First-generation college students are struggling. Only 40% of students who are the first in the family to attend college are expected to graduate with a bachelor’s degree in the next six years, compared to the 55% whose parents went to college—and finances are not necessarily their biggest problem. These particular students face “academic, social, and cultural” issues and crippling “self-doubt.” Their “unique challenges” include less access to classes and information to prepare them for college culture, and, for some, guilt about leaving their families when they are needed at home. (The Washington Post)
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