by Khadijah Williams, Harvard University , '15 | April 29, 2010
No matter how much financial aid you’re getting from your college – APPLY FOR OUTSIDE SCHOLARSHIPS! Even if schools give you a full ride, they most likely expect you to do some work or Work Study or borrow. Outside scholarships can often be used to substitute...
by Duylam Nguyen-Ngo, The University of Virginia , '12 | April 15, 2010
Dear CSO readers & my blog, I have fallen short of my aims to update this blog regularly. Perhaps you think I am a ghost and my experience is lackluster. Far from it. Okay, I’m just being a bit dramatic. But seriously, I do feel this tug of pain and guilt...
by Khadijah Williams, Harvard University , '15 | April 11, 2010
Hurry bus! Please hurry!! March 31st was the craziest time for me. I elected to get my admissions decisions from Stanford, Princeton, Yale, Columbia, Williams, and Harvard by email, because truthfully, I didn’t want to wait for mail. Although I got into a lot of...
by Jesse Sanchez, Harvard University , '14 | April 9, 2010
You finally found out if you got in or not!! This is such an exciting time for you, your family, and your friends- Here’s a video with some tips on what to do now that you know where you got in!
by Seanna Leath | April 9, 2010
I was never good at hide-and-seek. I could handle it a little better if I was the one counting, but hiding was horrible for me. On the one hand, I’m lanky, slightly clumsy, and never good at fitting into the covert nooks and crannies of the house. But more than...
