First Graduate® was proud to recently host the 2nd Annual All Access Admissions Fair, the only college fair (to our knowledge) in San Francisco that focuses specifically on first-generation students. First Graduate® high school students and parents attended and we also invited students from partner organizations Leadership High School, Mission Graduates, SEO Scholars, and the […]
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Last week, First Graduate® high school girls had a special opportunity to participate in the launch of a new event: Women’s Colleges: Pathways for Emerging Leaders. They joined together with local alumnae of Mount Holyoke College, Scripps College, Simmons College, and Spelman College to learn how attending a women’s college shaped the alumnae’s college experiences and
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Congratulations to the 26 First Graduate® seniors who are headed off to colleges and universities across the country this fall. We are so proud of all the hard work these students put in throughout the years to make this moment possible. Their college journey may have just begun, but we already can’t wait to see what great
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THANK YOU to the 85 students and 5 companies who attended and supported Exploring the Possibilities! During the event, students: Built a molecule via legos with Genentech Learned about networking and six degrees of separation with LinkedIn Created a brand strategy with DigitasLBi Debated real legal cases with the Clifford Jones legal team Created a video game
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This week First Graduate® was excited to partner with Leadership High School to host their first annual All Access Admissions Fair! The event kick-off was a success with around 100 students and 25 colleges represented at the Fair. Students spoke to colleges all across the nation which helped shape their vision on their college options
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Congratulations to the 30 First Graduate® seniors who are headed off to colleges and universities across the country this fall. We are so proud of all the hard work these students put in throughout the years to make this moment possible. Their college journey may have just begun, but we already can’t wait to see what great
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At this year’s First Graduate® Summer Opportunities Fair, we invited 28 local organizations to set up tables and chat with 100 of our high school students about different summer internships, jobs, and learning opportunities available to them. The fair is the definition of a win-win situation. It’s a great way for our partner organizations to
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For the past month our College Prep Team (who work with our high school students) have gone above and beyond the call of duty working into the night with students here in the office to ensure that our seniors have as many college options available to them as possible come spring. In the effort to get
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Our sophomore high school students recently participated in a workshop with Rauxa employees and First Graduate® volunteers called “Find Your Fit”. During this workshop, students took the first concrete step in selecting the colleges they will be applying to. By working one-on-one with a volunteer, students talked through an activity about their greatest priorities in a
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