Q & A with First-Generation Students

Q: In your opinion, what does being a first generation student mean? A: People who are deciding to go to college when their parents never did. It’s a big step because they don’t know what they’re getting into because no one can tell them because their family doesn’t know much about it. It’s a whole new experience for the whole family and it gives a lot of opportunities to grow and achi...

Q: What does being a first-generation student mean to you? A: Being a first-generation, to me, is succeeding and being one of the people in my family to go to college. Changing up the tradition of raising children as women and not going to school. So, I’m changing that tradition and going to my school and doing my own thing. Q: How was your parent's lives before coming to the U.S? A: My fa...

Q: What does being a first generation college students mean to you? A: It means a lot. Honestly, it puts a lot of pressure and responsibility on my shoulders knowing that I'm the first one in my family to go to college. That means that I also have to create a path for my siblings to follow and that also means to like bring hope to my family. We're going to break those chains of not going to  ...

Q: What does being a first generation student mean to you? A: To me, it means that I'm going to accomplish what my parents didn’t and that means going to college,  getting an education and getting a degree. My parents have been there for me through [the process] and I'm trying to do what they didn't as to like not prove them that they didn't do it, but because I want to do what they didn't...

Q: What does being a first-generation mean to you? A: Being a first-generation allows me to expand with my family because my family has not gone to college. So, me being a first-generation student shows that I’m still striving to get a higher education. My mom has always pushed me because she’s like “college is important’”and “I wasn’t able to have that opportunity”, so you need...

Q: What does being a first-generation mean to you? A: I guess it’s a challenge, but something to be proud of because you’re coming from maybe a troubled background and financially it’s a struggle. So, coming out of that and succeeding is great. Q: What motivated you to strive for a high GPA? A: Well, my freshman year, I had a section leader in band and she maintained a 4.0 GPA. It real...

Q: What does being a first-generation student mean to you? A: First-generation is being a student whose parents weren’t born in America or doing something for the first time that their family has never done before. So, it’s like me going to high school and college. It’s just adapting to a new culture. Q: What have you done to get above a 4.0 GPA? A: I’ve focused on my homework a lot, an...

  Q: What does being a first-generation student mean to you? A: I take a lot of pride in it because no one in my family has really done college. First-generation means the first, so its like I’m setting an example for my younger siblings or cousins who’s gonna graduate after me. Maybe, they’ll look up to me and do what I’ll do. Q: What have you done to obtain above a 4.0 GPA? A: I j...