The Price of Being the Pride: The Psychological and Emotional Challenges Facing First-Generation College Students

Abstract

"The Price of Being the Pride" is a long-form piece of journalism which accounts the stories of students and alumni who are and were the first in their families to attend college. This piece sheds light on the challenges they face internally, including navigating a foreign world, discrimination, cultural pressures and stigmas, mental health challenges, and imposter syndrome.