On the 12th day of Christmas, CSO gave to me… involvement in my university

I can’t believe the end of first semester is almost here; it feels like it went by in a blink of an eye! My first semester in college has definitely been a success! I am very excited for all the amazing opportunities that have been placed in my path. As of now, my GPA...

On the 5th day of Christmas, CSO gave to me…brand new possibilities

The Center for Student Opportunity has showed me that college is definitely a possibility for first generation college students. I come from a low socioeconomic background and it was an incredible struggle to try and pay for college. But thanks to the CSO scholarship...

A Little bit of Reflection goes a Long Way

It’s silly to admit now but coming into high school I didn’t really know what I was going to do with myself.  I maintained decent grades, but there wasn’t much of a motivation to do anything else after high school. I thought that college wasn’t a possibility because...

The Struggle of Sophomore Year

My second year in college truly hit me about a month ago, when I realized that I had taken on way too many extracurricular activities, more science laboratory classes than I could handle, and that maybe a science major on a pre-med course track was not working out....

Dumb Questions?

I’d like to say that over a year ago I was in the same position many of you are in now: searching for the right college. To be honest, I was worried more about the financial aspect of higher education than actually looking for an institution. I had no idea where to...