by Lot Kwarteng, Miami University , '14
As the acceptance letters start rolling in, the pressure to make a decision can be a bit overwhelming. The next chapter of your life will be spent at blank University. You are trusting that the school you eventually choose will provide the academic and social, which...
by Lysa Vola, Williams College, '14
Center for Student Opportunity has provided me with a gift that is irreplaceable, my education. Growing up in a home situation that was often tumultuous, I used my education as a means of coping. I always knew that education was the one thing nobody could ever take...
by Long Dang, Williams College, '14
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...
by Alexis Montes, University of Rochester, '15
The best metaphor I can provide to you for the college application process is that of building a car…So where do you start? Before anything you need to establish your WHEELS: Grades & Standardized Tests. Your grades are a MAJOR factor on whether or not you are...
by Ashley Roberts, Illinois Wesleyan University, '13
So although I am in college I am in the same place that many of the readers are. Just like I did junior year of high school, I am spending all of my free time looking at schools. No I am not transferring, instead I am looking into graduate programs. Yes I am one of...
