by Dave Lacroix, Dartmouth College , '19 | September 21, 2015
Hello World! My name is Dave Stael Lacroix and I am currently a Freshman at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. So far, College has been off to a fast pace! I was a part of the first generation student program at Dartmouth College known as FYSEP( First Year...
by Ysabel Cueva, Stonehill College , '17 | September 16, 2015
I remember being a freshman and constantly wondering where I would be after college graduation and what did I have to do to get there. Every time the thought came into my head I pushed it away by telling myself that it was only my freshman year and that I had plenty...
by Tiffany Tapia | September 14, 2015
This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. It’s that time of the year when college students are dreading going back to the routine of waking up early to attend class. For first-year college students, this can...
by I'm First Administrator | September 10, 2015
We’ve selected 9 awesome first-year college students who beat the odds to become the first in their family to attend college as winners of the 2014 I’m First Scholarship. Scholarship winners receive a $1,000 four-year, renewable award and blog here to chronicle their...
by Lazarus Valenzuela, Occidental College, '19 | September 10, 2015
Hi friends!!! I originally made a video introducing myself to y’all- but I’m not with my computer right now and I’m too excited to wait (I’ll upload it later, I promise)!! For now, however, I guess you’ll just have to settle for an...