A question about being first generation student

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<p>Hi! I'm an international student, so first generation student means that my parents didn't attend any of the US colleges or colleges at all?</p>

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<p>Any college at all, I believe.</p>

<p>From a reliable CC poster:

This pdf states that the US Dept of Ed defines first generation college students as “Neither parent had more than a high school education”</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.lavc.edu/research/News/FirstGenMar04.pdf[/url]”>http://www.lavc.edu/research/News/FirstGenMar04.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>However, I have searched the Dept of Ed website and could not find the definition stated there.</p>

<p>Here, the National Center for Education Statistics defines first gen students as “Undergraduates whose parents never enrolled in postsecondary education”.</p>

<p><a href=“http://nces.ed.gov/pubs98/98082.pdf[/url]”>http://nces.ed.gov/pubs98/98082.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>So, it looks to me like a student is NOT considered first gen if either of their parents ever attended college.

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[prostozina]

<p>Thank you!</p>