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Getting Literate with English Scholarships

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Getting a degree in English (Lit or creative writing track) is a popular degree for wayward high school students entering into college.  While it is a common degree, it is also one of the hardest to utilize in the working world.  Despite this, English majors play a central role in life, they bring us book [...]

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Scholarships for the Real Superheroes

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The world can sometimes be a cold and uncaring place.  There are those, as it is put by Michael Cain in The Dark Knight, which only want to see the world burn.  Since there are no caped crusaders or larger than life super heroes we rely on, those in the criminal justice system to keep [...]

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Throwing Students a Bone

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For anyone who has ever owned a pet, there was probably a time when the thought of becoming a veterinarian arose.  This passion is driven by a need to help both people and their pets in their time of need.  While this is certainly a noble cause, it is most often mired down with expensive [...]

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It Takes Money to Make Money

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Being one of the most common degrees in the United States, earning a degree in business would seem like an easy task.  To take a phrase from the business world, “it takes money to make money.”  For those who are seeking a degree in business, but find themselves lacking the money to pay for it, [...]

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Service Leads to a Better Education

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Just like the business world, the branches of the military rely on a constant stream of willing and motivated people to fill its ranks.  One way that these military branches have encouraged people to join, both past and present, is with the offer of scholarships and the promise that the structure found in the military [...]

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Going To School Doesn’t Have To Be Like Pulling Teeth

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Getting into the school of your choice can be a pain.  After filling out all the applications, getting recommendations from past teachers, and buying supplies, the thought of moving away from home can be stressful.  Even more imposing than all this is how you’re going to pay for it all.  Tuition rates are sky rocketing, [...]

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When Tuition Starts to Add Up

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Math plays a central role in life.  We use math everyday from calculating multimillion dollar business accounts to how much water you need to add into your oatmeal for breakfast.  For most, they don’t even realize how often they use it, and for others, it’s a source of income.  While a natural talent in math [...]

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Breaking News for Journalism Scholarships

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Journalists play a central role in modern society; they keep the general population informed and up-to-date on what’s going on around them.  They bring us the news every morning, noon, and night.  They feed us a cornucopia of information from what the weather is going to be like over the weekend, as well as coverage [...]

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Learning to Soar Through Scholarships

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Traveling by plane may be considered one of the safest ways to travel but for people who dream of flying the marvelous machines the journey can be dangerous, at least financially.  For those who dream of soaring through the skies there are aviation scholarships and grants that help get things aloft.  There are a number [...]

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Building an Infrastructure with Education

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As the global population continues to grow, we are now past 7 billion, the demand for civil engineers will grow as well.  These civil engineers of the future will play an important role of designing, building, and maintaining the infrastructures needed to support the ever increasing population.  For those students looking to pursue an education [...]

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Clearly Communicating Scholarships

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The world is a big place, but with the help of technology such as the internet it is constantly shrinking. It is through this interconnectedness that the world now functions and is the reason that there is a need for people to help further this progression.  With the help of scholarships, prospective students looking to [...]

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Scholarships Help Nurse Tuition Aches and Pains

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With so much competition for jobs recently, it is no surprise that colleges and universities are taking advantage of the “supply and demand” atmosphere by raising tuition. For example, California State University is raising its tuition prices as much as 21% this year.  This may make some people shy away from attaining higher education, but [...]

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Corporate America Gives a Helping Hand To Students

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While growing up, there is a time when teachers begin asking kids what they want to be when they grow up.  For some, the question does not seem that important, but for others, it can help set a path to adulthood.  One of the advantages for those who know what they want to do can [...]

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Bettering Boston Area Education

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With more than 100 colleges and universities in the Boston area, it is easy to understand why they are known as “The Athens of America.”  With a dense pool of schools, the Boston area provides numerous options for prospective students.  While it may seem that such a large selection of schools would make it easy [...]

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