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Comforter
Don’t let the title confused. I’m not going to ramble off about a blanket. I want to talk about someone who will comfort you through the good, bad and ugly. In college there are going to be times where you studied your brains out for an exam or you put lots of hours...
Rejection and Heartbreak: College Acceptances
I'm not usually a crier. I don't like people seeing me cry. It's just not me, you know? I mean, I cried when Ash died in Pokemon: The First Movie, but it wasn't the same as having your eyes water in the computer lab with strangers all around as you read the rejection...
Gang Violence at Harvard
I can't believe how much time has flown by! There are already only a few more weeks in school and I'm so close to being halfway done with college... It blows my mind. It has definitely been a life-changing experience so far. One of my favorite aspects of college is...
The Big Decision
You all have long imagined receiving your Golden Ticket in the mail: the “Congratulations!” letter from your Dream School, whether that be Yale, Tulane, Scripps, or University of Kansas. You envision yourselves proudly wearing a Dream School sweatshirt, and hanging...
Putting a Face on Success
Winter terms at Dartmouth (8-9 weeks) are said to be the worst time to be on campus and by week 6, I was drained and wanted nothing more than to leave. Many of my friends went to Miami or Cancun for two weeks, but I knew I had to see my family and surround myself with...
Open Doors Are Always Nice.
It has been a while since I felt sure of what I wanted to do. I wanted to become an engineer coming into Dartmouth but after a rough relationship with physics, I decided to close that door and open a new one. After talking to my Dean and to upperclassmen, the best...
Back to the Drawing Board
It's almost funny how a couple of months can completely change the course of a life. I know it seems like a lifetime since I last posted, and so much has happened since then! As it turns out, I couldn't afford to stay at Marymount Manhattan College for another...
The Thrill Of It
Greetings CSO family, I know it has been awhile since my last post but trust me when I say that it was not due to apathy. The first half of this semester has been packed with pledging for my fraternity (Beta Theta Pi) and a rigorous course load. Nevertheless I am...
Spring Break 2011
On televisions shows and movies, college kids all seem to go to Cancun or some other tourist beach for spring break. As I counted the days (and then hours) until my second spring break, going to the beach never crossed my mind. Last year, I went home and told myself I...
If Time is Money, I'm SO Broke
Time just seems to run away from me. There are never enough hours in a day to do the things I want to do. Can't take a nap. Can't go to the movies. Can't go read a book for leisure because I'll definitely end up reading it instead of the books I need for class. And...