The Importance of Recommendation Letters

by Irvin Gomez, Dartmouth College , '13

If you are in college, it is that time of the year when you start thinking about what you are going to do with your summer. In my case, being in the quarter system, I am thinking about what I am going to do during my spring semester. There are many applications to...

Money, a Source of a College Student's Sorrow

by Jenny Luong, Amherst College, '14

Now that everyone’s gotten the applications over with, I bet you’d like to relax. Well, don’t. Not yet anyway. There’s something else…FINANCIAL AID! DUN DUN DUN. Truth is, even though you may get into the school of your choice, or even...

Fall Break Check-In!

by Seanna Leath

Check out the video blog I took over Fall Break for Center for Student Opportunity. :]

The Speeding Car Called Summer

by Jenny Luong, Amherst College, '14

What happened to the rest of summer? I remember I got home for the break, and next thing you know, I’m leaving again. Okay, so maybe it wasn’t that fast, but I just got used to living at home. It didn’t feel any different, coming back and reliving...

A holiday poem from Center for Student Opportunity

by Cara Martin

‘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  ...