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Are you college ready?
Are you ready to tackle on assignments, midterms and challenges for the next four years? It is one thing getting into college, but staying and graduating is a whole other story. I don't mean to sound scary, but sometimes it is good to be prepared for what is to come....
Listen to the Ambience
3…2…1…BOOM! A train violently smashes into the building, sending glass, bricks, and furniture into a tornado-like fury. In utter panic, the five kids around me scream at the top of their lungs for several minutes (what seems like hours), and then the room suddenly...
I'm First! participated in Dell Foundation's #CollegeReady Twitter chat!
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Miss New York USA Aims to Empower First-Generation College Students
When twenty-two year-old Thatiana Diaz was named Miss New York USA 2015 in January, it wasn't her first crowning moment. A child of Dominican immigrants raised in Queens, N.Y., Diaz graduated Magna Cum Laude from Pace University in 2014 with a Bachelor of Arts in...
I'm First! Partnership with Wow Writing Workshop
Writing essays for college application and scholarships is a big part of the process. And let’s admit it; It can be a bit stressful, too. As a student user on I’m First!, you’re in luck! I’m First! has partnered with Wow Writing Workshop, a leading authority on...
Your Network is Your Net Worth: Using Your Network to Succeed in College
This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. When I was growing up, my parents would often tell me that I needed to go to college to have an opportunity at a better life. That made sense to me. My parents didn't...
First-Generation Student Groups Are Paving the Way At Prestigious Institutions
In an article published in the New York Times, first-generation students attending Ivy League and other prestigious institutions across the country come together and unite behind the identity of being the first in there family to attend college. The article, which...
#FirstGenOfficeHour Recap: What's In A Financial Aid Award Letter?
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Twitter Office Hour: What's In A Financial Aid Award Letter?
Join us for our monthly Twitter Office Hour. On Thursday, April 2nd 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...
Just Another Week
Spring break the coveted week of the college experience. For me, it was just another week. I ended up going home for spring break back to NYC...hadn’t made any friends since I’d moved there...still didn’t feel much like home. At the very least though, I had some...