'A part of me feels like I had to do a lot in order to prove that I belonged on campus'
"Being a first-generation college student colors nearly every facet of my college experience, from the way I operate in class, to the way I approach people, to the way I feel when I walk across the quad," Heather Phan Nguyen, a senior at Vassar College, told NYLON recently.
"I applied to colleges entirely by myself without a single edit on any of my statements," Marlin, a first-gen senior at the University of Chicago, confirmed."I didn't have any idea how the application process worked, and there was no one to help me. It was really stressful." "My own father had told me that he thought he wasn't smart because he didn't go to college, so I may not be as smart as other students I go to school with," Elena Do, a senior at Swarthmore College, recalled."And at one point, I did believe this."
To ease this emotional burden, first-generation students turn to a variety of communities and resources. Many colleges—like Tufts University, Brown University, and Vassar College—have designated programs to help first-generation freshmen adjust to their first year at college. Additionally, several national organizations like Questbridge and the Center for First-Generation Student Success provide scholarships, mentoring, and community for marginalized students.
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