I'm going to be the first one in my family to make it to college- I'm the older child and neither of my parents went. I sometimes wish I had the experience from them so they could help me out and tell me what it was like, but at the same time I'm really glad about it. Neither of my parents were great students, so they are already proud of me for my grades and ACT. Of course they want me to do the best I can, but they are already happy with where I'm going to be going to college. I'm happy with my scores and I'm a good student anyway, but it feels good to know that I've already done enough and now all I can do is push myself for my own personal satisfaction. So that's what I'm doing...
And in response to Kim's post: I feel the same way you do about worrying about where I will get in. I don't have older siblings to live up to, but I do have dream schools. I'm kind of in love with one of my safety schools though, so that is really cool because I'm pretty sure I will get in there and I know I will love life there. But I really want to get into my dream school, I can't even imagine the feeling- everything I've been working for will finally pay off. And if not, it will still be college, and it will still be amazing for sure.