Finding the Right Support

by Matt Rubinoff

This article is published in the 2014 I’m First Guide to College Being the first person in your family to go to college is a pretty amazing accomplishment. It’s a new journey. As you prepare to step foot on campus, you’ll experience a whirlwind of emotions....

Melting Away: Avoid the dreaded Summer Melt!

by I'm First Administrator

On Thursday, June 19th, 2014 we had a Google+ Hangout  on ways to avoid the dreaded phenomenon of summer melt!  Although school is out and you are heading to college in the fall, the work isn’t over! As a first-generation student going off to college, there are still...

Catching Up..

by Cynthia Cruz, Illinois Wesleyan University, '14

I want to give up sometimes. School is just too hard right now. I probably shouldn’t have started this blog post off with that sentence, but that is definitely how I feel. Remember about a month ago when I told you my mother was getting brain surgery,...

Packing for College

by Matt Rubinoff

This article is published in the 2014 I’m First Guide to College Plan for the Long Haul When packing for college, it’s important to remember that you are not packing for just a few days or weeks. If your college is far from home, you’re likely packing for months. If...