<p>hey guys. I am a first generation college student who is planning on applying to Stanford. I was just wondering...how much does being a first generation college help? Does it increase your chances of getting accepted? Thanks :D</p>
<p>Yes :)…10 char</p>
<p>It all has to do with the context of your upbringing. For example, your parents might be first-generation because they’re super rich and inherited a lot of money and so essentially didn’t need to go to college. I know that’s a farfetched example but what I’m trying to say is how the first-generation thing is only a part of your upbringing.</p>
<p>If you didn’t have the same opportunities as kids whose parents DID go to college and you successfully overcame them and expanded yourself, then yes, it is an advantage.</p>
<p>^^Agreed. It’s like Mark Zuckerberg or Michael Dell. They didn’t go to college so if their kids (if they have any) said that they are first generation (given that both of Dell and Mark marry people who didn’t go to college), then it wouldn’t be seen as a boosting factor.</p>
<p>Thanks! but bluebubbles when u say ‘have the same opportunities’, what do you mean by that?</p>
<p>Rich kids in affluent neighborhoods with educated parents will have more time, money, and resources to pursue extracurricular activities. Poor kids who need to help support their family and whose parents may not be as educated on average have less time or resources to pursue the activities. There are exceptions to both these norms, however. Basically, your financial and personal info and HS background will show adcoms a rough picture of your upbringing. It’s what you did in relation to your circumstances that really matters.</p>
<p>This doesn’t just go for poor kids. Rich kids need to go above and beyond to demonstrate that they’re willing to cross the threshold as well.</p>
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<p>The sky is their threshold for them, what they need is luck.</p>