The transition to college from high school can be a difficult experience for all young adults. Along with challenges such as leaving home for the first time and managing one’s own finances, first-generation students also contend with adjusting to a new way of life without the same experience, guidance and peer network as other Bruins. Read more...
Photo: Political science student Antonia Torres-Tinoco (left), English student Jocelyn Torres (middle) and history student Bernice Remijio (right) pose for a photo under the Royce Hall arches. The rising second-year students discussed their experiences adjusting to college life as first generation students. (Julia Zhou/Assistant Photo editor)