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Thank you for your interest in The Department of English 1st Gen Proud Essay Contest

Be prepared to upload a .doc or .docx document after filling out the submission form.

Before submitting, please remove your name and other identifying information about you and others from within your document and also from your electronic filename.

Are you a first-generation student? *

A first-generation student is someone whose parents/guardians did not complete a four-year college degree or a student raised by a single parent/guardian who did not complete a four-year college degree.