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    10 things that are true for First-Generation STEM Students

    At Syracuse University

    StemFirstGen
    by StemFirstGen

    Community Contributor

    1. Majoring in STEM means you'll have a heavy workload

    And not everyone understands

    2. Financial Aid is more confusing than you imagined

    And then there are textbooks

    3. Using a map on your phone so people don’t know you’re lost

    4. Getting phone calls from home every day

    5. Going on a rampage of being undecided about your major.

    6. Being Homesick

    7. Falling in love with your dining hall

    8. Dealing with stereotypical professors

    9. Finally going to Office Hours

    10. Having no idea how to even make study plan

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