Despite how difficult they can be to get, it’s impossible to overstate the importance of scholarships. Especially for a first-generation student, a scholarship can be the difference between being able to go to college and not.
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First Graduate® has helped more than 600 students in San Francisco to access college, with 75% of applicants graduating within six years.
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She greatly admires FG’s support of low-income families as well as its unwavering care for her mental well-being.
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The decision by the President to rescind DACA is shameful and immoral. We stand by our students, 12% of whom are Dreamers. For the last 400 years, this country has been built by immigrants. The president’s own family includes immigrants. Now, he seeks to deny the rights and privileges enjoyed by 800,000 people, primarily under age
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Siddharth Alexander, a First Graduate® volunteer and donor, recently hosted a breakfast for Wells Fargo colleagues to introduce them to our students and share the impact that donors and volunteers have on students’ lives. Participating on the student panel were: Gaby Gucho-Oliva, Experiential Marketing Manager at Wag Hotels (Tufts University) Osvaldo Marquez, Treasury Management Sales Analyst
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What: First Graduate® is looking for volunteers to work 1:1 with college students to coach them through working towards a 3.0 GPA. Coach 3.0s will have weekly or bi-weekly conversations with students on the areas needed to excel academically. Check-ins will include conversations on helping students set up a work plan, identify resources, and holding them accountable. This is a wonderful opportunity to build
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The College & Career Team (we work with First Graduate students during and after college) is excited to begin working with FG10, our newest class of incoming college freshmen! To kickoff their journey in college, we recently hosted a 2-day Transition to College (T2C) event. During T2C, students reflected on their identity as a first-generation college
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Join First Graduate® on Thursday, May 12th, as we march with students and parents in support of the idea that college-going should be an option for all students in San Francisco. The march begins at 3:00pm at Buena Vista Horace Mann K-8 School, and the college rally will begin at 4:00pm at John O’Connell High School. The
In case you missed Cap & Gown 2016 (or want to re-live the magic) we’ve posted some video highlights from the night, starting with our middle school student, Ahani, kicking the event off with a bang. Next up was Aracely, a college student at The New School in New York, who will become the first
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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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