by Estefani Rivas Sierra, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, '23 | October 31, 2022
How is it already Week 10? It feels like this semester just started! It’s about to be November and I don’t know if I’m ready yet. In general, time flies, but when you are in college, semesters are a blink of an eye. Sometimes it feels like the blink...
by Tosin Opakunle, St. Olaf College , '23 | October 31, 2022
Hi everyone, my name is Tosin, and I am new to I’mFirst! Blog. I am excited to share things about my experience at St. Olaf and being a first-generation and low-income student. Some of my hobbies include watching Kdramas and playing volleyball. I am from Saint...
by Cessia Gonzalez, Southern Methodist University, '26 | October 14, 2022
There are several aspects of college that my family had no idea of how to help me with. Being a first generation college student for me means that I had to navigate the many resources and mechanics of university on my own. I am the trailblazer for my family in a way,...
by Catherine Ferro-Manzanares, Washington University in St. Louis, 2025 | October 13, 2022
Hi all! I am a new blogger to the I’mFirst! Series. I am very excited to share my experiences so far at Washington University in St. Louis. In this post I want to introduce myself, talk about life at WashU so far, and how’s it been navigating higher education as a...
by Cessia Gonzalez, Southern Methodist University, '26 | October 13, 2022
In my college journey, I’ve grown to have a passion for emotional intelligence and understanding the emotional spectrum. This passion started with my upbringing and sparked when I found the book Emotional Agility by Sarah David. So in this post, I would like to...
