It’s Going to Be O.K.
Thoughts and Recollections After a Year at University
Keywords:
first-generation college, Durham University, first-year, communmity, belongingAbstract
Matthew Currie is a first-generation undergraduate student from Durham University studying BA Modern Languages and Cultures. In this article, Currie describes his life since receiving his A Level results and starting university, discussing the challenges that he has faced and how he has coped with them. Currie concludes by reflecting on this period of ten months with the message: “it’s going to be ok,” one which he hopes will resonate with his first-gen readers.
