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College: Perception vs Reality

by Xavier Husser | Sep 30, 2017 | FirstGenerationStudent.com Blogs, Student Blogs

As a college senior, I think it’s funny to look back at my perceptions of college as a high school  senior and match it to the reality I’ve been through the past few years. There wasn’t much dialogue in my household or middle school about college until I entered high...

Cold Summers & Red Lakes– A July in Bolivia (Grants)

by Raquel Diaz | Sep 25, 2017 | FirstGenerationStudent.com Blogs, Student Blogs

Cold Summers & Red Lakes — A July in Bolivia Check this video out to learn about how grants made my summer memorable and full of learning experiences!

A New Perspective

by Andrea Haerther | Sep 25, 2017 | FirstGenerationStudent.com Blogs, Student Blogs

As this is my third year in college, I was thinking about the expectations I’d had versus the reality. College is definitely different than I had pictured it to be. I had pictured going out lot with friends, being very active in clubs, and just being able to...

"Friends" v. Friends

by Santiago Montoya | Sep 19, 2017 | FirstGenerationStudent.com Blogs, Student Blogs

Coming back to campus felt surreal, perhaps still yet. When you turn into a junior, like me, the campus starts to get smaller, not in the literal sense. I mean that my group of friends reduces, but that does not mean it is a bad thing, the complete opposite. This...

Long Nights, Early Mornings

by Adriana Gonzalez | Sep 7, 2017 | FirstGenerationStudent.com Blogs, Student Blogs

What is the point of senior year. My friend asked me that the other day. It’s the kind of question you ask out of misery, not the kind you want to someone to answer. The ritual of graduation is supposed to end this academic roller coaster (with the many dips, points...
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