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The Hidden Curriculum First-Generation Students at Legacy Universities Imagine stepping into one of the world’s most prestigious universities—Harvard or Georgetown—excited and determined to succeed, only to realise that you’re playing a game with  rules you’ve never learned. That’s what Rachel Gable's The Hidden Curriculum: First-Generation  Students at Legacy Universities captures. This book pulls back the curtain on the subtle and unspoken  aspects of elite academic life, showing how these nuances—what Gable refers to as the "hidden  curriculum"—present an extra layer of challenge for first-generation students, those who are the first  in their families to attend college. Through her detailed research, interviews with over 100 students, and analysis of the cultural and social codes at play, Gable doesn’t just tell the story of academic difficulty. She uncovers the silent struggles of navigating a system that is unconsciously designed for students from more pr...