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Overview of Stories

Listen to the following stories, and learn about the resources that helped the storytellers succeed.

"I am a husband, a father, and a first generation college student."

"Meeting people is an exhausting undertaking for someone as timid as I am."

"When my first semester didn't go as planned, I got scared and switched to 'undeclared.'"

"In giving the majority of my focus to my family, I have little left over myself."

"At the end of my junior year, everything changed when my father died suddenly."

"Having no financial support from my family, I knew I couldn't take the traditional college path."

Read more stories from students. Some names have been changed to protect our storytellers.

Anne's Story: "About a month into my college career I had learned that a loved one had been lost."
Dana's Story: "I received a text message in class about how my father had tried killing himself."
Penelope's Story: "It was getting to the point where getting out of bed was difficult."
Tanya's Story: "The transition from high school to college is its own special culture shock."
Trina's Story: "My two jobs afforded me little sleep and I often overslept through class."