The First-Generation Student Experience: Challenges and Support

By Ready WA Storyteller Carina M. In the United States, there are numerous barriers to pursuing higher education. One barrier that often goes unrecognized comes in the form of the title “first-generation.” First-generation students face...

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The Only One in the Room

By Ready WA Storyteller Nahomi S. N. In my freshman year of high school, I believed effort was optional. Grades felt meaningless, ambition felt unnecessary, and college seemed like a place meant for someone else....

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All About Running Start (A Podcast by Ready WA Storyteller)

This is an interview between Ready WA Storyteller Lauren K. and her relative, Chloe K., regarding the Running Start program. Throughout the interview, Lauren provides information about the program and shares her own experience participating...

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How To Balance Life (Without Losing Your Mind)

By Ready WA Storyteller Mayte G. O.  Let’s be real: being a teenager feels like juggling everything at once. Between school, extracurricular activities, part-time jobs, friendships, family expectations, and trying to have some time for...

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Learning by Doing: How CCER’s Data and Research Fellowship Builds Real-World Skills for Students

For students preparing for life after college, classroom learning is only part of the picture. Gaining hands-on experience, building professional skills, and understanding how learning connects to real careers can make all the difference. That...

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The Right Degree of Planning (a poem)

Poem developed by Ready WA Storyteller Alice B. “You only live once,” Is how the saying goes So I suppose that means that I Should prep for what life throws. We’re told that we should...

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