<p>Is this really effective to put in a college essay, or if not in an essay, the short answer?
My father graduated middle school and my mother graduated high school so I guess I will fit into this category but in no way do I want to solely ride on the fact that I'm a first generation student and that I want to be accepted by forcefully using this fact in my application.
I would like it to serve as an "advantage" in a way but I'm not sure how...
All and any suggestions would be helpful.
Thanks a lot.</p>
<p>Nope...it's already on your application, under parental information.</p>
<p>It is only a small tip factor, and mostly for URMs at that. No one gets in anywhere just because they are first generation.</p>
<p>I shouldn't even talk more about it in other parts of the application since it's already on the parental information?</p>
<p>not unless you have nothing else to write about....or is important to you.</p>