The Waiting Game- My story/How to get through it

After months of writing, interviews, and fighting for myself, I uneasily opened the letter that held my fate. My future was riding on the contents of this one letter. After shakingly opening the letter, my heart raced and dropped…  I had applied to Texas A&M...

The Waiting Game: Accepted or Not, It Is Okay

While applying to many colleges, there is always a waiting period before you are either accepted or rejected from a school. There is always this “what-if” factor that many people ponder about when applying to a school. While applying to a college may be intimidating...

Spooky (application) Season

High school could not have prepared me for college admissions. I did not consider going to college until my junior year of high school. After taking the SAT, I started to get mail from different schools that were offering me discounted applications. I had gone on so...

Asking for a Letter of Recommendation

If you are ever trying to learn more about a person without really asking them the question ” What are you like?” one way to do it, is by asking someone who they work closely with. They would be able to give you a fair judgement on the charter of the...

Twitter Chat: Wrapping Up College Apps!

Join us for our monthly Twitter Office Hour! On Thursday, Dec. 3rd at 7pm EST, we’re inviting first-generation college students, those who aspire to be, and everyone who cares about first-gens to meet us on Twitter to ask questions and share answers on important...