<p>How does this work for first-generation immigrants whose parents are foreign? Additionally, how much weight does this carry (if at all)?</p>
<p>Reach schools: Harvard
Possible schools: Duke, Johns Hopkins, Brown, UPenn
Safety: Georgia Tech</p>
<p>Fist generation and immigrant status are two different things. First gen means you are the first in your family to attend college. If your parents attended college in another country, you are not first gen.</p>
<p>Niceday got it right. If your parents went to college in your home country, you are not first gen.</p>
<p>What if my mom went to college but I would be first in dad’s side to attend college?</p>
<p>First generation takes into account on both mother’s and father’s side of your family. To be first generation, you would have to be the first from both sides.</p>