College is an Opportunity by Josephine Cortez

by Josephine Cortez Ayala

This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. I’ve always known I would go to college; I’ve never doubted it for one second. Some of my earliest memories from elementary school are of my mother telling me...

How to Get a College Confidence Boost from Facebook Connections

by Nicole Ellison and Yvette Wohn

This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. Being the first in your family to go to college can be very daunting. You might have questions such as “Who do I go to for advice?” “Will my parents be...

Lessons from my Father: Advice for First-Generation Students

by Karen Stout

This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. I watched my father graduate with his bachelor’s degree, the first in his family or my mother’s family to do so, when I was in fourth grade. The ceremony and the...

It's a Learning Experience

by Maggie Acosta, Bowdoin College, '15

Hello friends! Sorry it’s been such a long time since I’ve blogged… I’ve had so much going on and I’m not entirely sure where to start… So, in early March, I got a concussion from rugby and have had such a hard time getting back to my normal self. I had to go on...