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Gurpreet in Thousand...California Lutheran University makes the pledge to join fellow students, gr...
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Erika in Thousand Oa...California Lutheran University makes the pledge to join fellow students, gr...
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Tiare in Bethesda, M...Going to college can seem really really daunting, but a lot of things are p...
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Joel in Lewisburg, P...Bucknell University Professor of Psychology T. Joel Wade was a first-genera...
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Kaitlin in Lewisburg...Bucknell University student Kaitlin Marsh, Class of 2014, is a first-genera...
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Angela in Morgantown...I'm first in my family to graduate from college with an advanced degree, la...
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Michel in Lewisburg,...Bucknell University student Michel Ajjan, Class of 2014, is a first-generat...
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Aaron in Walnut, CAI'm a freshman at Chapman University and a First Gen college student in my ...
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Erika in Alma, MIMy reflections on what being a first generation college student means as I ...
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Shara in Lewisburg, ...Shara McCallum, Professor of English at Bucknell University, shares a messa...
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Robert in Lewisburg,...Robert Midkiff, Associate Provost of Bucknell University, tells about how b...
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Marcia in Barbourvil...Marcia Hawkins, president of Union College in Barbourville, Ky., talks abou...
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Marcus in Worcester,...I am the youngest and the first in my family to go to college and even thou...
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Nykole in Tuscumbia,...This is my story of why I am, and want to be, the first one to go to colleg...
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Kathrine in Aliso Vi...The support of my family has been the most important thing in ensuring my s...
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Vera in Cleveland, O...I'm proud to be a first-generation college graduate!
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Lysa in Jensen Beach...You're not alone in your venture to college. Seek out supportive networks o...
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John in Lewisburg, P...I'm a first-generation college graduate and President of Bucknell Universit...
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Gina in Williamstown...I was born and raised in the projects of the South Bronx and am now Associa...
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Lysa in Jensen Beach...I am a first-gen college student at Williams College. As a senior, I reflec...
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Kristina in Hercules...Despite growing up in a community where college was a fantasy, I am the fir...
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Dedra in Stillwater,...I'm living two dreams: attending Oklahoma State University and preparing to...
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Nahomi in Boston, MAI know the idea of college can be daunting but you need to persevere becaus...
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Doris in Hull, MAIf you keep your eyes on the prize, you too can be a first-gen college grad...
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