Last week, Lionel Anderson's post "Advice for Smart Students on Succeeding in College" on the New York Times The Choice blog offered some important insight for all successful college students to heed. "Seek mentors who will help you achieve your postgraduate goals."...
Check out our presentation to learn how to use the new I'm First web app and join our community of support for first-generation college students. High school students can build a profile, keep track of deadlines and achievements, connect with colleges that care about...
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Click here to view the April Opportunity Knocks newsletter featuring Peer, Staff, and Faculty Mentoring opportunities at: Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA, The Together Everyone Achieves More (T.E.A.M.) Duke University, Durham, NC, 1G Network Georgia...
If you’re a high school senior about to be a first-generation college student at an I’m First college partner (full list here), you are eligible for our $2,000 per year renewable scholarship. That means you apply to the scholarship once, and, if selected, you will...
Click here to view the March Opportunity Knocks newsletter featuring Pre-College Prep and Outreach opportunities at: Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, Black Issues Forum Holy Names University, Oakland, CA, New Initiative for College Access Linfield...
Just when you think all of the mental turmoil is coming to an end, the envelopes start arriving. Big ones with good news, small ones with bad news, small ones with good news, and oh, the emails and opportunities to read admissions decisions from a website. It’s enough...
This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. Getting into college is one thing, but being ready for college-level writing and math is another. Many schools now look at test scores (like the ACT) or college placement...
Board Members Doris Davis and Bruce Poch offered their encouragement to colleges and universities to support Center for Student Opportunity and I'm First. "What makes I'm First a success are the hundreds of four-year colleges and universities that partner with CSO to...
Click here to view the second February Opportunity Knocks newsletter featuring Summer Bridge and Orientation opportunities at: Brown University, Providence, RI, Fall Pre-Orientation Programs Concordia University Texas, Austin, TX, Embark! New Student Orientation...