<p>My permanent address, the one on my applications, is in Utah... but I'm going to high school in California.</p>
<p>My mom (my legal guardian) lives in UT but for this year I packed a few clothes and I'm temporarily living in CA with grandma. Mom had financial difficulties.</p>
<p>I wrote my CA address as my "temporary address" on my apps.</p>
<p>This is correct, right? Doesn't my mom's location determine my permanent address? My father is deceased and my grandma has no real legal attachment to me. I'm a dependent on my mom's taxes. All of my belongings, furniture etc are still in UT, I just have some clothes here in CA.</p>
<p>I just want to make sure this is OK.</p>
<p>Yeah, what you wrote was correct. For example boarding school people write their school address as their ‘temporary address’, and their home address as their permanent one. Kind of like your situation. Should be just fine.</p>
<p>Ok great thanks.</p>
<p>I have one more question though…
people from underrepresented states tend to get a slight “boost” in admissions. Would this also apply to me? I think I could use any boost I can get :)</p>
<p>Totally OK. I’d think you’d get more of a boost if you had an overcoming struggles like you mentioned abstract or essay. Still, if it’s an underrepresented state then that is a boost.</p>
<p>I guess so! Haha I’m actually not sure, I come from a very, very over-represented state :P</p>