Am i consider 1st generation?

Applying to College
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<p>First of all, does any of these affect my chances at getting accepted. </p>

<p>My mom dropped out of High School.
My dad was offered to go to college for free after Vietnam and got an associated.</p>

<p>I have two sisters who attended college and graduated in 89 and 92.</p>

<p>My other sister just started going back to school in her 30's and is getting her masters now </p>

<p>and the two siblings closest in age to me only have high school degrees. </p>

<p>What I'm wondering is that because there is such a large age difference between my siblings and me am i considered 1st generation. None of siblings had any idea how application work today and my parents who aloof to the whole college process. My sister oldest sister is 43 and I'm 17. My closest sibling is 9 years older than me.</p>

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<p>no your not... it doesnt matter about age discrepancy.</p>

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<p>Nope, sorry.</p>

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<p>Um I would think you are. Because you and all your siblings are supposed to be considered the next generation after your parents. So, all of you would be considered first generation.</p>

<p>I have a question if I would be or not. My dad didn't go to college but my mom did. I've heard some schools consider this first generation still. Is that true?</p>

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<p>thanks a lot</p>

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<p>According to the U. S. Department of Education, NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS</p>

<p>First-Generation Students: Undergraduates Whose Parents Never
Enrolled in Postsecondary Education</p>

<p><a href="http://nces.ed.gov/pubs98/98082.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://nces.ed.gov/pubs98/98082.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>If your parents have attended college, you are not a first generation college student.</p>

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<p>it may vary from school to school, but generally 1st generation means no college for either parent. For example, see this
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First-generation undergraduates are students whose parents have never been enrolled in college, meaning their highest educational attainment was a high school degree or the equivalent.
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<p>^I think that definition makes the most sense. I mean If I attended Community College for classes such as PE, ceramics, photography for fun, does not mean I have a college education.</p>

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<p>what if your parents separated and the one who did attend college is out of work and has not supported you for over 5 years? @__@ A UCB rep/admissioner told me that I would be considered 1st gen since my mom only went up to high school in Taiwan. I'm not sure about privates though, esp. the Ivy Leagues.</p>

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<p><a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/421179-am-i-first-generation-american-second-generation-american.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/421179-am-i-first-generation-american-second-generation-american.html&lt;/a>
Conclusions: depends on the school, doesn't matter TOO much, open to interpretation.</p>