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...

R. Kelly had it Right!

by Seanna Leath

Last summer, I found love and excitement amidst 90+ kids in a youth program that focused on high achieving first-generation, low income students who wanted and deserved to attend college after graduating high school.  My heart’s still with the program, but this...

Go Green with Renewable Resources!

by Seanna Leath

                 1.2 million dollars.  The amount reverberated through the arena amid thunderous claps and cheers.  Our high school principal had just announced the approximate amount of accepted scholarship money that my 2009 class had procured for college. ...

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...