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CSO II: Halloween Edition
College searches can be so scary and overwhelming! I mean, how are you supposed to know what you want to do with your life when you're only eighteen years old?!? In this short video I give high school students advice while they're making decisions for college....
The inconvenient truth about how applying to college REALLY works.
“I’m applying to Harvard and plan to follow the Pre-med track along with a major in Biomedical Engineering.” I don’t think I can even begin to count the number of times I have heard a statement exactly, or very similar, to the one above. It is human nature to plan out...
The Sophomore Year Update
Hey CSO family, I hope the school year has gone well for you all because this semester has surely been a whirlwind of change for me. First and foremost the start of my sophomore year has been an incredible experience. I am currently residing in my fraternities’...
Grades, Transcripts, and Letters of Rec! OH MY!!
The fall semester of 2011 was a busy semester; while everyone was debating between scary or sweet costumes, I was debating on whether or not I wanted to attend college. As September was winding down, the pressure to apply to college was hovering over my shoulders like...
A Scary-Sweet Situation
A few months ago I found myself in a scary place that many of you high school readers may find yourselves in a few months. I found myself in a classic scary-sweet moment; I had received my acceptance letter from my dream school (sweet) but I did not have enough money...
College Applications are like Chinese food
My college application process was like a bowl of sweet and sour chicken (which by the way according to my Chinese roommate is not real Chinese food, but nonetheless) because it was both exciting and bitter at times. Luckily however I made it through and so I learned...
Take a Breath and Push Through
Getting into college is hard; at least that’s what I was thinking this time last year while going through the application process. When senior year rolled around I didn’t really have a clue where I wanted to go for college, or what I wanted to do when I got there. As...
The Importance of a College Visit
For those of you who are seniors, you know that it is almost time to turn in that early decision application (if that is the decision you made). If you are not applying early decision, you still have a bit of time to fill out the application or make a list of where to...
Introducing College Class of 2015 Bloggers!
We've added 10 fresh(men) faces to the blog for the new school year—all beat the odds to become the first in their family to attend college and began their first semesters this fall! They join our original 20 student bloggers, now college sophomores and juniors, who...
Fall Break Check-In!
Check out the video blog I took over Fall Break for Center for Student Opportunity. :]