What is more important than getting good grades? Reflection

by Khadijah Williams, Harvard University , '15

I want to start this blog post with an apology. I have gotten so caught up in the demand and flow of college, that I forgot my responsibility as a blogger. My lapse in blog posts does not reflect how important I think this blog is- what it does reflect, however, is...

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  ...

Negligence & Cool College Things

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

Dear CSO readers & my blog, I have fallen short of my aims to update this blog regularly. Perhaps you think I am a ghost and my experience is lackluster. Far from it. Okay, I’m just being a bit dramatic. But seriously, I do feel this tug of pain and guilt...

Giving Thanks

by Jesse Sanchez, Harvard University , '14

Thanksgiving was spent away from home but I was still able to enjoy it in great company. There is an organization on campus called RAZA which is centered around Mexican-American culture. Every year for the past 4 years, RAZA goes to Ed’s house for Thanksgiving...

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...