Is being first-gen beneficial?

Applying to College
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<p>I just discovered that i am first-gen and wondering if this is beneficial. I was searching throughout the forums and found out that it is, but i do not fully understand why. Also, how much does it help you out in admissions? Is it very little, or is it a hook like being an URM. thanks.</p>

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<p>I don’t see it helping that much. Harvard is not going to accept a kid with lackluster credentials just because they are the first in their family to go to college and had the audacity to consider a school like Harvard. It is one of those small factors that might contribute to your application but you still have to be competitive.</p>

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<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/741641-what-does-first-generation-college-student-mean.html?highlight=first+gen[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/741641-what-does-first-generation-college-student-mean.html?highlight=first+gen&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>thanks…</p>

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<p>It’s only beneficial at a few schools that can afford to engineer diversity of all kinds. It is a tip factor at these schools, not a hook.</p>