It’s a sunny Wednesday morning in San Francisco, and 7th grader Kevin Ordonez has just taken his first ever step onto a college campus. Kevin isn’t sure what he wants to be when he grows up, but says his favorite class right now is science. Throughout the day Kevin will hear from current college students […]
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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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On November 4th, we hosted our annual speed career networking event for our high school students, known affectionately as Oh, The Places You’ll Go! Our volunteers, who represented many different fields, modeled career networking and shared their career stories in small groups of students. Students were able to learn best practices in networking, as well as the importance
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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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In First Graduate® Advisory at James Denman Middle School, 7th graders invest in their futures by strengthening the knowledge and skills they need to be successful in middle school, high school, college and career. The first step on their road to success is developing an understanding of what it means to be a first-generation college
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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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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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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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