The inconvenient truth about how applying to college REALLY works.

by Alexis Montes, University of Rochester, '15

“I’m applying to Harvard and plan to follow the Pre-med track along with a major in Biomedical Engineering.” I don’t think I can even begin to count the number of times I have heard a statement exactly, or very similar, to the one above. It is human nature to plan out...

New Year, New Me!

by Khadijah Williams, Harvard University , '15

Hey CSO, It’s New Year’s Day, and you know what that means- New Year’s Resolutions! Notice that revolution and resolution only differ by one letter (the most productive typo ever!). Thus, New Year’s Day is that time to revolutionize your thinking and behavior in order...