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The First-Gen Advantage: How Being First Changes Your Application Strategy

7 min readJanuary 15, 2025

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First-generation college students have a genuinely distinct perspective that top universities actively seek out. Here's how to position it as the asset it is.

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Simone Thompson

Harvard University

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Harvard University

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I know how overwhelming the college process can feel — I was a first-gen student with no guidance. Now I help students like you build the application that gets you in.

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