‘I'm so ready’: A first-generation college student shares her journey to campus

‘I'm so ready’: A first-generation college student shares her journey to campus

Every fall, more than 1,500 freshmen start at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb. About one in two of them are the first in their family to attend college. It’s a big milestone for a group that faces challenges not only in applying to school — but in adjusting and making it to graduation. WBEZ’s Lisa Kurian Philip spoke with one of those freshmen, Jayla Ward, as she was preparing to transition to college life this fall. She shared her person…

‘I’m so ready’: A first-generation college student shares her journey to campus – Usa news

Every fall, more than 1,500 freshmen start at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb. About one in two of them are the first in their family to attend college. It’s a big milestone for a group that faces challenges not only in applying to school — but in adjusting and making it to graduation. WBEZ’s Lisa Kurian Philip spoke with one of those freshmen, Jayla Ward, as she was preparing to transition to college life this fall. She shared her person…

‘I'm so ready’: A first-generation college student shares her journey to campus - Open Campus

Every fall, more than 1,500 freshmen start at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb. About one in two of them are the first in their family to attend college. It’s a big milestone for a group that faces challenges not only in applying to school — but in adjusting and making it to graduation. WBEZ’s Lisa Kurian Philip spoke with one of those freshmen, Jayla Ward, as she was preparing to transition to college life this fall. She shared her person…