First generation was defined as not having a parent with a four-year college degree.

初代大学生指父母都没有四年制大学学位的大学生。

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For years, studies have found that first generation college students those who do not have a parent with a college degree lag other students on a range of education achievement factors.

多年来，研究发现，父母都没有大学学历的第一代大学生在一系列教育成就方面落后于其他学生。

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