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I'm a Junior Again?!
So although I am in college I am in the same place that many of the readers are. Just like I did junior year of high school, I am spending all of my free time looking at schools. No I am not transferring, instead I am looking into graduate programs. Yes I am one of...
TIME FLIES…WHEN YOU'RE A COLLEGE STUDENT
Hi Everyone! Hope you're year is off to a great start! Check out my new video post (below)!
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...
Congrats Freshmen!
To all you college freshmen: GOOD JOB! To all the high school seniors: GOOD LUCK! College is definitely something to look forward to. The freshmen already in school probably know what I'm talking about. New people, new places, more friends and more exploration....
Halfway Through Harvard: Reflection
It still blows my mind to think that I'm halfway through college... It seems like I just started blogging with CSO but it's already been two years... Well, I have definitely grown in more ways than are possible to count but the change doesn't stop here! I still have...
Back-Flips off Boats in Brazil? All because of COLLEGE!!
Like the title says, College brings many amazing experiences.Where will your college experience take you? Only one way to find out! About the back-flips... they can be found in the next episode of the international adventures below! Check it out and let it remind you...
Around the World- Barcelona, Spain!
I can't believe how much my life has changed. I had only seen California and parts of Mexico (where family lives) before I went to college. But now, and all in the past few months- I have traveled across oceans, hemispheres, and continents... And all because of...
Wow…I made it this far!
It's so hard to believe that this is my third fall semester at Dillard University. I'm a Junior Ya'll. I can recall so many moments where i wanted to give up, countless nights of studying and writing ten page papers. I can actually say that I am proud of myself. I've...
This Time, Last Year
This time, last year, the weight of expectations, nervousness, expectancy, and excitement took shelter on my shoulders as I stood, amazed, admiring the place that was to be my home for four years. Questions of whether I was made for this, fears of failure and...
I'm a BIG KID now!
This college experience has finally helped me figure out what I’d like to be when I grow up…a kid. Actually, that’s not true at all, but I have heard that or something very similar from many of the students around me. This summer, I forgot to take a break, and...