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...
by Tyler Lattimore, Emory University , '15
This year feels different. I’m in a known place; I’m surrounded by familiar faces, but something still seems different. (In a good way, to be sure.) In spite of being used to campus, privy to the secret study spots, best dining options, and knowing precisely the last...
by Cynthia Cruz, Illinois Wesleyan University, '14
Tonight, as I sip my herbal green tea with honey (You know, the loose leave tea– yum) I cannot help but be in shock that I am a senior. Junior year was so rough for my family and me. Some of you may know that my dear mother had brain surgery- a part of her brain...
by Michael Faikes, College of Charleston, '17
Well, cheers to another year of school! I have been back here in wonderful Charleston, SC at the College of Charleston for a month. This year has just started but I can already tell that it will be extremely busy! This year I’ve dove full force into being involved in...
