by Eyzel Torres, University of Illinois Chicago, '22
Writing personal statements is hard. A lot is riding on one essay and figuring out what to include is not easy, especially if you’ve done a lot in your high school career. I remember that my biggest issue when I was writing my first personal statement was what in the...
by Megan Cooke, Whitman College, '19
Wow. Time has passed so quickly. I remember clear as day my anxiety in beginning to write the personal statement needed for the Common App. I remember I couldn’t relate to any of the prompts so I chose the “freewrite” option. But going into the...
by I'm First Administrator
Join us for our monthly Twitter Office Hour! On Thursday, Oct. 15th 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...
by I'm First Administrator
On Thursday, December 4th, we hosted our #FirstGenOfficeHour chat and continued our focus on prepping first-gen students to be college-bound. In this chat, we focused on the importance of the college essays and personal statements. Check out some of the highlights...
by Alexis Montes, University of Rochester, '15
The best metaphor I can provide to you for the college application process is that of building a car…So where do you start? Before anything you need to establish your WHEELS: Grades & Standardized Tests. Your grades are a MAJOR factor on whether or not you are...
