This article is published in the 2014 I’m First Guide to College Your College Search: By the Numbers By Emily Anderer I was woefully uninformed when I began my college search. Living in Utah, I knew about most of the universities in my state but very little about...
Thursday, October 2nd at 7:00p.m. EST Join us for our monthly Twitter Office Hour. On the first Thursday of every month at 7:00pm EST, we’re inviting first-generation college students, those who aspire to be, and everyone who cares about first-gens to meet us on...
We’ve selected 10 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...
On Sept. 4th, we hosted our monthly #FirstGenOfficeHour Twitter chat! This month, we focused on providing advice on how first-gen students can best create and build their college lists. Check out the great conversation below! [<a...
On Aug. 26th at 4pm EST, we hosted a Google+ Hangout where we will got real and talked about some of the situations and issues that come up for first-generation students as they journey through college, as well as ways to deal with them. From being called a sell-out...
Thursday, August 7th at 7:00p.m. EST Join us for our inaugural Twitter Office Hour. On the first Thursday of every month at 7:00pm EST, we’re inviting first-generation college students, those who aspire to be, and everyone who cares about first-gens to meet us on...
This is probably a thought you've had in the past few weeks. Summer is slowly coming to an end. More and more boxes invade your bedroom as you pack up all of your belongings and head off to start your new life. Okay,so that was a bit dramatic but it's probably how it...
The road to and through college for first-generation students can surely be a bumpy one. Colleges and universities, counselors, teachers and mentors have made it their priority to assist these students through the obstacles they will face through the process....
On Thursday, June 19th, 2014 we had a Google+ Hangout on ways to avoid the dreaded phenomenon of summer melt! Although school is out and you are heading to college in the fall, the work isn’t over! As a first-generation student going off to college, there are still...
On Wednesday, February 26th, 2014 we had a Google+ Hangout on ways to get the most out of your scholarship search! We all know how important it to find scholarships to help finance your college education, so we wanted to give you some helpful advice and tips from...