A Guide for First-Generation, Working-Class Graduate Students
Advice for those who feel like they’re straddling two worlds: one where they’re unsure they belong and another where their upward mobility is not understood
"During my senior year of high school, I applied to dozens of colleges, eager to finally prove to myself that I could “make it out” of my low-income neighborhood. I didn’t know it at the time, but I would soon adopt the academic identity first-generation, working-class (FGWC) student—meaning that I come from a working-class background and would become the first in my family to graduate college."
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Original article: https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/career-advice/2023/11/03/tips-first-generation-working-class-grad-school-students-opinion
Modified on June 21, 2024