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,...
by Padah Vang | Feb 13, 2018 | I'm First Guide to College, Student Blogs
I am in a war and on many battlefields. Who am I fighting against? What am I fighting for? How am I going to fight? Why am I fighting? These are the questions that I consistently ask myself yet, I still do not know the answers. However, there is one answer that I...
by Padah Vang | Jan 1, 2018 | I'm First Guide to College, Student Blogs
Not all who goes have a place to return to. Maybe that is what makes the holidays such a bitter-sweet time. At the end of the semester, trimester, or block plan, everyone is rushing to get off campus. Most of our friends and peers are excited to return home and to be...
by Padah Vang | Nov 6, 2017 | Student Blogs
“I am both frightened and empowered (as the few students of color on campus)” N.G.*, a first year student, shared to the prospective students in the room. And I thought to myself, wow, that is also me. At this predominantly white institution, I am frighten as a...
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