by Raymond Velez | Feb 3, 2020 | Student Blogs
With the new semester beginning, one activity that many of us dread are the ice breakers professors come up with. While ice breakers may seem boring and dull, I’ve noticed that they do in fact tend to “break the ice.” I say this because in the classes where my...
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 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 ADaja | Sep 17, 2019 | Student Blogs
How was move-in for me? That’s a loaded mash potato of a question. On one hand it was smoother than expected, but on the other it was bittersweet. Move-in day was sunny and warm, but not too warm that my need to always have on a heavy coat—fashion purposes—had me...
by ADaja | Sep 17, 2019 | Student Blogs
As hectic as my first year was-between trying to make friends, keeping on top of my grades, figuring out what I wanted to do with my life, and being productive-I think a part of me craved the constant motion of life. If I wasn’t busy doing one thing I was doing...
by Alejandro Castro | Aug 13, 2019 | Student Blogs
I think those few weeks before going back to college, where flights are being bought, plans for the following semester are being made, and goodbyes become more concrete, feel like waiting on a red light. Change is imminent. You know it will arrive soon and you’re...
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