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MARA Tutorial for CSU Mentor

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Personal Information

  1. Applicant Information – Select Date of birth (mm/dd/yyyy) from the pulldown menu, select sex from the pulldown menu, select Social Security number (###–##–####) from the pulldown menu, reenter Social Security number for security purposes. Place of birth – Select City from pulldown menu, select U.S. state/territory from pulldown menu, select Country from pulldown menu, enter year that you moved to the U.S. if you were born outside the U.S. (yyyy). Citizenship – select Country of citizenship from the pulldown menu, select Citizenship status from pulldown menu, enter visa type if you selected "Other visa" in above, enter date (mm/dd/yyyy) issued if you selected "Immigrant I–551" or "Other visa" in above.
  2. Languages – Enter your first language. Indicate proficiency in other languages that you have competancy in. Select your Reading proficiency, Writing proficiency, and Speaking proficiency from the pulldown menu. Enter years of instruction that you have taught in English if it applies to you.
  3. Military Information – Enter your Ethnic identity. If you entered American Indian or Alaskan native, enter your tribe. Parents' highest levels of formal education Select from the pulldown menu your mother and father highest level of formal education. Dependent students only Select from pulldown menu, Estimated gross of annual income, enter Family size. Independent students only – Select from pulldown menu, Estimated gross of annual income, enter Family size.

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