Posts For Tag: "First-Generation Students"

Keep Studying, No Matter How Difficult It Gets

Yessica Ramirez-Santos, student, Kirkwood Community College and ACT Scholar

More than a decade ago, as part of ACT’s 50th anniversary celebration, ACT established the ACT Scholars Program, as part of a pair of endowments to

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ACT Scholar: Omolola Ahnaman

Omolola Ahnaman, Ph.D. candidate and ACT Scholar, University of Iowa

In celebration of a decade of the ACT Scholar program, we are highlighting our ACT Scholars and their education journey. Read more about the program

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You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know, Yet.

Taylor Scudder, teacher, Northwest Junior High School

What was your motivation for going to college and earning a degree? Who inspired or supported you in your college-going journey? When thinking back about

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Guest Blog: Don’t Be Afraid to Ask Questions

Alfonso Martinez, educational measurement and statistics graduate student and ACT Scholar, University of Iowa

What was your motivation for going to college and earning a degree? My college journey began when I was sophomore in high school when my

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