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Questions for Gaining Insight About Self

Students, did you know that about 80% of students in the United States change their majors at least one time, according to the National Center for Education Statistics and that, on average, they change their major at least three times?... Read More

Career Coaching: How Confident are FirstGen Ahead Students?

Self-efficacy is our personal perception of our ability to succeed in specific situations we encounter in our day-to-day lives and is a quality that, with effort, can improve over time with training and practice. As a pilot program, we’re interested... Read More

Founder’s Message October 2019

FirstGen Ahead is dedicated to empowering first-generation college students to launch into successful careers after college. While there is growing assistance for first-gen students to get to and through college, there is very little support after that. Completing college is... Read More