Today was an interview or a panel for
first-generation college students so
that we can give them some information
about how it was like to be a
first-generation college student. I came
to college didn't really know much about
what to do. I couldn't ask any of my
family or my friends or pretty much
anybody so I had to really figure it out
on my own. I had to make the mistakes.
For starters I took classes that I did not
need to. My first semester I failed the
courses that I didn't need since I
figured I don't need to take them. I had
to come back and retake them. As a
first-generation college student I
didn't know that if you drop a course
you get a W. If you don't drop the course
and stop attending you get an F. The way to overcome it was to stick through my
courses to get the grade I needed and
find advisers to speak with to give me
advice. For the first-generation college
students... just stick through it and to
believe in yourself.
