by compactscholars | May 28, 2019 | Compact Abroad
by Priscilla Estrada The children’s laughter filled the basketball court on this unexpectedly sunny evening as we played together under the warm bright sun. It was supposed to rain sometime that day according to the weather forecast I had checked that morning. As I...
by compactscholars | May 24, 2019 | Compact Abroad
By Leiana Talo Lepule My peers, advisors, in-country coordinator, and I in our large group of twenty-three travelers had been walking around the historical ruins of the Acropolis for about two hours before we gathered back at the front of the museum that stood next to...
by compactscholars | May 24, 2019 | Compact Abroad
By Carlett Serratos Sweaty and tired, our stomachs empty and our frustration growing by the second, a few of the girls and I headed toward the small Athens neighborhood near Monastiraki Square. See, our day began quite nice actually. We visited the Acropolis and saw...
by compactscholars | May 23, 2019 | Compact Abroad
by Samuel Gabbara-Venegas Compact Scholars and program leaders at the south slopes of the Acropolis, with the Parthenon in the background (prior to the steep hike to the top). We spent our first full day of the trip in Athens — and what an adventurous first day...
by compactscholars | May 22, 2019 | Compact Abroad
by Amanda Fuller On this unusually rainy morning in San Diego, 19 Compact Scholars and their families gathered in front of Viejas Arena at 7:00AM to say goodbye. These students were about to embark on a two week faculty-led study abroad program in Greece. Accompanied...
by compactscholars | Nov 9, 2018 | Alumni Spotlight
My name is Jessica Nicasio and I graduated in May 2016 with a B.S in Business Marketing and a minor in Entrepreneurship and Spanish. In my business, I help creative entrepreneurs and small business owners design a beautiful and modern website that converts. JNL Media...
by compactscholars | Apr 16, 2018 | Compact Abroad
Compact Scholar student Kyle Sablan recently studied abroad to Japan under the Gilman Scholarship and is eager to share his travel experience and tips with prospective study abroad students. Read his personally run blog Study Abroad at Yokohama National University;...
by compactscholars | Apr 13, 2018 | Student Spotlight
Name: Nasreen Nabizadeh High School: Eastlake High School Major: Public Health Expected Graduation: 2018 Favorite quote: “A day without laughter, is a day wasted.” – Charlie Chaplin Hobby: Coloring, reading and listening to music What...
by compactscholars | Apr 9, 2018 | Compact Abroad
Compact Scholar student Kyle Sablan recently studied abroad to Japan under the Gilman Scholarship and is eager to share his travel experience and tips with prospective study abroad students. Read his personally run blog Study Abroad at Yokohama National University;...
by compactscholars | Oct 25, 2017 | Letters to Future Scholars
Submission by Lucia A. The most essential piece of advice for incoming freshmen commuter students entering SDSU in future years is to enjoy the privilege they have by being able to come to a university this beautiful. Not many get the chance to do so. So don’t waste...
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