Don't forget to call your parents!

As a first year student, adjusting to life on campus is not an easy process for most people who may have never been away from their family for an extended period of time. When I was applying to college, I purposely choose schools far enough in the Northeast that I...

Meet the new I'm First Bloggers!

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...

Finding the Right Support

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....

The Power of the Proofread

It was not until the first semester of my junior year of college that I realized the huge difference another set of eyes could make on an application, paper, or assignment. In midst of applying for summer internships, I realized that I needed more set of eyes to...

#AskAdmissions First Generation Panel

On October 22nd, I’m First held an #AskAdmissions Google+ Hangout, featuring our College Partners and our I’m First Bloggers! I’m First College Partners, University of Notre Dame and Bucknell University, discussed ways in which first-generation students...