It’s that time of year again where new high school graduates are preparing for their next adventure – their first year of college. It can be both exciting and scary, especially for first-generation college students. I should know, I was one of them.
I had no idea what to expect. I didn’t know which classes to select or how to acclimate to a new culture that I had never been exposed to. I thought I was prepared academically – but wasn’t really sure. Would I be able to keep up? What exactly was expected of me? Would I graduate?
The above excerpt was originally published in U.S. News & World Report.
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