What’s you name and what do you do? David Madson, Director of Development for the Neurosciences and Transplantation Programs at Sutter Health California Pacific Medical Center Foundation. When did you first hear about First Graduate® and what inspired you to support our mission to help students become the first in their families to graduate from college? […]
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Over the next couple of weeks, many First Graduate® college students will be returning to their respective campuses for another year of college and are one step closer to obtaining their college degrees. For our incoming college freshman, the transition from high school to college student will be eye-opening. To help make that transition a little
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A staff and student favorite during our 5-week summer program is Career Day – a full day dedicated to helping our middle school students learn about the different career paths available to them with a college degree. Career Day is also special for us here at First Graduate® because of all the love and support we receive
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 07/28/15 SAN FRANCISCO, CA – DigitasLBi, a global marketing and technology company, has again partnered with First Graduate, a San Francisco-based college success program that helps high school students become the first in their families to graduate from college, by providing students a day of career and interviewing advice to 60 eighth-graders. DigitasLBi
Earlier this month over 50 volunteers from DigitasLBi, a global marketing and technology company, spent the day providing our 8th grade students with a day of career and interviewing advice. Volunteers met one-on-one with students to provide first-account tips and insights as they prepare for their high school interview process. Thank you DigitasLBi for all your support
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One of the biggest leaps our students will take during their 10+ year journey with First Graduate® happens soon after they graduate from high school – the leap from high school senior to college freshman. In order to help students be prepared for successful transition to college, we recently hosted an overnight retreat and a series of workshops designed to
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This week our high school juniors took a day out of their busy summer schedules and spent the day visiting UC Santa Cruz. They were treated to a tour of campus, where they met and chatted with admission folks, students, and faculty. There was even a deer and raccoon, but no word yet on whether any banana slugs made
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Impact Day is an annual world-wide day of service for Deloitte and its employees. For the past four years First Graduate® has partners with Deloitte to host the education-focused site for Impact Day here in San Francisco. Impact Day is primarily a career development event for First Graduate® high school and college students. Through interactive activities
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Visiting a college campus for the first time can be a thrilling, scary, and overwhelming experience – sometimes all three at once. I remember being nervous when I stepped onto my first college campus. In fact, I was terrified. I was sure that my overly-excited parents, though well-intentioned, would be so caught up in their zeal
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One of the first challenges First Graduate helps students and families overcome on their path towards a college degree is choosing and applying to high school. To help make the process a little less stressful, we held a High School Choice Fair last weekend that over 80 students and families attended. During the fair, students and parents heard
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