by Raymond Velez | May 11, 2020 | I'm First Guide to College, Student Blogs
Before I came to college, I knew that I was going to have to eventually get a job. While I was in high school, I had a job during my junior and senior year. I liked making money and working, but an immediate effect was that my grades suffered a little bit. I saw this...
by Gianella Marciniak | Nov 24, 2019 | FirstGenerationStudent.com Blogs, I'm First Guide to College, Student Blogs
It seems one of the more stressful parts of the college application process is finding someone to write a recommendation letter for you. Some schools may ask you to provide just one while other may ask for three recommenders. If you’re anything like I was, you’re...
by Yessica Flores | Oct 11, 2019 | I'm First Guide to College
We are now two months into the Fall 2019 Semester and summer break is over, but it does not feel like it. Lately, I have been struggling with getting back into the groove of things. It’s been hard saying no to fun plans my friends make, getting into the routine of...
by Alexa Yanar | Oct 11, 2019 | I'm First Guide to College, Student Blogs
Having to figure out how to navigate college while simultaneously juggling jobs, extra-curriculars, a social life, and health is a challenge. In my experience, I had to spend more time on academics than classmates because of gaps in my academic background, as well as...
by Savannah Spencer | May 31, 2019 | I'm First Guide to College, Student Blogs
Congratulations!!! You made it through the admission process AND you pushed through all the May deadlines. As of this coming Fall, you are going to be a college freshman! If you are anything like me, you are a strange combination of excited and terrified. You are...
by Gianella Marciniak | Mar 31, 2019 | FirstGenerationStudent.com Blogs, I'm First Guide to College, Student Blogs
The middle towards the end of a college semester can be a very difficult time. Midterms, group assignments, projects, and so much more fill up the plates of college students everywhere. Not only that, but naturally we all want to keep up with our clubs and other extra...
Recent Comments