Friends: They Help Me Through
This year has proven to be my busiest one yet! Between my work as a Admission Fellow, my job at the performing arts center, my…
Hannah Graham: an Everlasting and Protective Spirit
She never knew me, but boy did I know her. We walked like zombies for the first week after she went missing. Everyone’s heads were…
Where I'm Standing…
is halfway across the world from what I'm used to. It's also 1:30 AM in the morning of one of the largest Indian holidays, Divali…
Specialized Schools
In preparation for our awesome #FirstGenOfficeHour chat on November 6th at 7pm EST focused around specialized schools, here's an article with a breakdown of each…
Twitter Office Hour: What's In A Specialized College?
Thursday, November 6th 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…
I'm Visiting A College Campus…Now What?
On Nov. 13th at 4pm EST, we hosted a Google+ Hangouts focusing on the college visit! As a first-gen student, you probably know the importance…
Finding your group/friends
Everyone wants to try and fit in with a group that feels like them. When you are in college you don't have any of your…
Visiting Campus
This article is published in the 2014 I’m First Guide to College Visiting Campus No matter how many brochures you read or websites you visit,…
A Household Name in Admissions Committee
For the past few years you have molded your schedule to incorporate various extra-curricular activities, delegated hours upon hours to the studying of your course…
Rethinking What It Means To Be Smart
This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. Growing up, I knew I was smart; I had the test scores to…
Recommend Me!
Recommend Me! Recommend me! Whether it's college or job applications, letters of recommendation are somehow always hard to come by. But it's important to keep…
Take advantage of every opportunity, wisely
When you begin your college journey, you will be tempted to partake in everything and anything happening on campus. Unfortunately, you are only granted 24…
Math is God? Whaaa?
In the midst of an intense Calc II assignment, I hear the words "soulless" and "math" brought up in a conversation in the dorm. My…
Impressions and Habits
Hey I’m First students! This is Carlton and today I want to talk to you all about habits and their connections to impressions. When we…
Myth or Pre-requisite.
College is the first time many first-years have absolute freedom. Not only are freshmen free from their parent’s curfews and mandated household chores, they are…
The Personal Statement: Your Experience, Your Story
As many of you are preparing to apply to colleges, you are revising your personal statement. Unlike your transcript, resume, and recommendations, your personal statement…
Your College Search: By the Numbers
This article is published in the 2014 I’m First Guide to College Your College Search: By the Numbers By Emily Anderer I was woefully uninformed…
The Unwelcomed and The Unexpected
About a month and a half ago, a day before I left for Brown, I was playing a nice, relaxing game of pickup soccer. My…
#FirstGenOfficeHour Recap: College Admissions 101
On Thursday, October 2 we hosted a Twitter Office Hour with 29 of our College Partners. We continued our focus on beginning the college journey…