Opportunity Knocks: First Year Experience

Click here to view the May Opportunity Knocks newsletter featuring First Year Experience opportunities at: Bentley University, Waltham, MA, Summer Transition Education Program (STEP) Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, New Initiative for College Access Davidson...

College Can Be Stressful: Learn to Actively Cope!

This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. Everybody feels stress from time to time—that’s just part of life. As a college student, you’re particularly subject to stressing out over a myriad of things...

Advice From A First-Generation Student: Find Your Support System

This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. Growing up, my parents dreamed that my siblings and I would become college graduates. Although I worked very hard toward this goal, there was no way for me to do it on my...