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Balance Is Key
There are a lot of factors that go into this whole idea of the “college life” or the “college experience.” There’s the fresh set of people from various parts of the country (not to mention the world), the unique atmosphere that comes with a college campus, the...
Join us for the next Hangout!
Be sure to tune in to I'm First's Google+ Hangout on April 22, 2013 at 7pm EST! We will be introducing the new I'm First Student Dashboard. Chelsea Jones and Tiare Dunlap of I'm First will be discussing some of these benefits of creating an account on I'm First, plus...
The Senior Thesis
Thesis? I first heard of this strange abstraction during my first year of college. In my second year, I met lonely seniors in the college library working on what sounded like an impossible project. When you are a second year in college, "thesis" still sounds terribly...
Spring Discount on Guides and Gear
We're offering great discounts on the 2013 College Access & Opportunity Guide and I'm First T-Shirts now through May 3, 2013. Click here to learn more.
Securing an Internship Against the Odds
This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. When I was an undergraduate at Oberlin College in Ohio, students could secure an internship during the summer between their junior and senior year and reasonably expect to...
Study Skills Series: Now Read This! Effective & Efficient Reading
This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. Part 2 of our Study Skills Series. College reading doesn't have to be waiting-for-paint-to-dry boring. In fact, it can be enlightening and even fun! However, before you cry...
So Your Parents Didn’t Go to College: 4 Challenges You'll Face and How to Deal With Them
This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. By definition, first-generation students (FGS) are the children of parents who, themselves, did not go to college. Of course, we all know that this is not a stigma for you...
Opportunity Knocks: Peer, Staff, and Faculty Mentoring
Click here to view the April Opportunity Knocks newsletter featuring Peer, Staff, and Faculty Mentoring opportunities at: Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA, The Together Everyone Achieves More (T.E.A.M.) Duke University, Durham, NC, 1G Network Georgia...
College Life: The Good, the Bad and the Busy!
Hi everyone, Although I have been busy, I do not want everyone to think that college life is just all work! It is challenging, but that is part of the fun! Aside from being so busy, I wanted to mention that I will be an RA (Resident Assistant) in Warren Towers, for...
Study Skills Series: Having the "Write" Stuff for College
This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. Part 1 of our Study Skills Series. Ask any first-year college student and they will tell you that writing clearly and effectively is an essential skill in college. They will...