By tamara Over the years, I have heard my share of excuses why students don’t want to apply for scholarships: it’s too complicated, my grades aren’t good enough, or too many people apply for the same award. Surprisingly, though, the biggest complaint has to do with writing those dreaded scholarship essays. If this sounds familiar, guess what? There are actually scholarships that don’t require you to put pen to paper in order to win some free …
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By tamara Are you drawn to the dark images Edgar Alan Poe evokes through his poetry? Does Maya Angelou’s strong feminist prose speak to you? Maybe you prefer to sit quietly and read the many well-known pieces written by Robert Frost, E.E. Cummings, or Emily Dickinson? No matter who inspires you, if you have a love of poetry and a talent for writing it, you could turn that passion into cash for college through poetry scholarships! …
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By tamara I’ll be the first to admit that when I hear the term ‘classical’ music, visions of Beethoven pop into my head. I think of taking a nap in the theater while the orchestra squeaks out a long, instrumental piece or tapping my foot in the elevator while waiting to get out on a higher floor. I would never think to include George Gershwin or Duke Ellington in that category, but they are both considered …
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By tamara It’s been nearly 40 years since a Harvard University dropout named Bill Gates founded Microsoft with the help of his partner, Paul Allen. Their vision — a computer in every home — was soon realized thanks to a revolutionary operating system they invented called MS-DOS (Microsoft Disk Operating System), and more importantly, Windows. Today, nearly everything we do is connected to computers, so it should come as no surprise that the economic outlook of …
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By tamara Last year, a record number of students applied for AmeriCorps. Why? For some, the opportunity to serve others while learning valuable skills was enticing, but others joined for an entirely different reason. After completing just one term of service (12 months or less), they were eligible to have their student loan debt reduced by up to $5,500. Unfortunately, budget cuts have made it impossible for AmeriCorps and other service-based organizations to provide this opportunity …
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By tamara The average public law school student graduates with over $75,000 in student loan debt, which pales in comparison to the nearly $125,000 a private law school student accumulates. That’s quite a large sum to deal with, especially when starting salaries for law students have dropped in recent years. With less than 50 percent of graduates finding work with law firms, it can be struggle to repay loans, let alone make enough to cover their …
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By tamara When Labor Day was first officially recognized as a federal holiday in 1894, it was in response to the Pullman Strike, which shut down much of the country’s freight and passenger train traffic. This conflict pitted the American Railway Union against the Pullman Company and the federal government. The U.S. Army was eventually called in to stop the union members from disrupting the trains, but by the time the conflict had ended, more than …
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By tamara Did you know that in 1939, President Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaimed August 19 to be National Aviation Day? Although it’s not a traditional federal holiday, like Veteran’s Day, it does commemorate the birthday of Orville Wright. The Wright brothers are often credited with being the first to fly, but this is not entirely correct. Others did manage to build planes and fly prior to December 17, 1903, but none had manned a fixed-wing aircraft. …
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By tamara Do you want to be the next Michelle Phan? Who wouldn’t?! With over two million subscribers on YouTube and a successful company (ipsy), Michelle makes a career in cosmetology seem glamorous. Just think of all the people she has helped: making them look better on the outside and feel better on the inside. Her beauty tips have helped both the young and the old. When you think about it, cosmetologists aren’t just hairdressers, nail …
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Start Clowning Around With Scholarships! By tamara Did you know that the first week of August is National Clown Week? If you have coulrophobia (a fear of clowns), that probably isn’t welcome news. Nobody knows how many people suffer from coulrophobia, but a quick search on the Internet pulls up over 355,000 links to articles and mentions of this phobia. The term ‘clown’ actually refers to someone who is a klutz or always tripping over his/her …
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