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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...

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The Speeding Car Called Summer

What happened to the rest of summer? I remember I got home for the break, and next thing you know, I'm leaving again. Okay, so maybe it wasn't that fast, but I just got used to living at home. It didn't feel any different, coming back and reliving the arguments with...

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Settled in!

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...

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Junior Year- Time for some tough reflection-ing

I cannot believe I’m a junior. I’m having so many conflicting emotions. On the one hand, theoretically, I’m so happy (and a bit amazed and confused) that I got this far. I mean, every all-nighter I thought- I’m not getting through this, it’s not happening, ok, this...

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It’s Time to Get Serious

Holy cow, I am a junior in college. Not that long ago, I didn’t think I was ever going to make it to this point and it has taken a lot of work to make sure that I did. Now that I am half way through, I know it is only going to get harder and I need to buckle down and...

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Goodbye Summer

Summer is coming to an end! My first day of class is Tuesday, so I would like to share with you how I spent my summer vacation this year. First of all, just before last semester ended I scored a job at In-N-Out Burger (the best burger place in the world). I was pretty...

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PREMEDS: Consider SMDEP!

This summer I participated in SMDEP (Summer Medical Dental Education Program) at Duke University School of Medicine. SMDEP is a free six week summer academic enrichment program for rising sophomore and junior college students who are interested in a career in medicine...

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Summer Livin

Hello CSO family, With my summer dwindling down to its last moments I wanted to share some of my experiences with all of you. This summer's mission was simple: Stay Active. In summers past I would typically hold one job and do nothing else, but this year I wanted to...

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Save Pell Day

Today has been dedicated "Save Pell Day" and many people do not understand the importance of the Pell Grant and how many people it helps. My contribution to "Save Pell Day" is to write this blog to show just another story of how important the Pell Grant is. When...

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Enjoying summer, Excited for fall

It’s hard to believe that in a month and a half I’ll be back in classes! I’ve been completely caught up in my summer job, working as a tour guide at the Washington and Lee Admissions Office. Three times a day, I meet with prospective parents and students and take them...

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