2026 I'm First! Guide to College

Your Complete Guide to College Success
Learn to apply to college and thrive on campus with this full-color, 300+ page workbook. Packed with step-by-step guidance, practical tools, and worksheets, it’s a one-stop-shop to help make college accessible and achievable. Created for first-generation students; beneficial for all students navigating the path to college for the first time.

• Unit 1: Pre-College Prep — Choosing courses wisely, exploring career pathways, goal-setting, and planning your high school timeline.
• Unit 2: College Search — Find your best-fit school, research options, and ethical uses of AI in admissions.
• Unit 3: Application Tools — Guidance on essays, recommendations, interviews, deadlines, and more. 
• Unit 4: Paying for College — Navigate FAFSA, CSS Profile, scholarships, grants, loans, and appeals.
• Unit 5: Thriving in College — Tips on orientation, self-care, mental health, budgeting, and financial wellness.
• Bilingual Parent & Mentor Section (English & Spanish) — Support your student, plan together, and debunk common college myths.
• Profiles of 100+ Colleges — Explore profiles of colleges committed to supporting students financially, academically, and socially.
• 50+ Workbook Pages — Checklists, exercises, worksheets, quizzes, tracking goals, courses, essays, applications, and more.

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