First-generation College Experience Gifts

"No one else in my family got out of the garden, much less made it to college."

"I wish my Dad would get off my back! It's only been nine years and he wants to know if I've picked a major yet!"

"Class, this is Mr. Elzondo. He's going to talk about going to college."

"My parents are going to pay for my education but I'm on my own for any attorney's fees."

'He's going to college, but he doesn't have an exit strategy.'

"So what happened between you and Estella?"

"I used to get toys as birthday gifts but now that I'm in pre-school, all I get is money for my college fund."

I would like to start a regualr investment program that will help pay my daughter's college textbooks

'You are supposed to be here.'

"I went to my college class reunion. Everyone else is unemployed."

The assistant to the chair begins another busy day.

'Glastonbury? You've been up to no good in some young man's bedsit, haven't you! Mud sticks, y'know.'

The kids are going back for another semester.

"Hey, while you guys have that laser thingy out, how about removing that tattoo? Don't ask, it was a college thing."

'Mo got a hardship grant to attend university.'

"He's the first one in his family to endure endless discussions about going to college."

"Look, if it makes you feel any better, Nana and Poppa are still paying off their student loans."

'I'm afraid all those goldfish you swallowed back in college have finally caught up with you.'

'Six kids in college! Laid off from work! Installment payments due 7 days a week...and our lawyer keeps saying 'Not Yet, Not Yet!''

"I tried some in college, but I never inhaled."

"It was a party school."

'It's depressing to know your future depends on your father's investments.'

"This won't be easy, given your grades. You'll need to find someone even dumber than you to co-sign."

"Good day, Madam. I'm working my son's way through college."