As I was getting ready for college, I was pretty nervous about leaving my little sisters. Not my parents. (I really needed to be independent and I could use less of the being told what to do and when to do it). It seemed weird but it was my little sisters who made me...
So the waiting begins! Usually you don’t hear from colleges until April. The waiting game is the worst. You’re so close to graduating and all you want to do is be assured that you have a vision of where you are heading. If your guidance counselor was helpful you would...
Valentine’s Day is around the corner so I thought I’d make this clear for you high school students or freshmen in college. College is not an institution that manufactures boyfriends and girlfriends. It’s not the place where you go hunting for your future spouse. It’s...
Every year your financial aid changes. It is suppose to gradually increase because college expect more out of you. This will be the biggest challenge you’ll face. Maybe your parents make more as a result your school expects more, or maybe another sibling just...
Sometimes I marvel at how long we can struggle on completing a problem set, writing a sentence or being in a situation before we think to tackle our struggles in a new perspective. I understand the feeling of wanting to get something done. We’re always on a mission to...
Grrr… Bad news. Everytime I try doing a video blog … things go wrong. I’m talking laptop-basically-blowing-up-in-my-face wrong. So here’s a quick update and I promise to get a video in. Since the end of finals, things have been amazing. I finally got some sleep and...
The New Year is the best time to reflect on the many challenges and successes you had throughout 2011. But more importantly, it’s the perfect time to set new goals so that 2012 ends up being your year. So take out a piece of paper and really think about how you become...
CSO was really helpful in teaching me about college. It was amazing to go a website where people were being honest about college in every possible way. CSO really helped opened my eyes and made me think about what I was looking for in a college. The scholars who write...
Sophomore year is so different from freshman year. I’m finding myself less stressed and actually sleeping. Gasp. (I know!) Despite the fact that classes are more intense, time is going by so fast, and declaring a major is right around the corner, I really am enjoying...
To the incoming freshmen. I hope you are getting settled in your dorms and with your class schedules. Luckily, I did before Hurricane Irene blew through my campus. I know you're excited to be in college. When I was in high school, the night before school started I...