Kelly
A Perspective: Being a College-Bound Freshman by Kelly
Name: Kelly Jimenez
Age: 18
Hometown: San Francisco
College you'll be attending in the fall: City college of San
Francisco
Intended major: Sociology
Q: What made you want to go to college?
First Graduate Students Featured in GOOD!
Beating the Odds: First-Generation College Students Prepare for Freshman Year
Over the next few weeks, thousands of students will head off to college for freshman year. Given the dismal statistics on high school graduation rates, setting foot on campus is a special accomplishment for students whose parents didn't attend college.
Share
Help more of San Francisco's young people graduate from high school &
become the first in their families to graduate from college.
News and Events
-
First Graduate 10th Anniversary Celebration
April 26th -
Vote for First Graduate as One of San Francisco's Top Charities!
October 25th -
The White House Recognizes First Graduate College Senior as a “Champion of Change” (Agente de Cambio)
October 25th -
First Graduate Students Featured in GOOD!
August 18th -
First Graduate awarded "Best Graduation Guidance"
August 5th
Receive Updates
Subscribe to our e-newsletter, RSS feed, Facebook page, Twitter feed and more.
