by Christopher Conzen | August 19, 2013
This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. As the first person in my family to attend college, I was fully aware that I was blazing a new trail. My mom was a constant source of support through my time in college, but...
by Dustin Ham | August 16, 2013
This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. Being a first-generation college student can be very challenging as we have to overcome many financial restrictions. Let’s face it: if you are a first-generation...
by Joseph Lynn, University of Georgia, '15 | August 15, 2013
Hello guys, Joey Lynn here with some friendly advice about how to survive college (at least the first two years.) I am currently a junior at the famed University of Georgia. When I first came to the great college town of Athens, I arrived with some preconceived...
by Amy Baldwin | August 14, 2013
This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. Imagine this scenario: You get a mysterious, frantic email from a friend that says she is traveling in London and has lost her purse, which contained all her identification...
by Phuong Ta | August 12, 2013
This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. If someone had told me three years ago that one day I would attend the college of my dreams with a full-need financial aid package, I would have been deeply confused. You...
