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…
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.…
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,…
Enrich Your Summer
It's almost August. In the blink of an eye, summer will be gone. I never thought summer would go by so fast. I think this…
The Summer That My Mind Changed
The decisions you make follow you and take you into paths that are full of other decisions. In the last few months of my freshman…
Calm and Quiet Summer
This summer has been anything but exciting. Coming home later than I did last year has made it quite difficult in finding a job. While…
Brazil is more than just Beaches!
One of the best parts about being in another part of the world is the change of context. Even though you may be experiencing something…
R. Kelly had it Right!
Last summer, I found love and excitement amidst 90+ kids in a youth program that focused on high achieving first-generation, low income students who wanted…
Adventures in Brazil!!
It’s hard to believe that just a few weeks ago, I was in a different country, time zone, and hemisphere. Up until college, I had…
Oh, the Places YOU Will Go!
A year ago around this time, my high school principal read us a passage from Dr. Seuss's famous book, "Oh, the Places You'll Go!" At…
Two Steps Forward
"I can't wait to be out of this house!" Sound familiar?? Of course it does! I'm quite sure the majority of youth have had this…
Presencia Latina at Harvard!
College is a place where self-expression is a daily accomplishment. Not only are you learning about the vast array of cultures that this world has…
Nobody's Perfect: Set Your Own Personal Limits
As president of my college's Peer Health organization, we decided to center our final campaign of the year around the myth of effortless perfection and…
The Struggle of Sophomore Year
My second year in college truly hit me about a month ago, when I realized that I had taken on way too many extracurricular activities,…
Oh The Difference It Makes
"Don't do what you like, do what you love." Those were the words of a wise senior whose name I do not remember since I…
Wait…it's summertime?
I cannot believe I am a quarter of the way through my undergraduate career already! I feel like as I get older every year moves…
Fun in the sun???
If you haven't heard it a million times since now I am going to say it again: Congrats on getting those acceptance letters! I can…
By the end of Freshman Year….
You come to realize after you start packing your stuff...that you have a load of stuff that you deemed necessary but ended up sitting in…