My dad didn’t go to college, and my mom went to a local JC for a year before dropping out. She never received her associate’s or any other certification though. Would I be considered a first-gen by most schools?
Yes. While colleges are free to define first generation as it pleases, and, more importantly define what bump, if any, it happens in the admissions process, I think most colleges would say that an applicant with no parent holding a 4 year degree is first gen.