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One More Semester, with Feeling
It’s been three semesters and I still don’t know how to “do college” right. I attended an amazing summer program that prepares inner-city students for college-level work and professional networking for two consecutive summers before college, yet there are still trap...
Post-Obama College: Being a Student of Color in the Wake of Trump's Election
Three hours. Three hours, at most, was how long I napped before I checked the election results on November 8th. Throughout the day I had been quietly holding my breath and hoping for the best. Going to work, attending class. The usual. Hillary Clinton had to win,...
New Year, New Semester
2017 has finally arrived. It's hard to believe, time seems to be flying by so quickly (during the semester, however, it seems to drag on and on). I've had a nice, relaxing winter break. I spent time with my significant other's family and am going to go home for a week...
Goal setting for a new year
Happy New Year Friends! Feels great to have a break to be able to re energize for a new semester and a new year. I am excited to start this upcoming semester because I hope to do more work that is relevant to my career path. I will also be taking on a little more of a...
Chin up, Buttercups!
New Year’s Day has come and gone, and I am getting ready to enter my last semester of college. I’m graduating in May. There, I said it. Therefore, it must be true. Even though it totally doesn’t feel like it’s true. This chapter of my life is coming to a close and I’m...
Thanks to you
It's been two years thus far. It's now my third, and couldn't be more blessed to be in this position. Only one year left to go! As a first generation college student, I am beating the odds. However, what has made my college experience a bit different than others is...
Happy New Year
Break is over and I am back in school! I can't say that I really need to get back into the school mode because I have been studying during my six week break. I have been trying to prepare for my rigorous courses by doing practice exams, reviewing the textbook, and...
Choosing what you want out of the new year
When I haven’t been watching college football games with my dad or shows on Netflix I’ve been thinking about the new year and what I want out of it. I accomplished a lot and have some fond memories from 2016, but looking back there was some things missing that...
Week 8: YouTube Live Chats with College Partners
This week, I’m First! and Strive for College hosted its 5th chat in a two month long series of YouTube Live Chats with College Partners. In these chats, colleges and universities discuss information about their schools, talk about the great programs available for...
Experimentation with Labs
If I were to describe myself, the first quality that comes to mind is introvert. While I am very open with my friends, getting to a point of friendship with new people that I meet is a bit difficult. Coming into college, the only people that I got to know somewhat...