Parent Resources
"The First in Line program, I’ve seen, has helped my daughters reach graduation. They have provided us with resources for navigating college that I would not have known about to give my daughters. I am grateful for this program because the help was welcome so that my daughters can graduate with their degrees from Baylor University." - Rocio Ramirez, Parent of Lorena (Class of 2019) and Rocio Ramirez (Class of 2020)
Even though your student's transition to college involves a lot of change in your family, please rest assured that your student needs your support and encouragement now more than ever. You play a critical role in your student's academic and personal success, and Baylor is delighted to partner with you to support your student's college career.
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Helpful Resources for First in Line Students and Their Families before College
- Advice About College from First Generation College Students
- Five Things Families of First-Generation College Students Need to Know by James T. Minor
- Additional Campus Tips and Resources
Readings for First Generation College Students and Their Families
- The First Generation College Experience by Amy Baldwin
- More than Before: A First-Generation College Student Guide by Katelyn Cano
- Decoding College: Stories, Strategies, and Struggles of First-Generation College Students by Kallie Clark
- Make Your Home Among Strangers: A Novel by Jeannine Capó Crucet
- First in the Family: Your College Years, Advice about College from First-Generation Students by Kathleen Cushman
- Spare Parts: Four Undocumented Teenagers, One Ugly Robot, and the Battle for the American Dream by Joshua Davis
- The Pact: Three Young Men Make a Promise and Fulfill a Dream by Sampson Davis, George Jenkins, Rameck Hunt, and Lisa Frazier Page
- 50 Things I Wish Someone Would Have Told Me About College: Straight Talk for First Generation College Students FROM First Generation College Graduates by Angel D Flores, M.A.
- Every Student Has a Story: Personal Narratives from First-Generation College Students by Shubitha Kever
- Every Student Has a Story: Personal Narratives from First-Generation College Students (Volume 2) by Shubitha Kever
- Reality Check: A College Student's Survival Guide by John Mikaelian
- Becoming by Michelle Obama
- Binti by Nnedi Okorafor
- Hunger of Memory: The Education of Richard Rodriguez by
- Giants Among Us by Sandria Rodriguez
- Lives on the Boundary: The Struggles and Achievements of America's Underprepared by Mike Rose
- Cornerstones for First Generation Learners by Robert Sherfield
- Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth by Sarah Smarsh
- My Beloved World by Sonia Sotomayor
- A Hope in the Unseen: An American Odyssey from the Inner City to the Ivy League by Ron Suskind
- Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J.D. Vance
- Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover