Are college students still fresh graduates if they participate in the old-age insurance in the village? If you participate in the old-age insurance in the village, whether you can still maintain the status of fresh graduates depends mainly on whether you are employed after graduation. First of all, according to China's current social insurance law, all employees who have reached the age of 16 (excluding students at school) and are not state organs, institutions, social organizations, enterprises, institutions and other employers should participate in social insurance. Therefore, if college students participate in the old-age insurance in the village during their school days, they actually belong to the insured population of social insurance, which will affect their status as fresh graduates after graduation. However, in reality, many college students may not actually take part in work or establish labor relations with any employer during their study, and whether they can still maintain their status as fresh graduates needs specific analysis. College students who are unemployed after graduation, or who are dismissed after employment, can apply for employment registration cards in the local talent market and retain their status as fresh graduates. To sum up, if college students participate in the old-age insurance in the village, whether they can still maintain their status as fresh graduates needs specific analysis. Those who are unemployed or dismissed after graduation can retain their status as fresh graduates by applying for employment registration cards.