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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My husband and I have 3 year degrees from outside the US. It was proposed to us that our kids are first gen.
The idea is absurd. I could never in good faith use this loophole.
How embarrassing for your children when they are contacted with support groups for first gen kids.
How this is even discussed is beyond me
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I'm volunteering with a program where your child could qualify as first gen. If you don't need assistance with the US college application process, that's great. Perhaps you feel that you can figure it out on your own, or pay for independent counselors. But other parents and kids without US college application experience might feel that they can benefit from learning more about the process, and that's what this program is for. [/quote]

Thank you PP (I am a different PP than the one you replied to). 
My kid was invited to one of these programs (we qualify on the basis of income). He didn’t take anyone’s spot; he was waitlisted initially but quickly got a spot which makes me think that there’s quite some availability. It was the case with some other programs he was in, too: unfortunately many eligible families just aren’t interested. [/quote]

Volunteer here. I also think some of the issue of people not being interested is that when the college application programs are presented to them, midway through high school, they don't know what they don't know. By this time senior year, I think many, many parents and kids -- first gen or not -- are realizing they have questions about the process or feel that they could use some advice. Some parents have the financial and social resources to shepherd their kids through the process and find the necessary help when they have questions. Other parents may not know where to begin. I think the point of college application programs for first generation/low income/minority students is to give more students access to helpful resources. [/quote]

Right, but my son was approached in 6th grade.
Some programs he was part of were in elementary school.
I think what scares people off is commitment: mandatory attendance, summer school, parent workshops etc. 
as for me as a low income divorced mom I don’t have money for private counselors but I have access to Internet, YouTube (highly recommend the college essay guy’s videos) and know that getting into college is a project and should be approached as such. Is a college degree needed to realize this? I don’t know. [/quote]

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