Is My Daughter First Generation to College?

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<p>Question: My husband has “some” (i.e. very little) college experience, and I have an AA degree. My daughter wants to attend a 4-year college. Would she be considered “first generation”? The standard definition of a “first-generation” college applicant is a student with no parent who has earned a bachelor’s degree before that student reached age […]</p>

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<p>I would say so, but I’m only replying to this because no one else has.</p>

<p>Oh, and, by the way, bump.</p>

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<p>emberjed–This is the “Ask the Dean” forum. So if you click on the original post, you’ll see both a question and a complete answer. So there’s no need for anyone else to reply unless there is more information to add to the answer. </p>

<p>But, even though there may be no need to reply, we’re happy to have you on this forum. :)</p>