Four bloggers featured in The Boston Globe

by Joe Tavares

Mean streets to college By Tracy Jan/The Boston Globe November 29, 2009 – It can be lonely at times being a first-generation college student. And as a low-income high school student applying to college, the experience can be overwhelming. Students can now turn...

Check out Duylam and Jesse in the news!

by Joe Tavares

The Wellesley (Ma.) Townsman recently interviewed Duylam and Jesse about obstacles they overcame to become first in their family to go to college and their involvement with the Opportunity Scholars blog. Read the article here.

Understanding Why

by Duylam Nguyen-Ngo, The University of Virginia , '12

I don’t like being a sore loser, so horrah for the Yankees. How about that Matsui? Hey guys, me again [I hope someone actually reads my blog haha] As the days roll by, I find that I’m becoming more and more enveloped with promoting this blog, and...

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by Duylam Nguyen-Ngo, The University of Virginia , '12

I was told to make the title catchy. aren’t phonetic spellings eye catching?! haha I recently went to see the marketing director at Babson, Gene Begin, and we were discussing how I could push the blog and get it read. The conversation digressed slightly and we...