1st generation American

[Navyhopeful563]

Hello so I'm about finished with my application, but something that I want to make sure is correct has to do with being a first generation American. It is a bit confusing because my mom immigrated to this country and became a citizen, but my father has lived in the U.S. his entire life. My question is do I qualify for being a first generation American? My next question is would it hurt or help my chances for admission? Thank you in advance.

 

[5Day]

There is a wiki for that: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigrant_generations
I think you would push the edge of the definition.

The term first-generation, as it pertains to a person's nationality or residency in a country, can imply two possible meanings, depending on context:

• A native-born citizen or resident of a country whose parents are foreign born: e.g., "first-generation" American,
• A foreign born citizen or resident who has immigrated to a new country of residence: e.g., "first-generation" migrant.

This ambiguity is captured and corroborated in The Oxford English Dictionary's definition of "generation":

...designating a member of the first (or second, etc.) generation of a family to do something or live somewhere; spec. designating a naturalized immigrant or a descendant of immigrant parents, esp. in the United States.... (OEDdefinition of "generation," section 6b., emphasis added)b
In the United States, among demographers and other social scientists, the term "first generation" is used to refer to foreign-born residents (excluding those born abroad of American parents).[1]

There is no universal consensus on which of these meanings is always intended.

 

[Padre101]

Hello so I'm about finished with my application, but something that I want to make sure is correct has to do with being a first generation American. It is a bit confusing because my mom immigrated to this country and became a citizen, but my father has lived in the U.S. his entire life. My question is do I qualify for being a first generation American? My next question is would it hurt or help my chances for admission? Thank you in advance.

You are not a first-generation American. Your mom is. You and your dad are not.