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Twitter Office Our: School's Out…Now What?
Join us for our monthly Twitter Office Hour. On Thursday, May 7th at 7pm EST, we’re inviting first-generation college students, those who aspire to be, and everyone who cares about first-gens to meet us on Twitter to ask questions and share answers on important topics...
Hangout Recap: School's Out…Now What?
Here's a recap of the April edition of our Google+ Hangout series. The school year is coming to an end and summer break is approaching! But before you start planning your trips to the beach and buying tickets to summer music festivals, we want you to take some time...
School's Out…Now What?
The school year is coming to an end and summer break is approaching! But before you start planning your trips to the beach and buying tickets to summer music festivals, we want you to take some time out to make sure your wrapping up the school year the right way and...
On Campus Job? How about becoming an RA
Hey it's Carlton again. I've had the lovely experience of being a Resident Advisor (RA) at my university with upperclass students. The Resident Advisor is a student who is responsible for establishing and maintaining the community of a residence hall floor. In this...
A Fresh(man) Start
To be frank, I didn’t really need to “try” in high school. My small town, public school of about 600 students total did not boast impressive research opportunities or robotics clubs, advanced STEM courses or top notch professors. So, I was left with no other option...
All Good Things Must Come to an End
This may very well be my last semester here at Emory University and this thought is bittersweet. Although I’m not planning on graduating until next year, I am planning on spending half of next year studying abroad in South Africa at the University of Cape Town and the...
The Craziest Month Ever, Seriously
This past month has been one of the craziest months of my entire life and definitely the craziest of my collegiate experience. But it is also one of the reasons why college is so great and so I want to share it with y’all! One of my passions that I found at the...
Defying the College Student Stereotype of Being Broke
While in college not only are you constantly stressed over the copious amounts of work piled on by professors, but there is also that underlying stress that comes from being the stereotypical broke college student. Key word in that sentence, broke. However, there are...
Incoming Student Crisis
As students near the last leg of the high school race, a sense of anxiety kicks in about whether you’re truly prepared for the college you plan on attending. First generation students and especially those going to elite or ivy league universities question their...
Korean Dramas and Yik Yak Famous
I’ve noticed that a lot of incoming first year college students are worried that they do not know what they want to major in, or what career path they want to take. Those decisions take some real thinking and self awareness—it’s not something that you can just rush...