First Generation

[@g3inius]

Anyone else interested in seeing how these guys are doing today 10+ years after they graduates HS? I hope things turned out well for everybody.

[@stelo1558]

i'm sure you can find some of them on LinkedIn

[@Kiin9Perez]

I am

[@jasonkolu4221]

Hello I'm here

[@MrSaul087]

I am

[@ReneandKnuckles]

I'm Watching for an Assignment. I'm pulling an all nighter on this. I have 2 more years left. Pain.

[@errolmorris7945]

Same

[@ReneandKnuckles]

@@errolmorris7945 Oh hey. I'm two days late to reply but hi. How's your day going?

[@vanessalee9551]

same, but i have 1 more year left but u got this.

[@linkkx]

Same, but this is my final year

[@itsdoc5506]

Watching this I start remembering how little my own parents knew about college, applications, scholarships and waivers etc. It was a mentally of "I send you to school to learn" and that was it. It was like the school was suppose to teach me how. On the other hand the school tried to emphasize how important help from your family would be. There was never a balance or real understanding how difficult it was for the student to be in the middle trying to piece together good advice and steps to follow. Tough, these kids are trying their best, I really hope they all find their way.

[@Realiz333]

so accurate omg

[@natemotivation8523]

Earned 3 Associate degrees at my community college, and first in my family. This video reminds me of the beginning of my journey 💖 Update: I earned two bachelor degrees in Criminal Justice and Psychology from two different Universities. I'm working on my masters in Psychology now. Anything is possible. Update: I have my master's degree in Psychology and am working on a 2nd master's in Criminal Justice now, and got accepted to two Ph.D programs. Never stop.

[@natemotivation8523]

Nietzscheian Hyperborean thanks a lot. Journey for sure....

[@Aagggyy]

@@natemotivation8523 Any updates?

[@natemotivation8523]

@@Aagggyy halfway through my masters degree now. Looking at PhD's now.

[@AquaRunner533]

you must have a lot of student debt to pay off

[@natemotivation8523]

Not really, I paid mostly cash for all 5 of my degrees. Stop assuming, you don't know my life.

[@janiepaz3068]

Being first generation and low income,I had very little knowledge about universities in highschool. I am grateful that I got the opportunity to go from CCC to UC Davis.

[@c00kieFAN1]

I'm very surprised at how this young man wasn't initially aware of Harvard's competition. I guess it's because I was exposed to an academic setting growing up, so I didn't know there was any ignorance surround colleges. Still, this was an insightful documentary

[@Iworkwithnitwits]

Even lesser known colleges like UC Irvine has high standards which he may not be able to meet with a 3.0 gpa.

[@hasbeendeleted4738]

I watched this in school

[@salmofhahrks]

Who was ur teacher

[@LuhMj2X_]

same

[@roselynbrito1317]

Same

[@prodbybasco]

watching this In distance learning

[@brickautomatic2695]

@@prodbybasco distance learning??

[@saoyuukiasuna6704]

This so amazing! I, myself is struggling with my senior year (senioritis) 😭😭but I know I can't give up I'm hoping I can make it 😢❤❤ these students are by far talented and warmhearted. FYI> I cried through the documentary haha

[@lx95020]

I came from a low income family (first to go to college). My journey --->Community Col. -----> BSci @SJSU ------MBA@Saint Mary's College of California. Community Colleges are a treasure and should be funded and respected more.

[@isaacromero5168]

This is a testament to how crucial cc are to low income families. Instead of shitting on them school counselors should encourage their students to go the community college way and apply to states schools which tremendously more affordable than top tier universities

[@Tintenfischchen]

The US really needs to find a way to make higher education free. It's not impossible, other countries manage to provide it, so the US should finally figure it out. I'm from South Africa and I was lucky to be able to move to Germany and attend a great university there. I payed about 300€ per semester and half of that was for a 6-month public transportation ticket. Since universities in Germany usually don't offer campus housing, you have to find a flat and pay rent. With support from my parents and a small weekend job it worked out well for me. If the parents of a student can't pay for that, they can also apply for a student loan that is provided by the government (and you only have to pay back half of the amount you got after graduation!). They look at the parents' finances and if they see that they can't provide enough money for the child to attend university and have their own place (if it's neccessary because they can't live with their parents), food and all that stuff, the department that deals with those student loans (search for 'BAföG' if you're interested in how that system works) will pay. They're not allowed to pick and choose people. If you meet the requirements (parents can't pay is the biggest one), you'll get the support. Full support for a student would be around 600-700€ per month. I think that is pretty awesome because it makes the playing field a lot more even. Sure, the richer kids won't have to apply for and later pay back the student loan while the poorer kids will have to, but at least everyone has the opportunity to attend university (and have enough money to pay for rent and food during those years).

[@michaelj.smithph.d.9114]

Violet Heroine I agree with you!!!

[@amazinglats6020]

Why would I want my country to force taxpayers to pay even more tax so people from other countries can come to mine and get free college? If you do any research you’ll notice college isn’t even that important anymore to being successful. I’m voting republican. Every time.

[@amazinglats6020]

@TAMI Christopher Hernandez Ever heard that one needs to take care of themselves before they can help others? My country does help to uplift others as well. In my opinion free education doesn't uplift other countries, it just steals students potential equity in life.

[@johnnyBrwn]

Wow wonderful documentary. I am very happy to see these students get the representation they largely never receive.

[@manaalsierrakowski9282]

andersonlane1 no

[@HoldenCaulfield85]

I just finished my last class for my AA degree. I just have to pass the FCLE and then I can graduate.

[@gabriellejackson1501]

Enlightening. Could be many of our stories; this is something all educators need to watch.

[@jiminserendipity1767]

where are they now?

[@yazminlozanomonterrey893]

My daughter has to watch it for school si I wanna see what it's about

[@DanielCastillo-xe5sn]

Very great film

[@susanclaire901]

Neither of my parents went to college because they grew up poor. I grew up poor also, but my mother was determined that I get a college degree. I can't believe how some of these parents don't value education or push their kids to apply to college or even get good grades! My mother freaked out if I got a B!!! It's not these kids' faults, it's their parents' and they (parents) should be ashamed of themselves. Poverty is NOT a bar to higher education; that's just a lazy excuse. And yes, I did have to take out loans.

[@kewpieqt]

you had me for most of your comment but that last part that poverty is not a bar to higher education is kind of ridiculous. If a child is going hungry at home, do you think they can concentrate on school? Not to mention property taxes supporting the public schooling in an area automatically hurts low income communities with lack of resources. Congrats on being the exception, but your experience doesn't negate the reality

[@alexjulian08100]

I’m watching it right now

[@nicholaslandolina]

Cecilia is 🔥

[@brickautomatic2695]

i wonder what they are doing now

[@jaylinbroadnax3111]

Soma looks like maui

[@jaylinbroadnax3111]

yep

[@uuxkx]

Love this documentary. It's definitely inspiring.

[@lionelspencer-ward3527]

In the final year of my daughters high school literally every student expected to go to college. Only problem was which university, the best schools have very high academic standards that they demand. It is an open competition only the top 10 to 15% get in. In order to prepare for the entrance exams (the competition) most students take a two year preparation course. Both the first and second year programmes include as much as ten to twelve hours of mathematics lessons per week, ten hours of physics, two hours of literature and philosophy, two to four hours of (one or two) foreign language(s) lessons and two to eight hours of minor options: either SI, engineering industrial science, chemistry or theoretical computer science (including some programming using the Pascal, CaML, or Python programming languages, as practical work), biology-geology, biotechnologies. Added to this are several hours of homework, which can amount to as much as the official hours of class. Successful students can then start their degree courses age 20. There are no “Associate Degrees” here. As the preparation course is at Bachelor's degree level, students tend to go straight on to one or two Masters Degrees. It is a difficult path to follow but on the plus side there are no university fees, in fact the government will contribute to your living expenses depending on your personal situation.

[@qveenanaaaaaa]

We watching this right now in class🥺🥺🥺🥺🥰🥰🥰

[@lukkash]

In this documentary they have to know that all depends on a studies-type they wanna choose cos after some type of studies u can do pretty well or even very good but after others u can struggle severly. Starting an adult life with $60k of debt when you’re in a job which doesn’t need high skills is a failure and all these kids have been „programmed” that college is their „promise land”.

[@Kknderbueno]

Lots of financial aid out there

[@Mfgrgnjyrdcvbnj]

I'd love thoughts on the assertion that higher education funding needs to increase so that students have access in the wake of the college admissions scandals of this last month. Is the problem really that low-income students are turned away or are there bigger systemic issues at play? I'm just learning here and welcome all resources. Thank you.

[@kewpieqt]

yes and no. yes in that many schools have need aware admissions meaning their a students ability to pay without any institutional aid are more appealing in their admissions process (thus, low income students are being "turned away" in a sense). no in that the larger systemic issues are the lack of college career readiness resources at many public school district (tied in part by property taxes in the area). Not sure exactly what you mean about increasing "higher education funding". Nationally, less federal funding is going to higher education institutions and so more of that tuition cost is being pushed onto the students and families. If more money was giving to college/universities, it may help them lower tuition rates for needy students.

[@ladymartin11]

Where were the guidance counselors? Why didn't they suggest more appropriate universities for the two young women?

[@kewpieqt]

guidance counselors at public schools are often poorly supported by their schools due to systemic issues in education. They aren't equipped with appropriate resources to best support the students. They have more responsibilities than just college advising. They have case loads of hundred if not thousands of students. many reasons we can't purely blame the college counselors

[@ladymartin11]

@@kewpieqt I do not doubt that the counselors are overworked but I do question why these girls (who seemed like "easy wins") were not properly guided. They had bright futures and were university material and ended up at community college. My head hurts just thinking about it and it has been 2 years since I watched the video.

[@kewpieqt]

@@ladymartin11 extremely frustrating and yet the reality!

[@michaelj.smithph.d.9114]

Excellent film/documentary!

[@GBR-cj6fj]

I just wanted to say one thing, the way the girls made the cookies triggered me 😂 But this is a very well made documentary

[@jasonacevedo9043]

Did anyone get the answers to the assignment?

[@i123456987654]

I hope Cecilia goes to UCLA for grad school

[@IamJJ3]

Anyone watching this from ms bells class?

[@luisrosasrendon4300]

This video is Great

[@SorenSpada]

Mhmm. How much of it did u actually watch?

[@YoshiAsk]

I'm sure the people filming knew how to help these people... why didn't they ever say anything?

[@georgietzanakis5636]

anyone here for ci 185?

[@tayvianclarke5516]

yoooooooo its ya boy taysowavyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ivanlozada9886]

What is up with this comments?........

[@tayvianclarke5516]

I SEE U BRO.

[@claire4897]

That dude need to stop saying "You know"

[@i123456987654]

How do we even ask to get the fees waived? Shit they don't teach us in school

[@joscelynpackard8705]

That is one of the issues they talk about in here. The fact that most of low-income high school students don't know that they can get their fees waived is a HUGE issue. I suggest asking a school counselor or googling the school you are looking to going to and searing how to get fees waived, or even calling the college's financial aid office and asking them.

[@Iworkwithnitwits]

If you show your past w-2 to the financial office and if what you made is under a certain amount they will waive your fees. I know community colleges have this but I am not sure if 4 year schools do it.

[@emilymoore4841]

Anyone know the names of the songs played in the movie ??

[@FirstGenFilm]

"Look At Me Now" By Andrew Jed. Followed by "Get By" by Noah Needleman. Both of the songs are original songs written for the film. Hope you enjoy them!

[@tayvianclarke5516]

WHY YOU ON ELIZ EMAIL.

[@tayvianclarke5516]

AWWWWWWW!!! MARQUIS

[@rileygene8574]

Anyone else watching this in school as well

[@micah_930]

yep

[@carterrentel1239]

Why is this a movie?

[@erichom672]

k

[@i123456987654]

I really hate that label, first generation...I don't go around calling people second generation or third generation

[@tayvianclarke5516]

MARQUISSS!!!!! STOP HACKING

[@tayvianclarke5516]

SHE GAVE YOU IT CAUSE YOU DONT TRUST HER?

[@MadisonLeighPerkins]

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[@tayvianclarke5516]

LOL

[@manaalsierrakowski9282]

this is the worst thing I've ever seen

[@fearmendoza1338]

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[@fearmendoza1338]

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[@dylangruenwald6999]

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[@dylangruenwald6999]

genaro mendoza Just did

[@lukkash]

20:55 That’s why I love latinas :) If I were in the US I would have a latina-type GF :)

[@sunnyweiland7728]

For teachers, there is a First Generation Guide to College Curriculum available too! Available here: www.gocollegenow.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/First-Generation-Companion-Curriculum.pdf