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ABCs, more important than 123s
Many high school students are under the impression that getting into college is all about the numbers—that is, test scores, GPA, and APs. But the truth is, colleges come across a much larger percentage of applicants that fall into their average GPA and SAT pool than...
C-Cubed & Turkey Day
In typing this blog last year, I wrote about the influence of certain mentors who helped support and motivate me during the college application process. As a sophomore, I’m still thankful for those people and remain in contact with many of them, but the situation is...
Decisions, decisions, decisions.
I could totally be cliche and let the college applicant know that I was in his or her shoes just a year ago, looking for the place where I would spend the next four years of my life and really wondering if I would find the right place. And after looking at various...
Expectations Pt. 3
Expectations Pt. 3 As I sit in a now deserted library, my self-made calculus study guide being my only companion, feeling the pressure of midterms, my thoughts begin to wander. I think about the people having fun tonight, those who are going out and ignoring the fact...
Take 2
I just got done with my math midterm. Phew. This is the third one I've taken since I've arrived at Dartmouth but let me tell you, it doesn't make it that much easier. In the last couple of weeks I've learned more about myself as a student than I ever did in high...
Expectations Pt. 2.
The line “The top gets higher the more that I climb” is one of my favorite strings of words and it is a reflection of the environment in which the college student finds himself or herself. As you enter college, everything changes. As I mentioned in the previous post,...
Halloween Madness
Happy Halloween! Halloweenas Beunas! Joyeux Halloween! Frohes Halloween! Hey CSO Family! Now that I've covered the universal greeting of "Happy Halloween", let's talk. As you're heading to higher learning, the last thing you want to hear is a lecture. A lecture...
College can be scary, too
One of the questions that college essays ask you is "Why do you want to come to our school?" "What is it about our school interests you?" Or the one that seemed most intimidating to me: "What do you want to do after college?" As I was going over those questions during...
Scary Movies
Happy Halloween! Even though, I wasn’t allowed to celebrate Halloween as a child, I always admired the Halloween spirit. People were so cheerful and excited to dress up, act different and of course get free candy. Instead of trick-or-treating, my sisters and I would...
Putting in WORK!
What doesn't kill you, only makes you stronger! For real, for real! Hey CSO family! It's your boy, Jeremy, and I've got to tell you... I'm still in the honeymoon phase with Mizzou. This school is really growing on me. It could be a good match and a harmonious four...