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Download full textTym, Carmen; McMillion, Robin; Barone, Sandra; Webster, Jeff – TG (Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation), 2004
Research indicates that students whose parents did not attend college are more likely than their non first-generation counterparts to be less academically prepared for college, to have less knowledge of how to apply for college and for financial assistance, and to have more difficulty in acclimating themselves to college once they enroll. They are…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Time to Degree, College Preparation, College Readiness
