Work-study is an overlooked resource to find community
Many first-generation and low-income students can forge bonds at work-study.
Tag Archive for: first-generation students
Incoming freshman class largest, most diverse in history
USC will welcome 3,350 freshman students this fall, the biggest incoming freshman class in the University’s history. Although admission offers decreased from 9,181 offers in 2015 to 8,980 offers in 2017, the number of students accepting their offer has been on the rise. 32 percent of freshman accepted their admissions offer in 2015; this number […]
First generation summit supports students
Students across Southern California attended the second annual conference.
New group brings first-gen students together at USC
The First-Generation Student Union is the first of its kind on campus.
First-generation students encounter difficulties at USC
This week, more than 400 first-generation college students began classes at USC. This year’s freshman class was the most selective in the University’s history, as more than 54,000 applications were received and roughly 17 percent were accepted. Of those that ended up coming to USC, approximately one fifth is the first in their families to […]