by Gianella Marciniak | Dec 31, 2018 | FirstGenerationStudent.com Blogs, I'm First Guide to College, Student Blogs, Uncategorized
Oh there’s no place like home for the holidays! – but, what exactly makes up a “home”? Is it the place where your family is? The place you feel most comfortable or safest? Is it the place where you share a lot of laughs? Everyone has a different definition...
by Gianella Marciniak | Nov 27, 2018 | FirstGenerationStudent.com Blogs, I'm First Guide to College, Student Blogs, Uncategorized
There is no doubt that being a First-Generation College student is something to be proud of and celebrate! On November 8th, 2018, the First-Generation Initiative (FGI) here at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, did just that – We celebrated our First Gen community of...
by Gianella Marciniak | Oct 30, 2018 | I'm First Guide to College, Student Blogs
I cannot believe that we are more than halfway done with the Fall semester! Here in Geneva the leaves are changing and giving us beautiful fall foliage to admire. In this post, I want to talk about my favorite spots to study on and off campus. In an earlier post I...
by Gianella Marciniak | Sep 30, 2018 | I'm First Guide to College, Student Blogs
Entering my first year of college, I was dead set on being a political science and music double major. I figured putting my two favorite things in high school together would ultimately be the best idea. When I received my schedule for my first semester, however, I...
by Gianella Marciniak | Aug 27, 2018 | I'm First Guide to College, Student Blogs
It is that time again – the academic year is upon us! I am fortunately beginning my second year of college and cannot wait to get back into an academic routine. Being a First Generation college student, time management in college was new to me and I didn’t...
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