First in the Family

Going away to school is an adjustment for nearly every student, but when you're the first in your family to go, the transition can be even harder

President and First Lady Obama met with more than a hundred college and university presidents and leaders from business and nonprofits to talk about helping low-income students finish college. One solution starts well before college, with high school guidance counselors.

The University of Kentucky offers special housing and support for students whose parents didn't graduate from college.

For George Alvarez, the decision to apply to Johns Hopkins was a "happy accident." Most low-income, high-achieving high school students don't apply to any selective colleges.

A new campaign on YouTube aims to encourage more students to be the first in their families to go to college.

Last spring, Raven Gribbins was the first in her family to graduate from high school. Now she begins the next chapter -- as a college student.