by I'm First Administrator | October 21, 2014
Thursday, November 6th at 7:00p.m. EST Join us for our monthly Twitter Office Hour. On the first Thursday of every month at 7:00pm EST, we’re inviting first-generation college students, those who aspire to be, and everyone who cares about first-gens to meet us on...
by I'm First Administrator | October 20, 2014
On Nov. 13th at 4pm EST, we hosted a Google+ Hangouts focusing on the college visit! As a first-gen student, you probably know the importance of visiting a campus. You get to see what a campus looks like, how classes are taught, where the Financial Aid building is and...
by Tyneisha Richardson, Meredith College, '18 | October 20, 2014
Everyone wants to try and fit in with a group that feels like them. When you are in college you don’t have any of your old friends or anything, you have to start all over again like you are a freshmen in high school. I know sometimes it can be a challenge...
by I'm First Administrator | October 20, 2014
This article is published in the 2014 I’m First Guide to College Visiting Campus No matter how many brochures you read or websites you visit, nothing tells you more about a college than visiting its campus in person. Plus, you can learn a lot more just by asking...
by Benjamin Hoertnagl-Pereira, Johns Hopkins University , '18 | October 16, 2014
For the past few years you have molded your schedule to incorporate various extra-curricular activities, delegated hours upon hours to the studying of your course material so that your precious transcript is as flawless as possible, invested time to the betterment of...