What Are The Pros And Cons Of My First Generation

The film showed how most first generation students navigate their way through the college application process while expressing some of the benefits and disadvantages first generation students encounter.
Who were featured in the film? Donte is a smart young man who ran into trouble when he was younger; as a result, he changed his life around. Donte later spent much of his time picking his GPA up and playing football in pursuit of a college education. Jess goes to a small school and works in her mom’s diner. She enjoys running stats for the football and softball teams for fun. Cecilia took all AP courses her junior year of high school. Her mother is not as motivated as she is for college. She took all AP courses her junior in hopes of going to her dream college: UCLA. Sooma is a proud Pacific Islander and enjoys playing multiple sports. Sooma’s dad passed away while he was in high school. Sooma has used his death as the driving force to go to …show more content…
I had the privilege of being introduced to a financial advisor by my boss and the advisor helped me request more scholarships and grants from schools free of charge. Before he took the time to educate me, I struggled with wrapping my head around the application process and I know I would struggle if I had to the process over again. Deadlines, discovering good scholarships, and writing personal essays became an issue. I remember telling my friend that I would not apply to a school because the fee was expensive and I did not know how to request a waiver. Now, I realized that there is a deficit in the low-income schools, but also I (like most first generation students) do not know how to ask for help. This documentary allowed me to very reflective on my appellation experience and encourages me to help others who may struggle. Lastly, First Generation made me feel a bit peaceful knowing that I was not the only one going through the struggle of the college application