Maril, Robert LeeBeasley, Tyler Matthew2019-06-122019-06-122019-052019-04-26May 2019http://hdl.handle.net/10342/7262The purpose of this work was to understand the struggles that first-generation college students experience during their first year in a college/university setting. For the purposes of this study, I defined "first-generation college students" as those students whose parents have not completed a four-year degree. This thesis examines the many ways in which first-generation college students experience hardships during the first year of their collegiate experience (e.g. financial hardships, emotional strains, overall acclimation process, etc.).application/pdfenFirst-generation college studentsfirst-genssociologsociology of higher educationCollege students--Mental health--North CarolinaCollege students--North Carolina--AttitudesMaster's Thesis2019-06-11