by Tosin Opakunle, St. Olaf College , '23
Hi everyone, my name is Tosin, and I am new to I’mFirst! Blog. I am excited to share things about my experience at St. Olaf and being a first-generation and low-income student. Some of my hobbies include watching Kdramas and playing volleyball. I am from Saint...
by Celia Hernandez, Illinois State University, '23
Being a first gen student is such a unique and terrifying experience. It’s one that’s filled with uncertainty and worry but also with pride and self-confidence. Being first gen for me is being able to take pride in my work at school in terms of both...
by Estefani Rivas Sierra, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, '23
Today, August 31st, is the day I begin writing this blog. This says a lot about how stressed I am already with the amount of school work and we are just got back to class! Okay, let me rewind…. I am a senior and this semester I am taking 3000 and 4000 level...
by ADaja, Washington University in St. Louis, '22
As a first-generation, low income student going into college with little to no funds, I knew I would have to find a job while living on-campus. I had never really worked much in high school and the thought of searching for jobs and interviewing for positions stressed...
by Eyzel Torres, University of Illinois Chicago, '22
My spring semester in high school was very exciting because I was finally going to move on to the next chapter in my life. I had been accepted into the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) as an undergraduate student, an honors college student, a recipient of the...
