by Madison Zollner, Missouri University of Science and Technology , '15 | November 2, 2011
College searches can be so scary and overwhelming! I mean, how are you supposed to know what you want to do with your life when you’re only eighteen years old?!? In this short video I give high school students advice while they’re making decisions for...
by Alexis Montes, University of Rochester, '15 | November 1, 2011
“I’m applying to Harvard and plan to follow the Pre-med track along with a major in Biomedical Engineering.” I don’t think I can even begin to count the number of times I have heard a statement exactly, or very similar, to the one above. It is human nature to plan out...
by Lot Kwarteng, Miami University , '14 | November 1, 2011
Hey CSO family, I hope the school year has gone well for you all because this semester has surely been a whirlwind of change for me. First and foremost the start of my sophomore year has been an incredible experience. I am currently residing in my fraternities’...
by Cynthia Cruz, Illinois Wesleyan University, '14 | October 31, 2011
The fall semester of 2011 was a busy semester; while everyone was debating between scary or sweet costumes, I was debating on whether or not I wanted to attend college. As September was winding down, the pressure to apply to college was hovering over my shoulders like...
by Lauren A. Mayo, University of Georgia, '15 | October 31, 2011
A few months ago I found myself in a scary place that many of you high school readers may find yourselves in a few months. I found myself in a classic scary-sweet moment; I had received my acceptance letter from my dream school (sweet) but I did not have enough money...
by Nahomi Velasquez, Boston University, '15 | October 31, 2011
My college application process was like a bowl of sweet and sour chicken (which by the way according to my Chinese roommate is not real Chinese food, but nonetheless) because it was both exciting and bitter at times. Luckily however I made it through and so I learned...
