r/wfu • u/brcjjko • 8d ago

Question First Generation/Legacy

My whole family except for me was born in Ethiopia, and I’m a first generation student, but my sister graduated from Wake Forest in 2020, making Wake the first college that anyone in my family had ever attended. When I reviewed my commonapp, I was labeled as a WFU Legacy and also labeled as a FGen. Can this combination possibly be really good for me?

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u/Virnt 8d ago

tbh that prob does you a lot, considering the rarity of being both first gen and legacy

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u/Stock-Card7847 8d ago

Just out of curiosity did ur parents go to college in Ethiopia or nah, because I’m having trouble knowing what first gen like consists of bc ik some universities label it differently

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u/brcjjko 8d ago

no they didn’t

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u/Ambitious_Role_4657 8d ago

The people reading applications are going to eat that ish up. Ethiopian. First Generation immigrant. Sister is a Wake Forest legacy. You've hit the triumvirate of college admissions directors sweet spots. If you have a 4.5 GPA they might have to change the seat covers in that office.

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u/brcjjko 8d ago

lol i also did the wake summer immersion program on a full scholarship so if they care about demonstrated interest as much as i hope they do it’ll be really good for me