On the common app I’m working on as I procrastinate on homework (ironic, isn’t it?) it wants to know your parents’ marital status. My parents filed for divorce in July, so they’ll be divorced by the time I go to college, maybe even when they’re reading my application. But right now they’re technically just “separated”. Which do I choose?
I’d go with what’s true when you fill it out, so separated.
You put down what is true right now - separated. You will have the opportunity to update your application after your first semester grades come out. You can mention the change in your parent’s ma