What counts as "first generation college student"?

entomom
Wed, 28 Nov 2012 21:59:01 +0000

Colleges ask for the college history of your parents, this is what determines whether or not a college considers you a first gen college student. Definitions vary somewhat between colleges, but from the information you have given, you would be considered first gen by any school.



If I am 24 do I no longer qualify as a dependent even though I still live with one of my parents and am functionally dependent on them?



This should hold for all the UCs:

[UC Berkeley Financial Aid and Scholarships Office: Glossary](http://students.berkeley.edu/finaid/glossary/index.htm)