Living In the Present

by Steven Shi

It often seems to be the case that everything we do is geared in thinking about our future (well maybe not “everything” but a lot of the important things).  We try to get good grades so we can get into college; we try to craft perfect applications so we can enter...

The Unwelcomed and The Unexpected

by Steven Shi

About a month and a half ago, a day before I left for Brown, I was playing a nice, relaxing game of pickup soccer.  My old teammates were about to leave for their colleges for the start of their soccer seasons; it would our last game together for the year.  We set up...

Meet the new I'm First Bloggers!

by I'm First Administrator

We’ve selected 10 awesome first-year college students who beat the odds to become the first in their family to attend college as winners of the 2014 I’m First Scholarship. Scholarship winners receive a $1,000 four-year, renewable award and blog here to chronicle their...

Crushed Expectations but Blessed All the Same

by Steven Shi

Let me start with my grandiose plans that I had for summer three months ago. I was planning on touring Europe; I was planning on staying in a castle with an international friend; I was planning on becoming a connoisseur of Eastern Asian foods; I was planning to be...

Top 5 Reasons Why I Hate Brown

by Gabriel Reyes, Brown University , '17

Choosing which college to attend is one of life’s greatest challenges. There are many tangible components to consider when compiling one’s list—academic programs, location, prestige and extracurricular activities are only some of the few aspects that play a...