So I have a father that hasn’t been a part of my life since I was very young. My mother is a first gen immigrant who didn’t go to college (father did). Do I leave all of this info for the optional essay or would I be able to mark “yes” on the first generation to go to college question?

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From what I’ve heard from admissions consultants, a lot of those demographic questions (beyond gender / race) don’t really play a factor in your assessment but rather are used for internal data tracking (ie a school May make a targeted outreach to the LGTBQ community and would look at trends of LGBTQ over time, etc). I wouldn’t overthink it, just put what you’re comfortable with and how you identify. Sound like you’re leaning towards marking yes, which is fine. If it had an substantial impact on your “narrative” you may want to expand on it in your optional essay

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