Is being a first-gen student a plus when applying to grad school, REUs?
Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2020 5:36 pm
Hi, I am a domestic Asian/White male, and in my first year of undergrad.
I'm here to ask: when applying to REUs / grad school, is it advantageous to make it known that I am a first-gen* college student/high school graduate?
*What I mean by first-gen is a little complicated. I was raised primarily by my mother, for both work reasons and personal reasons that have never been fully disclosed to me. My father has a bachelors degree. But, on my mother's side, I am a first-gen high school graduate and first-gen college student. Because I consider myself as 'raised by my mother,' I am wondering if it is worth mentioning this (details included) to REU programs and in my graduate schools applications, if prompted.
I'm here to ask: when applying to REUs / grad school, is it advantageous to make it known that I am a first-gen* college student/high school graduate?
*What I mean by first-gen is a little complicated. I was raised primarily by my mother, for both work reasons and personal reasons that have never been fully disclosed to me. My father has a bachelors degree. But, on my mother's side, I am a first-gen high school graduate and first-gen college student. Because I consider myself as 'raised by my mother,' I am wondering if it is worth mentioning this (details included) to REU programs and in my graduate schools applications, if prompted.