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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I get annoyed at the assumption that because you are third or fourth generation here you have it made or something. My parents were children of immigrants who grew up quite poor. Plus, my grandfather and father were drafted. Why are we being lumped in with the families who have been here forever and have passed down wealth and property forever. [/quote]

In the college application process, the term “first generation” refers to being the first generation to go to college. It has nothing to do with immigrant status. If you’re parents went to college, you are not “first generation” in terms of college- even if your parents are immigrants who don’t speak English.

My parent did not go to college. I did not realize until many years after I had graduated from college how much I didn’t know when I was applying to college that other kids did know simply because their parents had a college education. And not just the about the application process, but also the guidance other kids got all through their school years- their parents knew the right questions to ask and helped them to be involved in activities. Helping my own kids through school has really opened my eyes to how little I knew compared to kids whose parents had gone to college.

If you haven’t had the experience of being the first generation to go to college, you just have no idea of what a difference it makes. I applaud any program that tries to help kids in this situation. It still can’t totally make up the difference, but it can make *a* difference. 
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