Twitter Office Hour: College Admissions 101
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…
From Freshman to Senior, A Reflection
Looking back on freshman year I remember a very nervous, timid, and anxious Nahomi. Coming to such a big school was definitely something I was neither…
How to Survive the First Weeks of College!
Hello everyone, so I have been a college student for a few weeks! I am going to be honest the few weeks have been a…
So what happens next?
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…
Graduation is Near– but first, Senior Seminar
Just as many seniors graduating soon, I have to complete a few milestones in order to graduate. One of these milestones is senior seminar. Senior…
Wow! Free college counseling for first-gen students
That's right! Yesterday we announced a new partnership with our friends at Chegg to bring free college counseling to first-generation college-bound students across the country…
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…
Meet the new I'm First Bloggers!
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…
Fresh Start!
Buh-Bye 2013-'14! Welcome 2014-15!!! Sophomore year is here baybee!!!!!!! Time to get it together. Time for fresh start. Time for new opportunities. Time for the best! I think as…
Diary of a FirstGen
This year feels different. I’m in a known place; I’m surrounded by familiar faces, but something still seems different. (In a good way, to be…
Summer is Over, Time for Senior Year
Tonight, as I sip my herbal green tea with honey (You know, the loose leave tea-- yum) I cannot help but be in shock that…
Time to make time!
Well, cheers to another year of school! I have been back here in wonderful Charleston, SC at the College of Charleston for a month. This…
Three Years Later…. I'm taking chances
So three years later and college is not everything it’s expected to be, well in many ways. In many ways it is, but everyone’s college…
Degrees of Hope: Helping First Generation Students Reach Their College Dreams
This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. Like many of you, I was the first in my family to go…
Crushed Expectations but Blessed All the Same
Let me start with my grandiose plans that I had for summer three months ago. I was planning on touring Europe; I was planning on…
My First Steps
As I struggled to carry my suitcases down the crowded halls of O'Hare on August 24th, I thought I knew what was coming. I envisioned…
Sophomore Year
My sophomore year of college has started off great. There is a much different feel than freshman year. Freshman year I was lost, little nervous…
Where Hope Stems
I recently did a thirty-minute presentation for a service class at my high school on the topic of immigration. I've always appreciated the help and…
Top 5 Reasons Why I Hate Brown
Choosing which college to attend is one of life’s greatest challenges. There are many tangible components to consider when compiling one’s list---academic programs, location, prestige…
