<p>these are considered as hooks by some and i was wondering what exactly is a legacy and first gen. i talked to various people and browsed the internet and what i have found is that legacy is basically someone u really close with (parent/sibling/close family friend) and they count as legacy. is this info correct?</p>
<p>i have looked around for what first gen means but cant find anything about it.
what is it?</p>
<p>You have legacy if someone from your family (most commonly parents) are alumni. First-gen is when you’re the first in your immediate family to attend college.</p>
<p>that is correct. But to add on to your legacy definition, many schools mainly consider undergraduate as a legacy. But I believe that some schools (I believe that Yale is an example, but correct if I am wrong) will also consider a parent attending a graduate school.</p>
<p>Legacy generally refers to your parents graduating from the same school you are applying to, but it could also include grandparents or siblings as well. It is also weighted more heavily at some schools than others.</p>
<p>First generation refers to an applicant being the first person in their immediate family who went on to college.</p>
<p>So really close family friends do not count as legacy?</p>
<p>also say my parents did residency here (they are doctors) here and neither my parents nor i were born here… would that mean that they went to college? cause technically they are getting an education. if not that would make me 1st gen right?</p>
<p>Family friends do not count as legacy. I think the answer to your second question depends on the school but generally this would not be considered a legacy, imo.</p>
<p>For the UC system in CA, you are a first-generation student if neither of your parents received a four-year college degree. I think this also applies elsewhere.</p>
<p>aww i really wished that family friends were legacy:P(NYU stern)
what do you mean by school for first gen jshain?</p>
<p>Id assume if your parents are doctors they are college grads (i would hope so at least). But my parents are also both doctors that immigrated here after completing college. Neither of us were born here. Sadly i don’t think any part of our stories could be considered a hook. If anything, almost an antihook?</p>
<p>First gen does nt mean not going to college in US. It means not having gone to college in any country. Essentially, they consider you backward/held back due to missing opportunities, due to lack of college level education in your family and probably poor.</p>
<p>If you come from a family of physicians, you are considered opposite of first gen, i.e., given every opportunity to succeed in life.</p>
<p>lmao ight guys. my parents just went to med school in pakistan so yeah i guess i am not first gen then right?</p>
<p>i wished i had some hook D:</p>
<p>^^College apps don’t ask, “Are you first gen?”. Rather they ask about the educational history (College, degree earned, year) of each of your parents post-HS. Then they determine if they consider you first gen by their definition (as different colleges and organizations can have slightly different definitions).</p>
<p>In your case, you are not first gen by any definition.</p>
<p>If ‘close’ friends were counted as legacies, it would be a hook NOT to be a legacy ;).</p>
<p>You’re a legacy if your parents, or sometimes grandparents, got an undergraduate or graduate degree from the college. I’ve never heard of legacy counting siblings or other relatives.</p>
<p>You’re first-gen if one or both of your parents got at least a 4-year degree, either from the US or abroad. Or if you were adopted or were mostly raised by another guardian, then their educational background is considered (even if your real parents have PhDs). First-gen is supposed to indicate whether you grew up in a college-educated environment, which usually has a profound influence on the adversities that a student faces.</p>
<p>But if you immigrated to the US, that can also present its own set of adversities. That’s the point of looking at things like income and first-gen status–to see what context they should view your accomplishments in. Did immigrating make it more difficult for you to accomplish what you have?</p>
<p>meh. i wanna say yes but that would sound very stupid and too desperate. i don’t want to stoop that down low. if anything, coming from a different country was a definite plus. not only did i get to experience 2 cultures but i have also successfully mastered(read/write/speak) 3 languages by the age of 6(well around there; arabic, urdu and english). and hopefully by next year i will have my 4th language(spanish) mastered with the AP Spanish test and i wish to minor in japanese in college.</p>
<p>sigh… guess i don’t have any hooks then.
thanks guys.</p>
<p>There is a semi hook - Common app and some school supplements ask you about other countries you lived in.</p>
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<p>This is ONE definition of first gen, another is that neither of your parents have any education past HS. As I said before, there are more than one definition of first gen and it depends on the school/organization which one they use.</p>
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<p>In the Supplement for a school my D2 applied to, it first asks if a “parent, stepparent or grandparent attended?” It then goes on to ask you to list any other relatives that attended, and to give their relationship to you, year of graduation and degree.</p>