by Dr. DeRionne Pollard | December 5, 2013
This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. Considering what it means to be a first-generation college student transports me instantly to my childhood home in the South Side of Chicago, to the moment when my father...
by Chelsea Jones | December 4, 2013
This article is published in the 2014 I’m First Guide to College. What Size College Is “Right” For You By Karen Gross How can you know whether you are better suited to a larger university or a small liberal arts college? Well, instead of looking...
by John Mikaelian | December 3, 2013
This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. I remember it like it was yesterday: my father had an open-heart surgery when I was just 12 years young. Right then and there, I knew my life had changed and there was no...
by Jordan Lillegard, University of Southern California | December 2, 2013
Hey everyone! It’s that time of year again…Thanksgiving! The one holiday where we all stop and take time to look at everything and everyone we are thankful for. I have plenty to be grateful for, and this semester more so than any other has helped me to realize just...
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