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Navigating the many firsts of freshman year
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Amy Scott
Feb 10, 2014
Going away to school is an adjustment for nearly every student, but when you're the first in your family to go, the transition can be even harder
Meet the modern guidance counselor
by
Amy Scott
Jan 16, 2014
President and First Lady Obama met with more than a hundred college and university presidents and leaders from business and nonprofits to talk about helping low-income students finish college. One solution starts well before college, with high school guidance counselors.
Separate housing for first-generation students
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Amy Scott
Dec 13, 2013
The University of Kentucky offers special housing and support for students whose parents didn't graduate from college.
One student's path to an elite university
by
Amy Scott
Dec 3, 2013
For George Alvarez, the decision to apply to Johns Hopkins was a "happy accident." Most low-income, high-achieving high school students don't apply to any selective colleges.
First generation college students go viral
by
Amy Scott
Nov 21, 2013
A new campaign on YouTube aims to encourage more students to be the first in their families to go to college.
When you're the first to go to college
by
Amy Scott
Sep 16, 2013
Last spring, Raven Gribbins was the first in her family to graduate from high school. Now she begins the next chapter -- as a college student.