I got pwned.

by Jenny Luong, Amherst College, '14

Hello, everybody. Let me say something about classes. Although there are MANY interesting classes out there…and you may be tempted to sign up for a lot of them…Here are the scenarios I have observed among friends. Recommended: 4 classes a semester....

Money, a Source of a College Student's Sorrow

by Jenny Luong, Amherst College, '14

Now that everyone’s gotten the applications over with, I bet you’d like to relax. Well, don’t. Not yet anyway. There’s something else…FINANCIAL AID! DUN DUN DUN. Truth is, even though you may get into the school of your choice, or even...

Sometimes you just don't get it…

by Jenny Luong, Amherst College, '14

Happy New Year everyone! It’s been a wonderful and challenging semester for me. I hope it’s been all good for you. This semester…was a struggle. I didn’t do as great as I thought I would academically. Organic chemistry completely and totally...

On the 9th day of Christmas, CSO gave to me… the opportunity to dream

by Jenny Luong, Amherst College, '14

There are so many kids, just like me, first in the family to go to college, looking for ways to afford it. Close friends of mine, who went to the same school as I did, came from low-income families, got into the same schools that I did, attended college and dropped...

Thank you, Mr. Turkey

by Jenny Luong, Amherst College, '14

This Thanksgiving, I‘d like to thank Mr. Turkey for allowing me to feast on his yummy turkey goodness. Honestly Mr. Turkey, without you, Turkey day wouldn’t be Turkey day. Yessiree. Thank you for being so well-muscled and eating well while you were growing up, I...