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A Week After Graduation

by Xavier Husser | May 30, 2018 | FirstGenerationStudent.com Blogs, Student Blogs

On Monday, May 21st 2018 I closed a chapter of my life that has for the past four years been a major part of my identity. I walked across the stage of one of the most prestigious universities in the United States where I received the diploma I sought for so long. This...

What I Wish I Knew As an Incoming Student

by Xavier Husser | Apr 30, 2018 | FirstGenerationStudent.com Blogs, Student Blogs

  Now that graduation is less than a month away, I’ve often be thinking back on my college experience and have evaluated my actual experiences to the perceptions I had in high school of college. One of the areas I have been thinking about is the academic rigor and...

Idleness in March: Spring Break Edition

by Xavier Husser | Apr 30, 2018 | FirstGenerationStudent.com Blogs, Student Blogs

I spent my Spring Break last month going back home to New York City and hanging out with my family. While some of my peers went on trips to Cancun or to Europe, I decided that it would be best for me to return home seeing how I’ll be spending a lot time working for...

Finance Advice: Balling on a budget

by Xavier Husser | Feb 27, 2018 | FirstGenerationStudent.com Blogs, Student Blogs

It’s funny looking back on my college experience that I didn’t choose to study finance because as a first generation student you take a crash course in personal finance on a daily basis. When I thought about budgeting for college in high school, the only things I...

The Scary Hours of the Waiting Game

by Xavier Husser | Feb 1, 2018 | FirstGenerationStudent.com Blogs, Student Blogs

One of the most annoying things about being a senior in college or high school is having people constantly remind you that in a few months you’re leaving as if you had forgotten. Every underclassman and faculty member I meet ask about what the next phase of my life is...
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