<p>My parents have several degrees which were attained outside the US in the Caribbean to be precise, do i count as a first generation student? I want to know how Ivies see this specifically. Does any one have any ideas?</p>
<p>Thank You.</p>
<p>No, you’re not considered first generation if your parents have degrees outside of the U.S.</p>
<p>regardless of the school?</p>
<p>Regardless of the college you’re applying to, or regardless of the kind of degree your parents have 
? Yes, the type of degree your parents have matters. Where they got it, not so much… (At least that’s my understanding.)</p>
<p>well my my has a bachelors in law with which you can practice as a lawyer in that country. She almost finished her psychology and my dad has more than 4 bachelors and like 2 or more masters. i thought that maybe i could get away with applying as a first generation considering that education is extremely different here and they didn’t go through it.</p>
<p>I was wondering that too and from what I have heard, xrCalico23 is correct…</p>
<p>No. You are not a first-generation applicant. You just said that your dad had more than 4 bachelors… clearly he went to college.</p>
<p>Don’t be dishonest. Your parents are obviously very well-educated. First generation status is designed for students whose parents really did not go to institutions beyond high school. Such students would have been at a disadvantage in high school and in applying. It’s definitely not for people with very educated parents, like yours. Don’t try to game the system.</p>
<p>It is very easy to answer this question by giving two examples of ‘first-generation’ students according to your definition.</p>
<p>Student A: Imagine his parents went to U of Toronto and LSE, respectively, and met at Cambridge, where they were doing their PhDs.</p>
<p>Student B: Her father barely graduated from high school and her mother only got her GED a few years ago.</p>
<p>Do you really think these two situations are comparable and should be treated the same way? Well, neither would any sane admissions officer.</p>
<p>Don’t be obnoxious. The boost first-generation students receive in admissions is designed to facilitate social mobility, and by social mobility I mean rising from an impoverished working-class background to a plane of existence where going to college is something people actually have the luxury to consider. You’re clearly fortunate enough to come from a family that values and has had access to higher education. You shouldn’t even be thinking about taking advantage of the few opportunities afforded to those who can’t say the same.</p>