This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. Two Top Options Deciding on a college was a difficult choice for me because both of the schools I was considering, Wabash College and Taylor University, had what I was...
This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. First things first, for whatever college you’re seriously considering: get to know your specific admissions counselor. Don’t know who your counselor is? Look to...
This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. I vividly remember my third exam in general chemistry; more exactly, I remember my exam grade: It was a 10—out of 76. The school that my high school guidance counselor told...
This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. Despite all of the problems I have faced, I still wake up every morning with a fresh attitude and a burning desire to be better and better. At times, I was told that I could...
This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. Note from the editors: We asked Kenny Yim, one of the first participants in the QuestBridge program, to write about how he came across the program and how it has affected...
This article was originally written for FirstGenerationStudent.com, now a part of ImFirst.org. When I started getting college acceptance letters, I couldn’t contain my excitement. The hours and hours I’d spent on applications were finally paying off!...
