FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 11/10/2016 SAN FRANCISCO, CA – First Graduate, whose mission is to help students become the first in their families to graduate from college, is transitioning its Executive Director of eight years, Thomas Ahn. Ahn, who served as Program Director prior to taking on the organization’s lead role, will become Executive Director of the […]
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Did you know that middle school students in San Francisco have to submit application for high school? Scary as that process can be for students (and parents) it was made a lot easier this week thanks to a crew of volunteers from Hotwire.com who supplied pizza and sat down with students for some one-on-one coaching.
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FORBESBrandVoice® 06/20/18 When I Walked Across The Stage, My Parents Were Graduating, Too by Emily Lin “As a first-generation college student, I know firsthand the power that a college education has to change lives, not just for graduates, but for their families too. In many ways, when I earned my degree from the University of
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
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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