The Inevitable Sweet Ending

Halloween is my favorite time of the year. In October, I can stop being myself, forget the adversity and transform into someone or something different for a night. This year, however, I chose to embrace Halloween by refraining to dress up and deciding to be myself....

Coming Full Circle

In high school (and most high schools across the nation), the academic calendar is organized around the semester system, that is, two big blocks of instruction time that usually run sixteen weeks. Twelve years of this almost made me forget that winter existed; my...

On the 10th day of Christmas, CSO gave to me… the tools for social mobility

Currently in my sophomore year, I am looking forward towards building my resume with relevant experiences that will make me a standout in the job market. I spend my nights writing papers and constantly obsessing over how to make the grade. Even with all the work I try...

On the 8th day of Christmas, CSO gave to me… a chance to lead

Irvin Gomez blogs about what CSO means to him. Check out Irvin Gomez’s video below. Please donate to Center for Student Opportunity this holiday season and help underserved, first-generation college-bound students in their pursuit of college.

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...