This will be the first in a series of rebroadcasted episodes to be able to reach new listeners with our back catalog of episodes. Roughly 1 in 4 students at Penn State identify as 1st Generation (this varies by campus). First-generation (first-gen) students tend to have higher satisfaction in their college experience compared to their peers, greater learning gains, and demonstrate a greater ability to overcome setbacks of all kinds. However, they often face psychological, academic, financial, and social challenges that their peers do not experience in the same ways, and about one in three leave college within the first three years. In this week's conversation, we dive deep into a conversation about this population with our colleague, Marc Counterman - a first-generation Penn State graduate and current PreHealth Adviser at Penn State.AUDIO:INTRO Song was Fun Life by FASSoundsOUTRO Song was Best Time by FASSoundsACKNOWLEDGEMENT:The Penn State PreHealth Podcast is a production of the PreHealth Advising Office in the Eberly College of Science at Penn State University. It is produced, edited, and promoted by the PreHealth Advising Team. The views, opinions, and advice shared during this podcast are that of the hosts and any guests only and do not necessarily reflect the best advice for every student at every institution for every health profession. This is a non-profit podcast made for the purpose of better serving pre-health students across the university system.

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