2nd Quarter, 2009 Science Scholarship Travis Alexander My name is Travis Alexander, and I was born and raised in Central Arkansas. I’m a sophomore at the University of Central Arkansas majoring in psychology. I love playing chess, poker, and traveling to new places. A Portion of Travis’ Winning Essay: My door to the future opened, …
2nd Quarter, 2009 Liberal Arts Scholarship Kelly Miller Kelly Miller is a full time high school English teacher who is currently attending Prescott College with a concentration in Adventure Education. Her passion is educating students in the outdoors. A Portion of Kelly’s Winning Essay: Education is the keystone of my life. We begin cognitive thinking …
T’errah is like lots of us: She feels guilty about all the money her parents are taking out in loans to send her to school. T’errah feels especially guilty because her school is very expensive. But she’s loving it to death. I am a rising sophomore in college. I am in a huge dilemma right …
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Courtney listens to other people too much, and herself not enough. There you go — that’s the one-sentence summary of today’s post for all you ADHD types out there. Read on if you want the details on Courtney’s situation, which is both cautionary and inspirational. She dearly loves fashion design, but reasons NOT to pursue …
It’s a busy day around here, so I’m picking a short question today because it has a short answer. Nina wants to know what I think of paying off student loans with other student loans. Not a common question, but not unprecedented, either. I’m a senior in college and I have completely reached my limit …
If you read these pages often enough, you might begin to pick up on what seems like an anti-private school bias. I end up advising lots of students to go to community colleges or cheaper state schools over private schools. But it’s not that I have anything against private schools per se; I’m just concerned …
Margie’s a wife and mother who’s about to transfer into a four-year school, but she’s not sure she’s got a good enough resume to impress the big boys. Greetings Judge Josh! I have been an avid reader of your site for a while now and have found your candor to be refreshing and many of …
If you’re reading this blog, there’s a damned fine chance you’re in the same spot as Amia: you’re ready to go to college, except you’re broke and so is your family, so paying for college is a giant question mark. And even if “broke” isn’t exactly the right word, you still don’t have anywhere near …
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My parents were always good to me when I was growing up, and it’s hard to imagine how differently my life may have turned out if they hadn’t been. They were good to me when I was in college, also. They didn’t have much money to contribute to my tuition, but they called every Sunday …
Lindsay lives in Alaska, and in addition to lacking warmth, daylight and tons of human companionship, she also lacks a wide variety of colleges from which to choose. So she’s doing an online degree program, and her friends’ reaction has got her in a state. Okay, here’s the deal- I am a recent high school …
Ashley’s off to grad school and is afraid her parents’ high incomes will hurt her when it comes to financial aid. She’s even thinking maybe they should divorce to make them look poorer on paper. Hold your horses, Ashley! There’s an easier solution which allows for, among other things, Mom and Dad to stay hitched. …
Traduit en Français par Amandine Deligny Si vous lisez régulièrement ce blog, vous pensez probablement que j’ai des actions dans l’Association Américaine des « Community Colleges », au vue du nombre de fois où je vous recommande fortement de faire vos deux premières années dans un community college*. C’est exactement ce que Nate a fait et il …
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Translated by Lorenzo Limonta Il concorrente medio ad una borsa di studio è solito elencare una quantità innumerevole di attività effettuate nell’ambito scolastico: sport, clubs, progetti scolastici, competizioni, comitati organizzativi etc… A prima vista questo non può essere che positivo giusto? In fondo è quello che i vostri genitori e il vostro consigliere scolastico vi …
Translated by Lorenzo Limonta Una regola pratica nei saggi per le borse di studio (e volendo anche nella vita) è la seguente: è decisamente meglio parlare in maniera specifica piuttosto che vaga. La società odierna è abituata ad etichettare le persone e quello che fanno in maniera indistinta: studente, imprenditore, casalinga, operaio, etc. Queste classificazioni …
Translated by Lorenzo Limonta Disgrazie: capitano a tutti, giusto? Se leggeste lo stesso numero di richieste di borse di studio che leggo io, non potreste pensarla diversamente. A causa del continuo aumentare dei costi di iscrizione all’università ogni studente si impegna al massimo per far comprendere alla commissione giudicante quanto difficile sia la loro vita. …
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Всем привет! Сегодня мы отвечаем на замечательный вопрос от студента по имени Сандип. Он хочет решиться на сложный предмет вне его специализации, однако не уверен правильное ли это решение. Читайте дальше, может быть наши с вами для него советы будут одинаковыми. Здравствуйте. У меня к вам вопрос. Давайте послушаем его. Я учусь на третем курсе …
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par Josh Barsch le 13 Mai 2010 Salut tout le monde – on est de retour aujourd’hui pour répondre à une super question posée par Sandeep qui veut se lancer un défi en prenant un cours compliqué, en dehors de sa major (grosso modo : domaine d’étude principal), mais il n’est pas sur que ce soit …
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