by Padah Vang | Dec 17, 2018 | I'm First Guide to College, Student Blogs
Every winter when I come back home, I look through my old collections of letters, gifts, projects, art, and any miscellaneous item. I look through them (1) to throw some things away because I bring new things back; (2) to remind me where I come from, how far I have...
by Padah Vang | Dec 3, 2018 | I'm First Guide to College, Student Blogs
The sad truth is that I cannot always be there for my friends and families 100% of their time. It is true that I am one phone call away or simply right next door, but I may not always be available. I might just be napping, at work, in meetings, or away from my phone....
by Padah Vang | Oct 3, 2018 | FirstGenerationStudent.com Blogs, I'm First Guide to College
“Padah, you just need to ask for help,” my friend told me. Yes, I need help. But as a fourth year student, I still do not know how to ask for help. I was sitting in class when my professor was talking about a CC Alumni’s research on sense of belonging at Colorado...
by Padah Vang | Aug 31, 2018 | FirstGenerationStudent.com Blogs, I'm First Guide to College, Student Blogs
Fly-in programs are great for students to learn about and visit colleges that they are interested in. When I was a senior in high school, Colorado College flew my dad and me in, and because of that experience, I committed to it. Last school year, I worked on creating...
by Padah Vang | Mar 5, 2018 | I'm First Guide to College, Student Blogs
What do mental wellness and well-being mean? From the World Health Organization, they defined as “…a state of well-being in which every individual realizes his or her own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully,...
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