Opportunity Knocks: Pre-College Prep and Outreach
Click here to view the March Opportunity Knocks newsletter featuring Pre-College Prep and Outreach opportunities at: Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, Black Issues Forum Holy Names University, Oakland,…
Decisions, Decisions
Just when you think all of the mental turmoil is coming to an end, the envelopes start arriving. Big ones with good news, small ones…
Beyond Sleep and Food: Homework
I remember freshman and sophomore year (when I was still lively and bright-eyed), my friends and I made plans to go everywhere and do everything.…
Waiting Was Worthwhile
Waiting for responses from the schools I applied to was a pain in the hiney. One night, I dreamt that I had received an acceptance…
Get excited for April!
So the waiting begins! Usually you don’t hear from colleges until April. The waiting game is the worst. You’re so close to graduating and all…
Academic Catch-Up: How to Get College-Ready in Writing and Math
This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. Getting into college is one thing, but being ready for college-level writing and…
Ten Days and Counting: Spring Break Approaches!
I'm a week and a half from finishing my second quarter at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington. The past six months have been…
Welcome to the Waiting Game
Do you check your mailbox every day? Your e-mail inbox? The school's website for your application status? Feel like everyone is getting accepted and you…
College Partner News: A Letter of Support
Board Members Doris Davis and Bruce Poch offered their encouragement to colleges and universities to support Center for Student Opportunity and I'm First. "What makes…
Opportunity Knocks: Summer Bridge and Orientation
Click here to view the second February Opportunity Knocks newsletter featuring Summer Bridge and Orientation opportunities at: Brown University, Providence, RI, Fall Pre-Orientation Programs Concordia University Texas, Austin, TX, Embark!…
The Next Six Months for I'm First
Last week, I had the privilege of attending the Winners Convening for the College Knowledge Challenge at Mozilla HQ in Mountain View, California. If you aren't…
Common Cents: Maximizing Your Scholarship Search
On February 21, 2013, I'm First held a Google+ Hangout discussing the best ways to maximize your scholarship search. Mark Kantrowitz, Publisher of Fastweb.com and…
Seniors..the final stretch!
December and January have flown by. February is soon to leave us as well. As these months pass by, so have college application deadlines. You…
You asked for excitement, you asked for dysfunction.
I think everyone comes into college with a clear image in their head of what that next four years will look like. I know I…
It loves me, It loves me not…
Let me tell you about my recent encounter with love: Last fall, I met the love of my life: College. College loves me, but it…
My Relationship with My Wallet
Okay, so I know I posted that my New Year's resolution was to stop ordering out so much. It failed. I...I couldn't do it. I…
What’s not to love about college?
As a first generation college student I was worried when I first came to BU because, having no one to fall back on, I did…
Slow On Down
So this week has been pretty crazy and stressful for me. Research projects, classes, graduate school applications, and life in general has been building up…
Gettin' Money
I’ve told this story so often that it has catchphrases and clichés…but it’s still a good story & it never stopped being true. My undergrad…