When the Academically Challenging School is Academically Challenging

“What APs did you take in high school?” is a question I am often asked as part of my admissions ambassador job by incoming students. The reactions always get me as I list out all the APs my school had cut by the time it was my turn to take them. By the end of my...

Week 1: YouTube Live Chat with College Partners

This week, I’m First! and Strive for College hosted the first of a month long series of YouTube Live Chats with Colleges! Week 1 featured the following schools: 1. Carnegie Mellon University (PA) 2. Grinnell College (IA) 3. Monmouth College (IL) 4. Warner...

Opportunity Knocks: Open House, Fly-in & Visit Programs, Part II

Click here to view the October Special Edition Opportunity Knocks newsletter featuring Open House, Fly-in & Visit opportunities at: George Washington University, Washington, DC, Your GW: An Open House Celebrating Diversity and Inclusion, October 23-24; November...

Learning Outside the Classroom, Adventures Abroad

Four months ago, I was learning how to cook in Cape Town, South Africa. From June to December last year, I interned and studied abroad at the University of Cape Town. When I got to my hostel in Cape Town, I was on my own (the first time since college) in an entirely...

Opportunity Knocks: Summer Bridge & Orientation

Click here to view the March Opportunity Knocks newsletter featuring Summer Bridge & Orientation opportunities at: Amherst College, Amherst, MA, Access to Amherst Brown University, Providence, RI, Fall Pre-Orientation Programs College of Charleston, Charleston,...