From my Dorm at USC

by Jordan Lillegard, University of Southern California

Please enjoy my first video blog, talking about the college admission process, the new year and new classes, and showing what a typical college dorm/residence hall looks like. Check it out here.

Oh great, here we go again (sophomore year)

by Khadijah Williams, Harvard University , '15

Ok, so honestly, first year, freshman year, you will probably get your butt kicked. Seriously- different environment, high expectations, you’re on your own- even if you’re a beast academically, you will get your butt kicked. Even if you are a social butterfly, you...

Looking Back

by Lysa Vola, Williams College, '14

It’s amazing how time flies. Looking back on this past year, I remember how homesick I was at first, until I was truly able to find my place at Williams. This year has been full of discovering not only life as a college student, but who I truly am as an...

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...