by Gina Bolanos, University of Rochester, '18
Freshmen year is almost halfway over and I will soon come home and eat my mom’s amazing Mexican dishes and reunite with old friends. However, I am so happy to say, that college has been treating me so well, that sometimes I forget that I am more than 1,000 miles...
by I'm First Administrator
Thursday, October 2nd at 7:00p.m. EST Join us for our monthly Twitter Office Hour. On the first Thursday of every month at 7:00pm EST, we’re inviting first-generation college students, those who aspire to be, and everyone who cares about first-gens to meet us on...
by Alexis Montes, University of Rochester, '15
It’s been about three weeks since my senior year at the University of Rochester has begun. It’s been a great time so far. I’ve been keeping up with my work just fine and things feel more routine than ever, in a good way. So, while I’m being...
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...
