Congratulations to our new 2016 cohort on officially being inducted into the College Success Scholars (CSS) program! In addition to the induction of our new cohort, it’s time we celebrate the new CSS blog going live! We aim to use this webpage to share present and future experiences, opportunities, and reflections from our scholars. Stay posted as we continue to ...READ MORE »
CSS has been a blessing to me ever since the first day when I interviewed for this program over the summer going into my freshman year. This program has given me a cohort of brothers that I have been lucky enough to go through college with. As I have aged, CSS has also given me the opportunity to pass down my knowledge to the younger generation. This is what I feel the program really is about. When I was a freshman, I looked up to the upperclassmen as my mentors. I tried to do what they did to achieve success like they did. Now I hope the younger generation looks up to me the same way.
Elias Yishak
Class of 2017
University of Maryland,
College Park