Join our weekly YouTube Live Chats with College Partners!

Want to chat with colleges but aren’t sure how? Join our weekly YouTube Live chats with College Partners! Every Wednesday from Nov. 2nd through Dec. 21st, we’ll be providing live chats with 30+ colleges and universities from across the country....

Week 1: YouTube Live Chat with College Partners

This week, I’m First! and Strive for College hosted the first of a month long series of YouTube Live Chats with Colleges! Week 1 featured the following schools: 1. Carnegie Mellon University (PA) 2. Grinnell College (IA) 3. Monmouth College (IL) 4. Warner...

Better Call … Saul?

Building relationships in your  new college should be a super high priority. I attended fly-in programs the college offered and it helped me build connections with upperclassmen that did prove helpful later in Freshman year. I’d had some reluctance to really...

Things All College Students Do

I’ve seen a lot of articles about “Things X Kind of People Do” or an iteration that defines people based on certain characteristics. Like this video my friends shared on Facebook that shows the differences between successful and unsuccessful people. Or this article...

Meet, connect, reach out and build a support network!

Meet, connect, reach out and build a support network! One of the things I will take away from my undergrad experience is the importance of building a support system. I remember feeling very lost and disconnected my first year of college. It felt like no one understood...