how do colleges know if you're a first generation student or not?

JoeTrumpet
Sun, 07 Dec 2008 05:03:42 +0000

First generation means neither of your parents did: you’re literally part of the first generation–since your parents, anyway, since that’s all they ask for (“level of education mother received” / “level of education father received”)–to go to college.

Your siblings are part of your generation so that has no impact on first-generation status.