<p>At many schools, it’s not a hook at all…there are so many first-gens out there. </p>
<p>At some top schools, if there is a first-gen, low-income applicant, there may be some special consideration when compared to another who has similar stats, but lived in the lap of comfort (first gen or not). Not all first-gen are also low income. There are a good number of middle/upper middle and upper class income people who never went to college. </p>