This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. I think many high school students (including myself a few years ago) assume that college is everything they see in movies and television shows. In all honesty, I had no idea...
This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. My high school was a small school that contained grades seven through 12. Everyone knew everybody and people knew your business even before you did; but, I loved it. I was a...
This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. My second semester has brought a new set of challenges because my academic course load is very different than the load I carried in the fall. Last semester I took four...
This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. Part of my motivation for pursuing a college degree is the opportunity to give back to the community that has given me so much. This has also been a crucial factor in the...
This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. When I started looking at colleges I knew that I wanted to aim high. I did not let being a first-generation low-income student stop me from pursuing the dreams I have had...
This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. My first day of college explains many common characteristics of a first-generation college student: I arrived on campus two hours early in case there was traffic. (There was...
