<p>Hi all! </p>
<p>I was wondering if being foreign born (I'm a permanent resident of the US) from a hispanic country gives me an advantage over American born hispanics.</p>
<p>Also, when they consider first generation college students, my mother went to a university in our home country, but not here. Are they looking for first gen American college students, or am I not considered a first gen?</p>
<p>If anyone could chime in on my questions it'd be much appreciated. Good luck to everybody!</p>
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<p>You’re splitting hairs here. All Hispanics should be treated alike in the admissions process. Be thankful that your permanent resident status puts you in the domestic applicant pool.</p>
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<p>You’re getting stucking in the technicalities. When they look for 1st generation students, they’re more interested in bringing someone whose parents have no UNIVERSITY background. Unless university in your country is like high school here, what difference does it make that your mother was schooled in another country? As long as she has a good education, your upbringing is with a well-educated parent. Period. So I think for all intents and purposes you’re not first gen.</p>
<p>Look, kid (mr. CU2014), you are not giving enough credit to yourself, to your own achievements. Do you really believe that you can’t get in on your own that you have to resort to these external factors over which you had no control?</p>
<p>I think you’re putting words in my mouth. I never claimed to be ungrateful or anything; I was just curious (really just trying to kill time before Dec. 15th). I don’t even believe in affirmative action, but eh, its the way life works - gotta take advantage of the situations and system life puts you in.</p>
<p>“Do you really believe that you can’t get in on your own that you have to resort to these external factors over which you had no control?”</p>
<p>Not sure where I implied that, and if I did, it was purely unintentional. I was really just curious to see what they meant by first generation, and if being foreign born was an advantage.</p>
<p>Different countries have different systems; maybe I should have restated my question to ask if colleges account for these different systems in terms of considering parental education.</p>
<p>But anyway, thanks for your response, kid/adult (Mr. Epaminondas).</p>