first-generation students
Family's college pioneers
First-generation students are those whose parents did not attend or complete college.
The term appears frequently in discussions of higher education access and support services, since these students often navigate admissions, financial aid, and campus life without family experience to draw on: As a first-generation student, she had to figure out the application process on her own.
- college prepReadiness for higher education
- peer mentoringGuidance from similar-level colleagues
- self-advocacyPromoting one's own interests
- academic advisingGuidance on coursework selection
- office hoursDesignated meeting availability
hidden curriculum · scholarships · imposter syndrome · time management · summer bridge · tutoring services · food insecurity · family obligations · study skills · language barriers · part-time employment · systemic inequality · breaking barriers · cultural capital · financial literacy · role modeling · diversity initiatives · alumni networks
- campus populationfreshmen, sophomores, juniors, seniors, undergraduates
- college accessadmissions, college prep, college readiness, financial aid, outreach programs
- College Applicantsadmits, reapplicants
- Educational Equityspecial education, bilingual education, desegregation, school integration, equal access
- educationeducation, school, schools, teachers, learning
- nontraditional studentsadult learners
first-generation studentslegacy students
Applicants with graduate relatives
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