DV2017 Education Q°

[jewlz 0]

Hi,

I'm amongst the lucky selectees for the DV2017. However, after reading comments online, I'm having serious doubts about my "qualifications"... I haven't taken my high-school diploma at 18 like most teens usually do... But I passed an equivalency a few years later, which in France is considered to be the absolute equivalency to a high-school diploma and grants you access to any University you wish to enroll in.

I now have a Bachelor in English as well as a Master1 in Translation (but not completed so I guess this doesn't count)

Does anyone here know whether I still have my chances...?

Thanks for your input!

[arken 4,197]

You don't have to complete you high-school diploma at 18, you have to have completed at a minimum your high-school diploma or the equivalent before you apply for DV lottery. You are fine.

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

You'll be fine since the language has changed to "at least" high school. Not all high school equivalency certificates are accepted - but as you have a bachelors degree you should be fine. (You are correct that an uncompleted degree does not count but as you have completed undergrad that's not an issue here.)

[jewlz 0]

Thank you, Arken, but what I meant was that I don't have the actual high-school diploma, but an equivalency... and then university degrees (which amount to a US Bachelor), but I read those were (oddly) irrelevant

[jewlz 0]

Thank you SusieQQQ!!

[jewlz 0]

Another question still pertaining to my education... I took my HS equivalency at the University so should I still take my high-school years into account, knowing that I did not graduate then? Not sure how important this is...

The question is: Have you ever attended any education institutions at a secondary level or above?

And then, I have to provide information on all educational institutions at a secondary level or above I have attended...

Thank you

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

You should list all secondary and tertiary institutions you attended, even if you did not graduate. If I remember correctly there is a line to fill in for what diploma/qualification you received, so in your case you would fill in the high school but leave the diploma box empty.