First Generation Nebraska: What Were Challenges?
Curtis Bright
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03/05/2018
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First generation students describe the challenges they faced being the first in their families to attend college.
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- [00:00:03.750]There's so many little things that I didn't know,
- [00:00:06.080]like I didn't even know how to scan into a dining hall.
- [00:00:08.570]Just how to get my N card,
- [00:00:09.840]there's just so many things that as a first gen student,
- [00:00:12.020]I was unaware of.
- [00:00:13.300]Most of my friends are not first generation,
- [00:00:16.140]so it's kinda hard for me to connect with them
- [00:00:18.860]because they know from their parents' experience.
- [00:00:22.610]I think, for me, the biggest challenge
- [00:00:24.145]that I've faced as a first generation student,
- [00:00:27.640]would be family.
- [00:00:28.720]Even just scheduling little things, like my schedule,
- [00:00:31.430]I schedule it around the time I pick up my brother
- [00:00:34.900]from school, take him to school,
- [00:00:36.860]but I love my family, and I'd do anything for my family.
- [00:00:40.520]In high school, and years previously,
- [00:00:42.830]I was like, oh this is gonna be a fun thing to do,
- [00:00:45.480]this is gonna be like a smooth ride,
- [00:00:49.640]and coming here has just been really bumpy,
- [00:00:52.000]and me being forced to me an adult now,
- [00:00:55.730]and it's nice, but it's also very frustrating at times.
- [00:01:00.300]I definitely think one of the other bigger challenges
- [00:01:02.720]is utilizing the amount of resources that are on campus.
- [00:01:06.195]Being a first gen, I didn't realize how many types
- [00:01:09.460]of things they have to help you succeed,
- [00:01:11.740]whether it's the writing center, math resource center,
- [00:01:14.550]or first year experience office, something like that.
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