Twitter Chat: Scholarships or Bust!

by I'm First Administrator

Join us for our monthly Twitter Office Hour! On Thursday, Feb.4th  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...

Doing Fun Things

by Steven Shi

My past blog posts have consisted primarily of school, work, and stressful situations.  In realizing that all work and no play makes Steven a dull boy, I’m going to focus on writing about the fun I had over winter break. After my stressful final in my algorithms...

A whole lot of doing nothing

by Alexa Rodriguez, Wellesley College , '17

This is it, the beginning of my Junior Spring semester. I showed up bright eyed and bushy tailed to my 8:30 am (God help me) class. How did I attain this glow you may ask? Well here’s my secret: by DOING NOTHING. My last fall semester was packed with upper level...

New Year, New Goals

by Andrea Haerther, University of Houston, '19

Happy (belated) New Year everyone!!! I am so excited for this new semester/year! Normally I don’t do resolutions because they are easily broken. However, this year I am determined to stick to my goals.  My goal is to get all A’s this semester, try to get...

Google+ Hangout: Financial Aid What? FAFSA Who?

by I'm First Administrator

Financial aid is a major part of the college application process. From gathering W2 forms to understanding the difference between a subsidized and unsubsidized loan, there is A LOT to learn In this Hangout, our amazing College Partner and college-access organization...