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First-Generation
Indiana University Indianapolis
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Jeff Steele

What advice would you give to first-generation students?"Keep a vision. Understand that others who come from families in which going to college was expected and normal will never quite understand some of the hurdles you must jump. Don't get bogged down by being different than the normal culture. Transportation, the need to work while in school, the lack of funds for some extracurricular invitations, and the need for tutoring are all possible, but will never be thought about again once you graduate and are working in your chosen field." —Assistant Professor, School of Dentistry