by Cynthia Cruz, Illinois Wesleyan University, '14 | April 8, 2013
I had no idea what college held for me in the Fall of 2011. I did not know what to do or where to go within my community to prepare myself for college. How should I present myself? What kind of relationship could I have with my professors? I was friend-less in high...
by Matt Rubinoff | April 2, 2013
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...
by Cynthia Cruz, Illinois Wesleyan University, '14 | April 2, 2013
Just think, in a couple of months I’ll be a junior at Illinois Wesleyan! Wow! I can’t believe it. It’s been a tough, yet satisfying, road. As a junior or a senior your university will probably expect you to go out of your comfort zone and comfort...
by Cynthia Cruz, Illinois Wesleyan University, '14 | April 2, 2013
As I sit at the library on this Tuesday morning, I cannot help but think back at the year I had. You know, it’s incredibly hard continuing to push forward through the year when all you want to do is give up. Last semester was by far the hardest for me. I ended...
