by Nahomi Velasquez, Boston University, '15
Nahomi Velasquez does a heartfelt video blog about what CSO and winning the Opportunity Scholarship means to her.
by Lysa Vola, Williams College, '14
Center for Student Opportunity has provided me with a gift that is irreplaceable, my education. Growing up in a home situation that was often tumultuous, I used my education as a means of coping. I always knew that education was the one thing nobody could ever take...
by Jesse Sanchez, Harvard University , '14
Center for Student Opportunity has been there for me since day one. As a first-generation college student, I had no idea what to expect or how to prepare for life in higher education. Because no one else in my entire family had ever gone to college because of the lack...
by Lauren A. Mayo, University of Georgia, '15
Countless people encouraged me to go to college. My mother encouraged me most. Even my younger brother and younger cousins encouraged me unknowingly. I strive to be an inspiration to my little brother and little cousins. I want to show them that college is not a...