by Jennifer Engle | September 10, 2014
This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. Like many of you, I was the first in my family to go to college. And while it may sound strange, I had absolutely no clue as to how to choose the right one. Many of my...
by Nu Xiong | August 27, 2014
This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. It was in high school that I began to fully understand the disadvantages that came with being a first-generation student: I realized that the cultural and linguistic...
by Michael Palmieri | August 13, 2014
This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. Remember last year, when everything — all the events, activities and fun — was planned for you? Unless your institution has a dedicated sophomore program (most...
by Julie Tucker | July 30, 2014
This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. Recently, I had an opportunity to sit down with first-generation college students (“first-gens”) and discuss their transition to college. As a first-generation...
by Tara Strong | July 23, 2014
This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. Deciding to be the FIRST I am a low-income, first-generation college student. My decision to attend college was calculated and tiring. I always believed that I was destined...
by Elizabeth Hoyt | July 15, 2014
This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. As an editor for Fastweb.com, an online scholarship database, I’m familiar with the scholarship application process. Every day, scholarship seekers come to me for...
