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Find advice and follow the college experiences of our current first-gen student bloggers.
Get To Know Me
Hi everyone, my name is Tosin, and I am new to I'mFirst! Blog. I am excited to share things about my experience at St. Olaf and being a first-generation and low-income student. Some of my hobbies include watching Kdramas and playing volleyball. I am from Saint Paul,...
#FirstGen
There are several aspects of college that my family had no idea of how to help me with. Being a first generation college student for me means that I had to navigate the many resources and mechanics of university on my own. I am the trailblazer for my family in a way,...
A Little Bit About Me
Hi all! I am a new blogger to the I’mFirst! Series. I am very excited to share my experiences so far at Washington University in St. Louis. In this post I want to introduce myself, talk about life at WashU so far, and how’s it been navigating higher education as a...
Understanding yourself more
In my college journey, I've grown to have a passion for emotional intelligence and understanding the emotional spectrum. This passion started with my upbringing and sparked when I found the book Emotional Agility by Sarah David. So in this post, I would like to...
Caffeine Addiction
Like many college students, I've developed an addiction, addiction to caffeine. Before college, I would just consume the sugary Dunkin coffee that was served to me when I ordered a vanilla iced coffee but since starting college, I have developed a full-fledged coffee...
#ImFirst
Being a first gen student is such a unique and terrifying experience. It's one that's filled with uncertainty and worry but also with pride and self-confidence. Being first gen for me is being able to take pride in my work at school in terms of both academics, social...
The Longest Short Week Ever
I always dread the week of Labor Day. You see, you leave for the summer, come back to school, and all the sudden you have another day off. Of course, our bodies aren't used to our routine schedules for school, so it's hard to return back on Tuesday. Especially me, my...
Internship- First Day!
Today was my first day at my internship. I work under the Member Experience Director and I am a Member Experience Coordinator. I work for the University Club at Virginia Tech that is open to the VT community. Most of the members are alumni of VT or family members of...
The Journey of Being a First-Generation College Student
Being a first-generation college student has many highs and lows. There are many positive moments that I experience while being a first-generation college student. On the flip side, there were also not...
Back to School…
Today, August 31st, is the day I begin writing this blog. This says a lot about how stressed I am already with the amount of school work and we are just got back to class! Okay, let me rewind.... I am a senior and this semester I am taking 3000 and 4000 level classes,...