The Guide to College Success: For the First-Generation College Student (Revised Edition) By Khauriee Sullivan-Eason, “Coach Sulliee”

The Guide to College Success: For the First-Generation College Student (Revised Edition)

By Khauriee Sullivan-Eason, “Coach Sulliee”

Nobody in my family had done this before. When I moved into Hunter Hall at Central State University, I had no parent to explain financial aid, orientation, or which mistakes to avoid. I figured it out in real time, one hard lesson after another. I wrote this book so you don’t have to.

Born in Dayton and raised in Gainesville, Florida, by a single mom who sacrificed everything for my dreams, I went from Central State to Tiffin University, where I graduated in 2022. Along the way I cleaned dorm rooms for cash, started a tutoring business, lived rent-free by running my own house, and landed a law firm internship through a professor who became my mentor. After graduation I rebuilt myself, became a personal trainer, founded TKG Fitness, and earned my OCB pro card at my very first bodybuilding show.

Every lesson that got me there is in these pages.

Inside, you’ll learn how to:

• Survive freshman year without losing yourself
• Find your lane and the people who’ll walk it with you
• Make money in college with the skills you already have
• Cut costs, find scholarships and understand FAFSA
• Protect your health, your mind and your relationships
• Use meditation to stay calm when the pressure hits
• Build real relationships with professors and mentors
• Launch into adulthood with a solid resume and a plan

Each chapter ends with a simple checklist so you can act on what you read right away.

Free for Tiffin University students

Tiffin gave me a second home, and this is my way of giving back. If you’re a current Tiffin student, this book is yours, free.

My mission

My mission is to make sure no first-generation student has to walk this road blind. Your background doesn’t decide your future. Your habits, your people and your choices do. Whether you’re the first in your family or just looking for an edge, this guide is your map.

You’ve got this.

— Khauriee Sullivan-Eason, Coach Sulliee