High school seniors, could you use $2,000 to help pay for your freshman year of college? Or better yet, could you use $2,000 every year for the next four years to put toward your college expenses? If so, keep reading... Class of 2012, YOU’VE DONE IT! You’re almost to...
Let the Good Times Roll in New Orleans
Center for Student Opportunity staff recently attended the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) annual conference in New Orleans. We were delighted to have blogger Seanna Leath serve on our panel entititled "The Power of Near-Peer Mentoring in...
Opportunity Scholar Seanna Leath featured on CNN!
Colleges ease financial burden through increased grants from endowments Pomona College draws from its endowment to replace loans with grants for students like Seanna Leath. September 1st, 2011 08:44 PM ET Seanna Leath grew up poor in Little Rock, Arkansas, dodging...
A holiday poem from Center for Student Opportunity
‘Twas the night before college application deadlines and all through the town Each and every student was stirring, at least one with a frown. From considering publics, to privates, Ivies, Big Ten, and more Each student was hoping to send in their highest test score ...
7 Days Left to Apply for the CSO Opportunity Scholarship!
High school seniors, could you use $1,000 to help pay for your freshman year of college? Or better yet, could you use $1,000 every year for the next four years to put toward your college expenses? If so, keep reading... Class of 2010, YOU’VE DONE IT! You’re almost to...
Check out Khadijah on Oprah!
Khadijah appeared on The Oprah Show, "Don't Stop Believing," Monday, October 5 and shared her tremendous story of rising from Skid Row to attend Harvard. Check out these links: Khadijah's Journey to Harvard University Video Khadijah's Journey: Skid Row to Harvard...