Stories

We’re collecting YouTube video testimonials from first-gen students
and graduates from across the country. Check them out and share your own!

Written Stories

Ella in Evansville, IN

Stephanie in Houston, TX

Hannah in Temecula, CA

Analysse in West Covina, CA

Andrew in Pell City, AL

Kristen in Ossining, NY

Aerial in Lubbock, TX

Erik in Kearney, NE

Kathryn in Worcester, MA

Elizabeth in Brooklyn, NY

Leonardo in Annandale, VA

Stefani in Marengo, IA

Pendeza in Cedar Rapids, IA

Annmarie in Red Oak, TX

Gerardine in Dayton, OH

Carol in Fort Wayne, IN

Kayleah in Sheridan, AR

Kevin in Las Vegas, NV

Rafaela in Aldie, VA

Hannah in Sioux City, IA

Nathan in Mentor, OH

Galilea in Dallas, TX

Alivia in Aplington, IA

Ja’Vangeline in Waterloo, IA

Sa’Kiyah in Bessemer, AL

Libby in Louisburg, KS

Veronica in Idalou, TX

Kimberly in Bakersfield, CA

Leah in St. Cloud, FL

Viviana in San Antonio, TX

Dawn in Fort Wayne, IN

Katrina in Rockaway Park, NY

Nahid in South Miami, FL

Karlyn in Monroe, LA

Angela in New York, NY

Irene Marie in East Hartford, CT

Peyton in Raymond, IA

Ashley in Fort Myers, FL

Alec in Lawrence, KS

George in San Antonio, TX

Mohammad in National City, CA

Caitlyn in Key Largo, FL

Sarah in Audubon, NJ

Brithny in Wilmington, NC

Cierra in Amanda, OH

Arianna in Fulshear, TX

Richard in Winnipeg, Canada

Geneva in Denver, CO

Jasmine in Fair Oaks, CA

Melissa in Fort Gay, West Virginia

Kaitlyn in Bonham, TX

Ajaya in Woodside, NY

Ashley in Spanish Fork, UT

Royal in Rapid City, South Dakota

Hailee in Phoenix, Arizona

Abby in Council Bluffs, Iowa

Harley in Howell, NJ

Alexander in LA, CA

Damien in Surrey, BC

First-Gen, First Internship – by Jorge Álvarez

Jakyla in Jackson, MS

Kaitlyn in Whittier, CA

Leslie in Salt Lake City, UT

Patricia in Chandler, AZ

Margo in Salem, NJ

Laura in Leesburg, VA

Julianna in Houston, TX

Giovanni in Los Angeles, CA

Fellynny in Rialto, CA

Eros in Lexington, KY

Danielle in Long Beach, CA

Austin in Palmdale, CA

Ashley in Fort Myers, FL

Ashley in Bloomington, IL

Ariana in Tempe, AZ

Amy in Oakland, CA

Amberly in Trenton, OH

Alyssa in Sorrento, FL

Alfonso in Crockett, CA

Alexandria in Syracuse, IN

Akilah in Atlanta, GA

Adam in Sitka, AK

Long in Dorchester, MA

Chelsea in Bethesda, MD

Judy in Alhambra, CA

David in Easton, PA 

Gloria in Martin, MI

Daniel in Long Beach, CA

Abel in Inglewood, CA 

Amanda in Cincinnati, OH

Krysten in Salisbury, MD

Tarajee in Alexandria, VA

Ricky in Warren, RI

Kaitlin in Rockwall, TX 

Bernardino in Houston, TX

Deborah in Jacksonville, FL

Mark in Ottawa, Ontario

Keith in Bronx, NY 

Dedra in Stillwater, OK

Nahomi in Boston, MA

Cynthia in Boston, MA

Diana in Philadelphia, PA

Angel in Baltimore, MD

Krystan in Columbus, OH

ADora in Chicago, IL

Anna in Greensboro, NC

Hope in Cedar Bluff, AL

Jamal in Burlington, NC