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First Graduate High School Seniors Select Their Colleges!
First Graduate's High School Senior Class of 2012 just made their college decisions!
Here is where they are all going:
First Graduate Featured in The Chronicle of Philanthropy!
A Charity Helps Students Aim for Higher Education
Originally published in The Chronicle of Philanthropy site on April 29, 2012.
Kirsten Guarini, a junior in high school, spent spring break traveling from her hometown of San Francisco to Los Angeles, visiting seven colleges on the way. If she enrolls in 2013, she will become the first person in her family to attend college
Ivan Garcia Featured on Scholar Match!
First Graduate student Ivan Garcia was featured on ScholarMatch.org. Ivan has a goal to raise $5,000 in scholarships for college by May. You can view his profile at ScholarMatch.org, and help him meet his goal!
Larissa Martinez Featured on Scholar Match!
First Graduate student Larissa Martinez was featured on ScholarMatch.org. Larissa has a goal to raise $6,000 in scholarships for college by May. You can view her profile at ScholarMatch.org, and help her meet her goal!
School: John O'Connell High School
Why We Must Fund the Knowledge Economy, an Op-Ed by First Graduate in Good.Is
Originally published in Good.Is on March 12, 2012.
In his 2012 State of the Union address, President Obama said "higher education can't be a luxury—it's an economic imperative that every family in America should be able to afford." But the hard truth is that it's not. And it won't be until we make some changes and view higher education as an investment in everyone's future.
I landed the job!
After becoming the first in my family to graduate from college last spring, I began diligently pursuing the next step: my career. I knew that I wanted to launch a career in accounting or finance, but it was a tough job market, especially in those industries. I knew that I would need to use my network to be successful.
Once again, First Graduate was there for me. They connected me to executives and young professionals working within many of the companies First Graduate partners with-- companies as varied as Gap, Inc. and Merrill Lynch.
Faith in Gaming, Gaming in Faith - a Guest Blog Post by Patricia Hernandez
The Rules of Religion, and Why The Next One Just Might Be a Game
by First Graduate College Student Patricia Hernandez
(originally printed in Kotaku.com on 2/8/12)
The things that make us reconsider who we are and what we believe in are often bizarre, random, coincidental; sometimes completely unremarkable save for the sudden realization that concusses you.
Fighting for the Dream
Fighting for the Dream
By First Graduate College Student Einar Sevilla
Article originally published in The Guardsman, City College of San Francisco's daily paper.
Twenty-year-old Raul Barrera says graduated high school with a 3.8 GPA and is a dedicated employee, but he barely makes ends meet.
The Backlog of Descriptions of Chilean Life + Skydiving Is the Easy Part
This post is part of an ongoing series of blog entries by Anjie D (FG3), a Junior at Barnard College writing about her experiences studying abroad in Chile. Here's an excerpt of her latest musings.
La Vida Cotidiana; or, The Little Things I Haven’t Mentioned Yet
11 Days, 6 Flights, 5 Shirts, and 4,400 Meters by Anjie D
This post is part of an ongoing series of blog entries by Anjie D (FG3), a Junior at Barnard College writing about her experiences studying abroad in Chile. Here's an excerpt of her latest musings.
Possibly the best thing about studying abroad in the southern hemisphere in the fall is getting a Spring Break in September of all things. I say this because a week off from classes is exactly what allowed me to have the time of my life traveling through two different South American countries.
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