Week 4: YouTube Live Chats with College Partners

by I'm First Administrator

This week, I’m First! and Strive for College hosted its 4th chat in a two month long series of YouTube Live Chats with College Partners. In these chats, colleges and universities discuss information about their schools, talk about the great programs available for...

What It's Like to Be the First Person in Your Family to Go to College

by Melissa Cotignola

In “What It’s Like to Be the First Person in Your Family to Go to College,” a recent article published in The Atlantic, author Liz Riggs chronicles the story of Harry, a first generation college student at Vanderbilt University. During his first few...

Opportunity Knocks 2014: Scholarship & Financial Aid

by Krista D'Amelio

Click here to view the January Opportunity Knocks newsletter featuring Scholarship & Financial Aid opportunities at: Barnard College, New York, NY, The Arthur O. Eve Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP) and the Barnard Opportunity Program (BOP) Colorado...

Opportunity Knocks: Pre-College Prep and Outreach

by Matt Rubinoff

Click here to view the March Opportunity Knocks newsletter featuring Pre-College Prep and Outreach opportunities at: Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, Black Issues Forum Holy Names University, Oakland, CA, New Initiative for College Access Linfield...