by Cara Martin | April 9, 2012
High school seniors, could you use $2,000 to help pay for your freshman year of college? Or better yet, could you use $2,000 every year for the next four years to put toward your college expenses? If so, keep reading… Class of 2012, YOU’VE DONE IT! You’re almost...
by Matt Rubinoff | December 27, 2011
Center for Student Opportunity’s Executive Director Matt Rubinoff takes a moment toreflect on the first six years of CSO, thank all those who support the organization, and ask for donations in the spirit of the holidays. Please donate to Center for Student...
by Matt Rubinoff | October 17, 2011
We’ve added 10 fresh(men) faces to the blog for the new school year—all beat the odds to become the first in their family to attend college and began their first semesters this fall! They join our original 20 student bloggers, now college sophomores and juniors,...
by Cara Martin | October 10, 2011
Center for Student Opportunity staff recently attended the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) annual conference in New Orleans. We were delighted to have blogger Seanna Leath serve on our panel entititled “The Power of Near-Peer...
by Cara Martin | September 2, 2011
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...
by Cara Martin | December 20, 2010
‘Twas the night before college application deadlines and all through the town Each and every student was stirring, at least one with a frown. From considering publics, to privates, Ivies, Big Ten, and more Each student was hoping to send in their highest test score ...