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by Alexis King, University of Florida, '17

Freshman Year is finally over, it’s time to celebrate all summer long! Before I get to relax all summer, I’d like to take a moment to reflect on all the great things that have happened in my first year. Although there were some really hard times socially financially...

Freshman Year Through The Rearview

by Tyler Lattimore, Emory University , '15

Freshman year has come and gone. Fall semester seemed like it would drag on and on when Spring semester flew by in a flash! In the fall, I was uncomfortable (to say the least) and thought that my four years of college would be an experience filled with challenging...

10 Steps Freshmen Need to Know to be Successful In College

by Tanya Knight

This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. It was always a dream of mine to go to college and, deep down, I always knew that I would ultimately go someday. And guess what? I finally made that dream of mine a reality,...

From First-Generation Undergrad to First-Generation Graduate Student

by Ashley Svare

This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. I always knew I was going to go to college. I didn’t know where or why—I just knew I would go. I have always loved knowledge, reading, classes and learning. I’m...