Top 10 Tips You SHOULD Know Before College | 8 min read

We don’t know what we don’t know. That goes for first-gen as well as our general population students entering college. Aptitude tests are stressing, college visits are pressing, and making a possibly thousands-of-dollars decision at just eighteen years old can weigh heavily on the mind. What if you had a leg up on all that? […]

Celebrating 1st Gen Success | 5 min read

Congratulations Class of 2020! You’ve clicked off your last Zoom class, finished that online final, and maybe posted about your four-year journey’s end. You’ve earned it. Although under different circumstances than anticipated, you’ve graduated from college and are off to bigger and better things, so we take this time to celebrate with you. This also […]

Why Your Uni Asks for (More) Money | 5 min read

Would you like to donate to your university? Yeah, with all the leftover money I’ve got. At least, that was my initial reaction, and who could blame me? Thousands of dollars in debt, the traumatic memory of…FAFSA *shivers* every year, and the complications of loan repayment plans (which we’re getting too soon, don’t worry!) still […]

You Are Not an Imposter | 8 min read

“Do you have plans on discussing how to deal with imposter syndrome at any point? This is something I dealt with at times, as well as some other first gen peers of mine!“ Says Haley Miller, Science Educator at Discovery Space of Central Pennsylvania. Thanks for the input, Haley! We love taking topics from our […]

Conquering the Quarantine | 8 min read

Medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits, and necessary to sustain life … but poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for. Robin Williams, Dead Poets Society If this quarantine has given us anything, it’s loads of time(even though I seem just as busy!), and that means re-watching old classics like […]

How You Earn 1K on Campus | 5 min read

Thought I’d include a photo of myself to really hammer the point home: see that guy down there not made of money? That’s me. And though I can’t won’t put money on it, I bet you’e not either (no offense). So, despite the clickbaity-sounding title, I really am going to walk you through how I […]

Welcome to the 1st Gen Family!

Noah is a first-generation college student from Sunbury, Pennsylvania. He graduates from Susquehanna University with a Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations (Class of 2020), and is the founder of 1st Gen Class. He has worked in various student affairs positions from 2016 on, including service in residence life, admissions, tutoring, and student conduct over […]