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Friends: They Help Me Through
This year has proven to be my busiest one yet! Between my work as a Admission Fellow, my job at the performing arts center, my presidency of our campus Quest Scholars chapter, and – let’s not forget – my classes, I hardly have time to sit and enjoy a meal! But I must...
Hannah Graham: an Everlasting and Protective Spirit
She never knew me, but boy did I know her. We walked like zombies for the first week after she went missing. Everyone’s heads were facing down as their minds wandered in confusion and fear. How could this have happened, and what actually did happen? She was all around...
Where I'm Standing…
is halfway across the world from what I'm used to. It's also 1:30 AM in the morning of one of the largest Indian holidays, Divali (or diwala or maybe even deepavali, depending on who you ask). Hahaa but I guess these are the moments when I really think. So I have to...
Specialized Schools
In preparation for our awesome #FirstGenOfficeHour chat on November 6th at 7pm EST focused around specialized schools, here's an article with a breakdown of each unique type of school! This article is published in the 2014 I’m First Guide to College Specialized...
Twitter Office Hour: What's In A Specialized College?
Thursday, November 6th at 7:00p.m. EST Join us for our monthly Twitter Office Hour. On the first Thursday of every month at 7:00pm EST, we’re inviting first-generation college students, those who aspire to be, and everyone who cares about first-gens to meet us on...
I'm Visiting A College Campus…Now What?
On Nov. 13th at 4pm EST, we hosted a Google+ Hangouts focusing on the college visit! As a first-gen student, you probably know the importance of visiting a campus. You get to see what a campus looks like, how classes are taught, where the Financial Aid building is and...
Finding your group/friends
Everyone wants to try and fit in with a group that feels like them. When you are in college you don't have any of your old friends or anything, you have to start all over again like you are a freshmen in high school. I know sometimes it can be a challenge because you...
Visiting Campus
This article is published in the 2014 I’m First Guide to College Visiting Campus No matter how many brochures you read or websites you visit, nothing tells you more about a college than visiting its campus in person. Plus, you can learn a lot more just by asking...
A Household Name in Admissions Committee
For the past few years you have molded your schedule to incorporate various extra-curricular activities, delegated hours upon hours to the studying of your course material so that your precious transcript is as flawless as possible, invested time to the betterment of...
Rethinking What It Means To Be Smart
This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. Growing up, I knew I was smart; I had the test scores to prove it. I excelled in math -- so when I enrolled in college, I decided to major in engineering. I confidently...