Will You Be the First in Your Immediate Family to Attend a College/university?

Lots of people can feel that they are at a slight disadvantage if they don't take parents who attended university to help them with their university awarding.

This thread is a identify to share if you're besides the beginning generation in your family to attend university, and for y'all to go answers to any questions you may have.

I myself didn't take any family attending academy before me, and so I can relate I guess.

Here to assist answer any questions or offering any help I can.

Marker,
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Universities chop-chop grew at the time when most of people our parents age were growing upwardly, and much less then with people our grandparents age. Cheers for sharing.

I am one of sixteen children. We were all in care. Simply I have gone to university.
5 of my 7 children take been to university. 2 in the Army.
1 grandson graduated from Brighton, now in the Met.
2 about to go in the next couple of years.
The other 14 are likewise young equally is the great granddaughter,

Yh, I volition be the beginning in my family. What differences are there between students with family who have attended academy and student like myself?

(Original post by Bangz)
Yh, I will be the first in my family. What differences are in that location between students with family who accept attended university and student like myself?

Non necessarily whatsoever difference in terms of bookish ability, just students who have parents that attended university can draw upon their experiences and knowledge of College Educational activity to become advice, which students whose parents haven't attended university don't take access to.

That'due south why students who are the first generation in their family to nourish university can ofttimes exist used as a social mobility measurement.

(Original mail past Seamus123)
I am one of 16 children. We were all in care. Only I take gone to university.
5 of my vii children have been to university. 2 in the Army.
1 grandson graduated from Brighton, at present in the Met.
2 about to go in the next couple of years.
The other 14 are too young every bit is the cracking granddaughter,

Wow that's certainly is quite a history!

It's interesting to run into how the proportion of university attendees has gone upwards in your family.
From 1/sixteen to five/7 and now all of your grandchildren old enough to go have washed!

Have your ii children who didn't go to university still been happy with their choices not to? It tin can be a difficult option sometimes not to follow your siblings if they've all taken like paths.

Over again, thanks for sharing.
Marking

Yep I'1000 the commencement in my immediate family, only not the get-go in my whole family. I have older cousins who went before.

(Original post past Keele Pupil Ambassador)
Wow that's certainly is quite a history!

Information technology's interesting to come across how the proportion of academy attendees has gone upwards in your family unit.
From one/16 to 5/7 and at present all of your grandchildren old enough to go have done!

Have your 2 children who didn't go to university notwithstanding been happy with their choices not to? It can exist a hard choice sometimes non to follow your siblings if they've all taken like paths.

Again, thanks for sharing.
Marking

They all had the opportunities. They made their choices. I son has but left the Army after 16 years. He went there straight from schoolhouse. He is now a professional person photographer.

One of my cousins went when I was pocket-sized, so no. I too had another cousin that held iii or 4 degrees, I recall via the OU. He'southward been dead well-nigh x years now.

I'll be the offset in my family to go to uni and no friends or family unit friends have gone to uni and then I have no idea what I'k doing and am just winging it currently. Through the application process I was helped by college but they don't help subsequently that then I'chiliad starting to panic about when to utilise for loans and adaptation and stuff like that. I know I need to await until I get all my offers back merely how long after that? The maintenance loan is bugging me the well-nigh because the amount they'll give me decides what accommodation I can employ for.

will be the commencement unless i win the lottery

(Original post by HobbinsE)
I'll be the first in my family unit to get to uni and no friends or family unit friends have gone to uni so I have no idea what I'm doing and am simply winging it currently. Through the awarding process I was helped past higher but they don't help afterwards that and then I'm starting to panic near when to apply for loans and accommodation and stuff like that. I know I need to expect until I become all my offers dorsum only how long after that? The maintenance loan is bugging me the most considering the amount they'll give me decides what accommodation I tin apply for.

At that place will be loads of people hither who can assist you lot with all of this. Y'all will exist just fine.

(Original mail service by HobbinsE)
I'll be the first in my family to go to uni and no friends or family friends have gone to uni so I have no idea what I'1000 doing and am but winging information technology currently. Through the application process I was helped by college but they don't aid after that so I'm starting to panic about when to employ for loans and adaptation and stuff similar that. I know I demand to wait until I get all my offers back just how long after that? The maintenance loan is bugging me the most because the amount they'll give me decides what accommodation I can apply for.

Hi there, as Seamus123 said, TSR is a great place to find information, including about student finance. You lot might want to have a look at this folio to answer some of your questions:
https://world wide web.thestudentroom.co.uk/student-finance/

Something I did was ask my parents roughly how much would I be entitled to. This table gives a rough guide. That way I could program alee almost spending.

Educatee coin calendar week is normally very early on Feb, close to the time when Educatee Finance applications open.

Yes in the sense of physically going to uni.

However my Dad did a caste through the OU (paid by his employer) erstwhile in the late '00s.

Neither of my parents went to university, but my auntie and some of my cousins did before me

Yeh, unless you include my cousin who went to a post 18 college/uni thing for one week before quitting.

I'm debating whether to go to Keele or not, but I'd be kind of the offset person to go to University and hopefully use my caste out of my family? My Dad never went to University and works in a manufactory, while my Mum went to Border Loma, before its official status, simply did nothing with her degree afterwards. My uncle went to Leeds but then dropped out and went to Bolton near 10 years later as a mature educatee. Lowkey feel similar I have a ton of force per unit area on me to make everyone proud, my Mum always goes on about using my degree and my Uncle wants me to go through and not drop out.

No, Neither of my parents went to academy but my sister started last year and my twin brother started this year and then I am the second/3rd person in my immediate family to go to university.

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Source: https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=5754246

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