<p>Even though my older siblings are in college, I am still considered as first generation (to go to college) because both my parents haven’t, right?</p>
<p>I may not be the first in my family to go, but I still belong as a first generation?</p>
<p>Anyways, does this affect the admission process? And if it does, how much would it affect?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>President Simmons wants to increase the number of first-generation students at Brown (at least she did in the last 2 admission cycles). This means that being first-generation is a hook, or a tip -- like legacy, under-represented minority, geographic diversity, etc. Exactly how much it helps is hard to say, since I'm sure it varies from student to student and lots of other factors come into play. It probably means that your chance of getting accepted is higher than if you weren't first generation, although I have seen no statistics on how much higher.</p>
<p>I don't know if having siblings in college affects your first-generation status.</p>
<p>I just looked this up, and unfortunately it does change your status. At least at the website I looked at, you can only be a first generation college student if no one in your immediate family has attended college--so I assume this means siblings in addition to parents.</p>
<p>Just in case though, I'd definitely still check with your counselor!</p>
<p>What website did you look at? Mind giving me the link?</p>
<p>Usually, each site differs.</p>