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How an Internship at the U.S. Dept. of Ed. Shaped My Career Goals by Yvette
My Internship at the U.S. Department of Education
By Yvette
College Senior
School: Harvard
Q: Tell us about an experience you had this summer related to career exploration and/or your educational development?
A: This summer I had an internship at the U.S. Department of Education. I applied for the internship because I wanted to gain insight
into education policy. I also studied abroad in South Africa.
Studying Abroad in Chile 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.
My name is Anjelais (Anjie for short) and I am leaving San Francisco, CA for Chile in five days. I could not feel more simultaneously prepared and unprepared for this journey.
The Social Network
To be successful in school and beyond, students need to build social skills as well as academics. At First Graduate, we help our high school students develop their whole selves with a monthly program called Mosaic.
Blogging From Barnard: Plato
This post is part of an ongoing series of blog entries by Anjie D (FG3), a freshman at Barnard College writing about her college experiences on the blog Uptown Girl. Here's an excerpt of her latest musings.
Plato and I are going to have to make some compromises together for the next few weeks. He is on the reading list for two of my classes. I do not want him there, but he will not budge-so, I am afraid, I am going to have to read his Republic and discuss his absurd Meno. The compromise I want him to make for me in return, however, is to be kind. Just be kind to me, Plato, that is all I ask.
Whole Foods Features First Graduate!
To support our students, First Graduate relies on the generosity of donors in the community, such as Whole Foods Market, Franklin.
College-Bound Seniors
Since the end of last year, quite a few of our high school seniors have heard back from colleges and universities they had applied to. So far several of our students have been accepted to UCs and other great institutions.
Winter Celebration 2010
To recognize the extraordinary effort and achievements of our students, First Graduate held its ninth annual Winter Celebration and Founder’s Awards ceremony on December 15, 2010 at The Bay School.
Making a Statement
It's college application season and First Graduate high school seniors have been busy filling out applications and writing personal statements.
Blogging From Barnard: Networking
This post is part of an ongoing series of blog entries by Anjie D (FG3), a freshman at Barnard College writing about her college experiences on the blog Uptown Girl. Here's an excerpt of her latest musings.What a great day!
Yes, I had to work all day, but work turned out to be awesome. I made a new friend with whom I can hold a decent conversation about eminent domain and issues in education. I networked with an alumna who gave me good advice on how to be a better mentor, and the mentoring program-MyNYC-started up again. It looks like it's going to be a good year for the program, and-if all goes according to plan-we'll be matched with mentees next week! Yay!
LinkedIn Visits First Graduate
Finding a job after graduating college is the ultimate goal of First Graduate students. LinkedIn is one tool that can help students connect with job opportunities.
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