<p>So for the common app under additional information... is it okay if I submitted this? Will this hurt or help my application?
Also should I extend it or keep it short and simple?</p>
<pre><code>My parents, both refugees during the Khmer rouge, escaped the brutal regime of Pol Pot and started a new life in America. With six children total, they have done their best to ensure that we each receive a proper education. Both work 40 or more hours a week in a factory, doing manual labor, in order to support a family two times larger than the average. As a first generation college student with the opportunity to attend college, my success derives from the hard-working attitude my parents have displayed.
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