Find Your Fit is an event we hold for our 10th grade students who are beginning to think seriously about college—what kind of place they’d like to go, what they’d like to study, and what is non-negotiable in their selection process. This year, the folks at Indiegogo were kind enough to lend us their space, volunteer with students, […]
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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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At First Graduate, we believe in starting early – we recruit a new cohort of 7th grader students each year and begin working with them immediately to reach a goal that’s at least 10 years away. When was the last time you planned 10 years ahead for anything? For each one of these students the goal
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Descending the twisting and hilly highway 17 to Los Gatos, you wouldn’t be surprised to learn that the students in our van were riddled with anxiety and nausea. But for our rising seniors (the fearless and fighting FG 10), it wasn’t the nature of the road that was causing them such fears, it was the exciting and rewarding rite of passage that
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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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The Maisin Scholar Award is awarded to 75 seniors in SFUSD high schools so that they can pursue a higher level of education and open doors to their dreams. Last week six First Graduate® students received the award and were honored at an award ceremony at Lowell High School. Congratulations to Tanusree, Daisy, William, Valeria, Maria, and Sarah.
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It’s our favorite time of year here at First Graduate – graduation season. Here are some highlights from the Mission High School graduation last night where First Graduate® students Alejandra, Tanusree, Sally, and Jian all received their diplomas. Congratulations to all our graduating seniors!
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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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