by I'm First Administrator
We’ve selected 9 awesome first-year college students who beat the odds to become the first in their family to attend college as winners of the 2014 I’m First Scholarship. Scholarship winners receive a $1,000 four-year, renewable award and blog here to chronicle their...
by Jesse Sanchez, Harvard University , '14
Hi I’m First! Family! After graduating from Harvard University in 2014 and completing a Fulbright Fellowship in Mexico this past year, I’ve landed in San Francisco to become a Dream Director with The Future Project, where I’ll be helping young people...
by I'm First Administrator
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...
by I'm First Administrator
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...