When I am working in the Office of Undergraduate Admissions and as a tour guide, I am often asked to explain why I chose Georgetown University to prospective...
While universities in the United States have made progress in admitting a more diverse student body, schools must better support low-income and first-generation...
Pebbles of uncertainty litter the path of life. At every turn, every step, we encounter these pesky little rocks. Sometimes one of them makes its way inside...
Although we came from different backgrounds, we are often reminded that as first-generation students from immigrant households, our paths to Georgetown...
As a first-generation college student from a low-income family, I felt inferior when navigating the chasms and paradoxes of Georgetown’s campus. This...
When I was a young boy, success meant making my parents happy. When I became a teenager, it meant earning money to help my family. Now that I’ve transitioned...
People always think they have you “figured out” by just observing simple, everyday things. They think they know what kind of person you are based on...
The Georgetown Scholarship Program held its fourth annual ProudToBeGSP promotional campaign to highlight its support for first-generation and low-income...
Like many Georgetown University students, Teodora Lancaster (COL ’20) expected her time on the Hilltop to be a balancing act of classes, internships,...
