first-generation student
College lineage starter
A first-generation student is someone whose parents did not attend or complete college.
The term appears most often in discussions of higher education access and support programs: As a first-generation student, she had to navigate the application process largely on her own.
The designation acknowledges that such students may lack the family knowledge and resources that others take for granted.
- collegeHigher education institution
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
- breaking barriersOvercoming entrenched obstacles
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
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