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Fail to Plan and Plan to Fail
Hello World! My name is Dave Stael Lacroix and I am currently a Freshman at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. So far, College has been off to a fast pace! I was a part of the first generation student program at Dartmouth College known as FYSEP( First Year...
Plan ahead….
I remember being a freshman and constantly wondering where I would be after college graduation and what did I have to do to get there. Every time the thought came into my head I pushed it away by telling myself that it was only my freshman year and that I had plenty...
Scheduling Around Your Syllabi
This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. It's that time of the year when college students are dreading going back to the routine of waking up early to attend class. For first-year college students, this can also...
Announcing 2015 I'm First! Scholarship Winners
We’ve selected 9 awesome first-year college students who beat the odds to become the first in their family to attend college as winners of the 2014 I’m First Scholarship. Scholarship winners receive a $1,000 four-year, renewable award and blog here to chronicle their...
Introducing LJ
Hi friends!!! I originally made a video introducing myself to y'all- but I'm not with my computer right now and I'm too excited to wait (I'll upload it later, I promise)!! For now, however, I guess you'll just have to settle for an excessive amount of selfies and an...
Back to School
The time has come to return back to campus. As an RA I come back two weeks before everyone else for training. However, this year I decided to come back 4 days before training started so that I could give myself enough time to adjust to being in a new environment...
Not a very proper introduction
WELL, I guess this is the beginning; the beginning of a new journey, a new life, a new me--hopefully. Moving to college is a big, big step out of your comfort zone, I guess people mention it to you regularly, however, your mind opts to remain skeptical about it and...
Who I Am
Hey all, My name is Dave Stael Lacroix and I will matriculate this fall at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. I am immensely excited for the opportunity that awaits me in college. It is finally here! As first generation students, our dreams are materializing...
Keep Paddling Dudes.
Hello, my name is Rolando Perez and I was born and raised in SoCal. But believe it or not, I had never touched a surfboard until two weeks ago. See Pitzer College makes a commendable effort to make first year students bond with each other by sending all first years to...
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For those of you who played around with your calculator during math class, you'll know the secret word! (hint: it says.......... HELLO! ^_^ for those of your reading this, it'll be obvious that i'm a rookie at blogging. I've always wanted to try it, but never had the...