by Lysa Vola, Williams College, '14
This summer I participated in SMDEP (Summer Medical Dental Education Program) at Duke University School of Medicine. SMDEP is a free six week summer academic enrichment program for rising sophomore and junior college students who are interested in a career in medicine...
by Lot Kwarteng, Miami University , '14
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 summer’s mission was simple: Stay Active. In summers past I would typically hold one job and do nothing else, but this year I...
by Ashley Roberts, Illinois Wesleyan University, '13
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. My contribution to “Save Pell Day” is to write this blog to show just another story of how important the...
by Leah Jean-Louis, Swarthmore College, '14
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 is my first summer where the days felt like minutes (and, this makes me very anxious). Like everyone else, I really wanted to have a happy,...
by Irvin Gomez, Dartmouth College , '13
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 year at Dartmouth I made the decision that the best way that I could help people would be by studying something in the social sciences....
