<p>I'm Asian, and my mom never went to college, but my dad supposedly went to college in Korea but dropped out because he had to work through the whole two years and would not have graduated anyways. Does this count as first generation? Also, how would they know if I'm lying or telling the truth? I'm basically asking this because my family is also in the ~35,000 income range, so combined with first-generation would this be a boost? Or would it not matter if I applied to need-blind admissions schools?</p>
<p>I'm interested in an answer as well. I'm in almost the EXACT same situation except my dad dropped out to fight in the Vietnam War.</p>
<p>I'm also in the same situation you guys are in.</p>
<p>Here's the answer from the College Confidential site:
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...a student officially qualifies as First Generation if neither parent holds a bachelors degree, even if both have earned an associates degree and may be only several credits shy of a bachelors. Usually, if a student lives with just one parent, it is that parents educational background that determines whether the student is considered First Generation.
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<p>The link: <a href="http://www.collegeconfidential.com/dean/archives/000187.htm%5B/url%5D">http://www.collegeconfidential.com/dean/archives/000187.htm</a></p>
<p>Wow, amazing because i'm in the exact situation as you are. However, i do have a sister who's in college right now. does that mean that i'm not a first generation?</p>