Wave-Makers: All You Need to Know for This Year’s Career Program Requirements
We are meeting you where you are in your career journey. The career readiness tiers mean our Making Waves coaches can support you in reaching your post-graduation career goals – providing the right support at the right time.
Starting a new job? Seven ways to calm your nerves and grow in your career
Whether you’re in the job search phase, just starting your first job, or you’re switching career paths, here are eight ways to overcome the new job jitters from the team at Making Waves Education Foundation.
Survivor’s Guide to Being a BIPOC Student in College
Many first-year college students face similar challenges finding community, but colleges understand this fact and offer lots of resources. Here are some ways to navigate college life as a Black, Indigenous and Person of Color, or BIPOC, student.
Making Waves College Graduates Cross the Finish Line with Confidence and Courage
The class of 2025 shares their inspiring college journeys, post-grad plans – from sports PR to vaccine development – and how Making Waves helped them thrive through challenges, internships, and community impact.
Making Waves Students Earn Scholarships, Mentorship, and a Network for their College and Career Journeys
86 students joined Making Waves Education Foundation’s college and career success program, earning college scholarships and support from expert college, career, and financial coaches for up to six years.
Waves of Change: Stories of Men of Color in Higher Education
Education should be a bridge to opportunities rather than a barrier. We hope this conversation helps current and future college students feel understood, connected, and inspired.
Have a job or internship reference check coming up? Here’s how to ask someone to be your reference
During your internship or job search, you may be asked to provide a potential employer with a list of references. “Reference checks” usually happen at the end of an interview process, to which employers typically refer to the references you provided to carry out a “professional background check”. It’s a way for employers to fact-check information gathered from your resume and interview answers, and gain additional context about your work performance, skills, and fit for the role.
Improved Coaching Support for You for the 2025-26 Academic Year: What’s Changing and Why
Starting in the 2025-26 academic year, we’re restructuring our Making Waves coaching model to better support your path to economic mobility – earning your degree, gaining work experience, and building long-term financial stability. You’ll now have a college coach, career coach, and financial coach.
A future professor, lawyer, and medical assistant share about their internship experiences
For many young people, an internship can change their career and life trajectory. Yet, 70+% of first-generation college students are missing out on internships. Making Waves has a created a new fund to support students to say “yes” to opportunities they might otherwise have to turn down due to financial barriers. Here are some of their stories.
Planning to Be a Nurse? Here is Your Nursing Program Admission Guide
From completing the correct nursing program prerequisites to earning competitive grades, there are many potential pitfalls along the way to getting admitted into a nursing program. Here are four steps to apply to a nursing program.
3 Ways to Make the Most of Your Summer in College
Every summer is a chance to grow outside of school. It doesn’t have to be a huge time commitment – a few hours a week is better than no time dedicated at all. Here are three ideas to make the most of your summer through networking, internships, and career exploration.
My Grad School Journey: Financial and Career Considerations for a Master’s Degree
Danielle Hall joins the Making Waves podcast to discuss her journey through graduate school and what financial and career considerations she made to obtain her master’s degree.