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  2. What It Means to Be a First Generation College Student

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    What is a first-generation college student? “The definition of a first-gen student can vary depending on the institution,” Johnson explains. “The most common definition is that neither ...

  3. First-generation college students in the United States

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    35.6% of students 24–29 years old. 42.1% of students 30–39 years old. 50.2% of students 40 years old or older. A review of the literature on first-generation college students published by the Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation (TGSLC) cites a 2001 study which reported that 31% of first-generation college students were 24 years of age ...

  4. Advanced Placement - Wikipedia

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    Advanced Placement ( AP) [4] is a program in the United States and Canada created by the College Board. AP offers undergraduate university-level curricula and examinations to high school students. Colleges and universities in the US and elsewhere may grant placement and course credit to students who obtain qualifying scores on the examinations.

  5. AP English Language and Composition - Wikipedia

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    Course. AP English Language and Composition is a course in the study of rhetoric taken in high school. Many schools offer this course primarily to juniors and the AP English Literature and Composition course to seniors. Other schools reverse the order, and some offer both courses to both juniors and seniors.

  6. Advanced Placement exams - Wikipedia

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    Advanced Placement ( AP) examinations are exams offered in United States by the College Board and are taken each May by students. The tests are the culmination of year-long Advanced Placement (AP) courses, which are typically offered at the high school level. AP exams (with few exceptions [1]) have a multiple-choice section and a free-response ...

  7. What It Means to Be a First Generation College Student

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    “Being a first-generation college student comes with its unique challenges, from academic preparedness to financial struggles and more,” Angeli Johnson, Instructional Designer at the Center ...

  8. Blue-collar scholar - Wikipedia

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    Definition. A common term used in understanding student who come from working class, or blue-collar families, is a first-generation college student. These students are the first in their immediate family to attend a college or university. There are social impacts and struggles for students in higher-education who come from working-class families.

  9. First-generation college student graduates Cal State LA

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    For the first time, Cal State LA had its six graduations at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Amongst the faculty in attendance from the Rongxiang Xu College of Health and Human Services and ...