Resource Page for
NACAC’s Guiding the Way to Inclusion (GWI) Conference 2025


 

FGLI Resource center

Go here to see our new resource center for first-generation, low-income students:
www.collegeessayguy.com/fgli-resource-center

 

conference handouts & presentations:

Slide Decks:

  • Talking About Race in College Essays: Practical Guidance for 2025

    • Ralph Figueroa, Baron Vanderburg, Ethan Sawyer

  • Leading Through Chaos: The 6 Superpowers Every Leader Needs Now

    • Angel Perez, Ethan Sawyer

  • How to Uplevel Personal Statements for FGLI Students

    • Hanah Lim, Ethan Sawyer

Resources

 

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