<p>My daughter will be the first in her (imediate) family to attend college. Do the schools have a way to verify this, or will she be required to provide verification (and how would we be able to do so)?</p>
<p>Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>She will have to fill out the parent information section, and in doing so she will be labeled a “first generation college student” No verification necessary!</p>
<p>In general, families should check what various colleges consider first-gen. For some it is extended to completing the degree. For others, it is first to attend college. </p>
<p>This is an old quote from a dean at UVA: The general definition of a first generation college student (not UVa’s definition…we don’t really need to have a different one) is a student whose parents did not enroll in post-secondary school. In the cases above, a parent enrolled in college, [but did not complete,] *so I wouldn’t call the student first gen. *</p>