Won Choi

Won Choi

Academic Coordinator, Kellogg Honors College

M.Ed. in College Student Affairs, Azusa Pacific University
B.A. in History, Cal Poly Pomona

What advice would you share with our first-generation college students?

Get connected with people who achieved goals that are similar to yours. Learn from their experience. Get their advice. Get recommendations and referrals to resources.

What was your experience as a first-generation college student?

I worked hard and did well academically, but nobody was available in my personal life to offer advice on career options, resources, and opportunities. I would've done more in college had I known what resources and options were available. My career path may be different had I known what career options were available. Eventually I learned earning good grades is not enough. Academic success must be supplemented by meeting the right people combined with involvement in the right activities.