Back in Action

by Abigail Macias, Dartmouth College

After talking to Cara today, I had to take a moment and look back at the bio I first submitted to her almost two years ago, and I must say it definitely gave me a good laugh. I’m still attending Dartmouth College but I am nowhere near being a double major. I took...

Lysa & Long's Williams College Video Tour!

by Lysa Vola, Williams College, '14

Hi Everyone, Fellow CSO blogger Long Dang and I got together this past weekend, to give you our version of a Williams College Campus Tour! Of course we honored CSO in our matching “I’m First” t-shirts. Many people asked us what these shirts meant...

Gettin' the Scoop

by Seanna Leath

This past weekend, a group of 40 prospective students were visiting Pomona’s campus.  Last year, I was actually the intern who worked with the admissions office to coordinate activities for these weekends.  I remember trying to put together a list of parties, student...

Financial Aid Applications in a Nutshell!!

by Nahomi Velasquez, Boston University, '15

Hi everyone it’s hard to believe that my first year of college is nearly done!! I apologize for the late blog; things have just been quite hectic lately! Originally I intended to do a video blog for this blog in particular but I have laryngitis (ahhhhh – of...

The end is almost near?!

by Alexis Montes, University of Rochester, '15

WHOA?! Really?! Is there only ONE MONTH of school left? Time FLEW by. Just comes to show that you really have to make every second worth something! This past semester has been very tough on me, going from taking 4 classes to 7 classes (which is almost unheard of for...

High School vs. College: Classes

by Cynthia Cruz, Illinois Wesleyan University, '14

High school vs. College: Classes One day my sister asks me what the difference between high school and college is. At that point in time I didn’t really know. But now that the year is winding to an end, I’ve decided to jot down some of the differences between college...