by I'm First Administrator | December 8, 2014
December is in full-effect…and so should the completion of your college applications! This Thurs, Dec. 11th at 4pm EST, you heard from I’m First! College Partners around what makes an application complete and the significance of putting time into...
by Lauren A. Mayo, University of Georgia, '15 | December 8, 2014
With 6 semesters of college under my belt, I still dread end of the semester exams and projects. This year, I have the most finals I have had at one time this semester, five exams. Not to mention that the courses I am enrolled in this semester are all extremely...
by Xavier Husser, Boston College, '18 | December 8, 2014
As cliched as it sounds, it would be an understatement if I said that my first semester of college was not what I expected. Academically, I made the first semester freshman mistake of taking Calculus I even though I just took pre-calculus this past summer before the...
by I'm First Administrator | December 5, 2014
On Thursday, December 4th, we hosted our #FirstGenOfficeHour chat and continued our focus on prepping first-gen students to be college-bound. In this chat, we focused on the importance of the college essays and personal statements. Check out some of the highlights...
by Adriana Gonzalez, Pomona College | December 1, 2014
When I got to campus, many students talked about “Imposter Syndrome” and their experience with it throughout their time here. So as someone who had not heard that term before, I did not know what it was and how that could apply to me. “Imposter...
