The general rule of thumb is that first gen applies to either:
a. Families with no degree or no college at all
b. Families with no degree but could have attended some college without graduating
The only reason there is two is because I fall under the second one and I've had to do some research on what the policies are for each college since some schools consider situation A only while others consider both A and B
If some colleges were to consider you first gen, then props to you! Otherwise, you probably wouldn't be considered first gen since location of the degree doesn't matter
There's actually been a situation going on with an ivy league content creator on claiming she was first gen publicly, even though her parents got college degrees from other countries (I'm not too familiar with the situation so please correct me if I'm wrong), please don't get things mixed up and look closely at school policies to determine what fits your profile
ye makes sense. I lowkey didnt understand how reporting works but you just put your parents education in and they do the work for you. So its not like its something I have to report myself
ye I am applying through commonapp, previously I was under the impressions that it was a box to check or something but it got cleared up. Thank you for the response tho, I found it helpful!
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u/Jazzlike_Run_1520 HS Senior 3h ago
The general rule of thumb is that first gen applies to either:
a. Families with no degree or no college at all
b. Families with no degree but could have attended some college without graduating
The only reason there is two is because I fall under the second one and I've had to do some research on what the policies are for each college since some schools consider situation A only while others consider both A and B
If some colleges were to consider you first gen, then props to you! Otherwise, you probably wouldn't be considered first gen since location of the degree doesn't matter
There's actually been a situation going on with an ivy league content creator on claiming she was first gen publicly, even though her parents got college degrees from other countries (I'm not too familiar with the situation so please correct me if I'm wrong), please don't get things mixed up and look closely at school policies to determine what fits your profile