<p>So recently I found out that being a first generation student is a good thing! (Whew!) But is there a special need to write about this or mention it anywhere? I know the common app asks if your parents attended college, if I answer no, does it flag me as a first generation kid?</p>
<p>And what kind of advantage do I get by being so? At ivys? At elite privates? At state universities? Is it the same kind of advantage minority students might get. </p>
<p>(35 ACT, 500+ hours of service (mostly tutoring), low income, family from the Indian subcontinent)</p>