This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. For many first-generation and low-income students, dreams of attending an elite college or university are just that: dreams. Students and their parents fear they won’t...
This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. What is STEM? A lot of schools are throwing around the term “STEM” as if it’s a single subject, like reading or writing. In reality, STEM is an...
This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. Two Top Options Deciding on a college was a difficult choice for me because both of the schools I was considering, Wabash College and Taylor University, had what I was...
This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. First things first, for whatever college you’re seriously considering: get to know your specific admissions counselor. Don’t know who your counselor is? Look to...
This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. I vividly remember my third exam in general chemistry; more exactly, I remember my exam grade: It was a 10—out of 76. The school that my high school guidance counselor told...
This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. Despite all of the problems I have faced, I still wake up every morning with a fresh attitude and a burning desire to be better and better. At times, I was told that I could...
