The Problem with Ranking Universities and their Degree Programs
This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. With thousands of colleges to choose from, it's no wonder that high school…
Study Skills: How to Use a Class Syllabus as a Resource
This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. "When is the final exam?" and "What are we discussing in class next…
Finding the Fit: College Selection Tips for First-Generation Students, Part 2
This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. In our first post, we discussed the importance of starting a college search…
How I Got Through College When the Odds Were Stacked Against Me
This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. The older I become, the more I reflect on the blessings that have…
First-Generation Students: Channel Your Inner Superhero
This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. My three-year-old son recently fell in love with the world of superheroes, particularly…
Opportunity Knocks: Open House, Fly-in & Visit
Click here to view the September Opportunity Knocks Special Edition newsletter featuring Open House, Fly-in and Visit opportunities at: Barnard College, New York, NY, Barnard…
Pursuing a College Degree to Improve My Community
This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. As a first-generation college student coming from a family of farmworkers, my journey…
What Every Commuter College Student Should Know and Do
This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. Since well over 75 percent of all college students travel more than five…
I'm First College Dorm Life
Just a quick view of a typical suite for upperclassmen in college. Also some comments on what I think about on campus life. Hope you…
Introspection
I'm two days away from officially beginning my junior year here at the University of Rochester. I can't believe how different I feel from when…
Work before Pleasure…Usually
Leaving for college is not only a nerve racking experience, but an exciting experience to say the least. You get to move out of your…
Orientation Week at Wellesley
My first week at Wellesley has been everything I expected (as cliché as it sounds) and quite a few things that I did not anticipate.…
College 2.0
After quite an eventful and relaxing summer, my sophomore year has finally started! Classes have come back into session and so many familiar and some…
work life balance.
This past summer I had two internships. One required 40 hours a week and the other required about 10-20. All I did was work over…
Moving In: Dorms and Homesickness
Freshman year, my parents flew with me over to Amherst. They rented a car and helped me move in and buy the necessities. As soon…
Moving In…?
As a new Resident Assistant, I have now been on both ends of the spectrum: the nervous, anxious and shy freshman moving into a scary…
Crossing the Bridge: From Friendliness to Friendship
I don’t understand. How can everyone make friends by asking each other the most generic questions: “What’s your name, where are you from, and what…
Charleston State of Mind
As I left my hometown of Irmo, South Carolina, I knew that I was prepared for college. I had spent my entire month of July…
What I wish I had known…
So I'm just going to come right out and say it: The first year is hard. Very hard. I had days where I just wanted…