On the 1st day of Christmas, CSO gave to me…a whole wide world to see

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...

Halfway Through Harvard: Reflection

It still blows my mind to think that I’m halfway through college… It seems like I just started blogging with CSO but it’s already been two years… Well, I have definitely grown in more ways than are possible to count but the change doesn’t...

Back-Flips off Boats in Brazil? All because of COLLEGE!!

Like the title says, College brings many amazing experiences.Where will your college experience take you? Only one way to find out! About the back-flips… they can be found in the next episode of the international adventures below! Check it out and let it remind...

Around the World- Barcelona, Spain!

I can’t believe how much my life has changed. I had only seen California and parts of Mexico (where family lives) before I went to college. But now, and all in the past few months- I have traveled across oceans, hemispheres, and continents… And all because...