Category: SCHOLARSHIP BLOG ENTRIES

“High School vs College and Home vs Dorm” by Caitlin Dong

Here is a BRAND NEW blog entry from Caitlin Dong, ForCarol.com’s 2011 College Scholarship winner. Caitlin is now attending U.C. Berkeley (….Berzerkeley….I just had to do it!). 🙂 Enjoy! — College life is undoubtedly different from high school/home life in many ways. While college life and living on your own is exciting and fun, nothing…

March 5, 2012
“College Thus Far :-)” by Caitlin Dong

Note: Caitlin Dong was the first recipient of the Carol Phan College Scholarship. She is now attending U.C. Berkeley. Thank you, Caitlin, for this update and the kind words at the end of your blog entry. You rock! 🙂 — Sitting here, I realized that I am about to start my tenth week of college.…

October 24, 2011
Cool Things To Do In Tracy, CA by Caitlin Dong

I thought it would be cool to compile a little list of things to do around Tracy. I asked a few friends and here is what they said: Cynthia: “having coffee at Baristas & relaxing over good conversation (: “ Monique: ” id have to say going to our fabulous mall… no just kidding, i think the…

August 1, 2011
UC Berkeley Student Orientation by Caitlin Dong

UC Berkeley Student Orientation by Caitlin Dong Just as high school freshmen attend orientation, so do college freshmen. I attended freshman orientation for UC Berkeley in the middle of June. Everyone abbreviated and referred to orientation as CalSO (Cal Student Orientation). I just learned the other week that UC Berkeley is also known as “Cal”…

July 5, 2011
“My Passion For Dance & How It’s Changed” by Caitlin Dong

My Passion for Dance & How It’s Changed Submitted by: Caitlin Dong When I was little, I dreamed of being a prima ballerina. After all, what little girl doesn’t dream of becoming someone who is beautiful and graceful, like a ballerina? I always envied the older girls, who danced on stage elegantly and wore pink…

June 20, 2011