by Gina Bolanos, University of Rochester, '18 | November 11, 2014
Freshmen year is almost halfway over and I will soon come home and eat my mom’s amazing Mexican dishes and reunite with old friends. However, I am so happy to say, that college has been treating me so well, that sometimes I forget that I am more than 1,000 miles...
by Alexa Rodriguez, Wellesley College , '17 | November 11, 2014
We are in the thick of application system, and we suddenly find ourselves married to our laptops. Hmm, on the subject of laptops let me tell you a horror story that I think a lot of people can learn from. Let me begin my horror story by admitting that I am not the...
by Danica Drezner, Boston University , '17 | November 7, 2014
Ahhhh the fall… A wonderful time of year, unless you happen to be a high school senior going on countless college tours and pulling your hair out as you begin each new college application. But fear not! Although application season is in full gear, you have to...
by Xavier Husser, Boston College, '18 | November 7, 2014
As a first year student, adjusting to life on campus is not an easy process for most people who may have never been away from their family for an extended period of time. When I was applying to college, I purposely choose schools far enough in the Northeast that I...
by I'm First Administrator | November 7, 2014
On Thursday, November 6th, we hosted a Twitter Office Hour and continued our focus on prepping first-gen students to be college-bound. In this chat, we discussed specialized schools (military academies, HBCUs, women’s colleges and faith-based institutions) and...
