relationship);
While less than 8% of the minors are legitimately independent - the statements and the bulleted list - it appears to cater to Independent students, and it is very unclear as to how the application wants the student to answer the questionmake it seem that the applicant should answer that one of the bullet statements is true about them.
What do we need to change?
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