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Being a first-gen student has meant figuring out a lot of the college process without a built-in guide at home... It came with a learning curve, but it also made me more resourceful and proactive about seeking help when I needed it.”
Sara Petrovska

Sara Petrovska

Operations management and information systems major from Bitola, Macedonia (now Oswego, IL)

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Adrienne Chinski

Psychology major from Bourbonnais, IL

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Lili McCarthy

Health sciences major on the medical laboratory sciences track from Worth, IL

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Yakubu Naporo

History doctoral student from Kanvilli, Tamale, Ghana

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