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This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. Imagine this scenario: You get a mysterious, frantic email from a friend that says she is traveling in London and has lost her purse, which contained all her identification...

This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. If someone had told me three years ago that one day I would attend the college of my dreams with a full-need financial aid package, I would have been deeply confused. You...

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This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. If you could go to college for free, would you? Believe it or not, this is an opportunity that exists today in many cities, in schools that offer "early college" programs....

This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. There were many hurdles I had to jump in order to get to where I am today. I am only a freshman, meaning I still have many more challenges to face; but I feel very proud and...

This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. While packing for an upcoming international move to New Zealand, I found fictional stories I had written as a child and teenager. I usually wrote one small book every year...

This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. I've always known I would go to college; I've never doubted it for one second. Some of my earliest memories from elementary school are of my mother telling me that I needed...

This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. As a first-generation college student, and a second-generation American, I really had no idea what I was getting into when I went to school. Where I grew up and when I grew...

This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. Being the first in your family to go to college can be very daunting. You might have questions such as "Who do I go to for advice?" "Will my parents be able to help with the...

This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. I watched my father graduate with his bachelor's degree, the first in his family or my mother's family to do so, when I was in fourth grade. The ceremony and the majesty of...