by Lauren Kaplan | August 30, 2013
This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. The fall semester is here and new students are coming to campus, all blurry-eyed and bushy-tailed for their first semester of college. What an exciting time in one’s...
by Diane Schorr and Leslie Sans | August 28, 2013
This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. Deciding where to go to college can be stressful for most high school students. First-generation students may feel extra pressure because they’re the first ones in...
by Donya Nasser | August 26, 2013
This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. We all grow up with ambitions and desires that fill us with joy. We want to become somebody, do something and go somewhere. Do you remember when you dreamed you would become...
by Teresa Heinz Housel | August 23, 2013
This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. In October 1990, I finished my first in-class essay exam for a medieval European history course at Oberlin College. I had studied for a week beforehand and created elaborate...
by Kristy Windedahl | August 21, 2013
This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. Ever notice how the word procrastination looks like a good thing? It starts with “pro,” and if you are a pro, then you are good at whatever it is that...
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