Here Comes the Sun

Learning How to Be Resilient During Difficult Times with Metzli Sanchez, Creative Director for First Gen Professional Network

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Metzli Sanchez is a first-generation college graduate and rising first-gen professional. She earned her B.A. in Sociology from UCLA in Spring 2020 and conducted independent research on housing insecurity within higher education. Metzli is currently the Creative Director for the First-Gen Professional Network and is working on continuing her education.

In this episode we covered: 

  • What it means to be a first-gen student to first-gen professional.
  • Barriers that first-gen must overcome in order to graduate and tips on how to do it. 
  • How to take care of ourselves and also show up for our family. 
  • The power of networking with other first-gen professionals. 


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