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FIVE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW RIGHT NOW!
Hey CSO Blog Family: Happy Holidays! Happy Kwanzaa! Happy New Year! I hope this holiday season brought you peace, love and joy. I hope everyone got some amazing Christmas gifts! As a first year college student, this was a wonderful time of reflection for me. Going...
Reality Changers and Sophomore Fall
It feels so good to be home! This past semester was definitely tough but when I get back home and visit Reality Changers where all the students work so hard to become first-generation college students, I know that it's all worth it. After a challenging semester,...
Lessons learned from my first semester
Home for winter break, I had lunch with CSO's Executive Director Matt Rubinoff. He brought his FlipVideo and convinced me to do a video blog. It was fun, so I think I'll do more video blogging this semester. In this video, I talk about the lessons I learned in my...
Flash Cards!
Big Surprise: Finals time was stressful. Couple that with the other assignments that have been looming at the end of the syllabus and everyone can tell you the time is overwhelming. For a while though I thought I had it beat. Every semester I get better at...
And Here We Go Again.
The past few days have been a blur. The new year opened its doors and quickly, I found myself on a plane on my way to New Hampshire. After having a hard time leaving home, I was excited to be back at Dartmouth, seeing my friends and starting winter term. Seeing my...
New Year, New Me!
Hey CSO, It’s New Year’s Day, and you know what that means- New Year’s Resolutions! Notice that revolution and resolution only differ by one letter (the most productive typo ever!). Thus, New Year’s Day is that time to revolutionize your thinking and behavior in order...
Christmas/New Year's: Stuffing Myself
Instead of having the usual presents under the Christmas tree, I had food. Lots and lots of food. No presents in colorfully wrapped boxes. Just food. And I was so very happy. You know the song, "The Twelve Days of Christmas"? My version goes like this: "On the first...
Straight outta the South
Straight outta the South 2011 is right around the corner. A new year often brings hopes of new opportunities, fresh starts, and unforeseen possibilities. For college students, it marks the beginning of another semester. For high school seniors, the majority of...
A fortunate gift
Finally my semester exams are over and now I am sitting here at home just enjoying the company of some good friends and family. I'm sure all of you are putting in all the long hours into college applications, scholarship forms, and academic work. From my perspective,...
Working During the Year?
It feels so good to be home after a semester full of great experiences. Looking back on my Sophomore Fall, some of the best memories have got to be while working with Crimson Summer Academy. Remember that job I had during the summer? Well, I loved it so much I...