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Common App sense: Handle your college applications like a pro
If you’re applying to college this year, chances are you’re using the Common App, a single college application that allows you to apply to...-
‘I liked figuring out the puzzle’
Army National Guard veteran Troy Taylor found a career that combines his love for problem solving with his love for making people smile. Troy...
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What the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ means for graduate borrowers – and how we can help
If you’ve gone to college in the last two decades, you’ve probably gotten used to one constant: Federal loans have been the backbone of how...
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First generation college students inspire and teach us
November 8 is First Generation College Student Day, a day to celebrate the accomplishments of students who were first in their family to attend...
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Direct Admissions: What’s all the buzz about?
Let’s be direct: Applying to college can be stressful and complicated, and the waiting game that goes with it can feel...
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Community service is crucial for this scholarship recipient
As a child, Elizabeth Hastings was a cyclone of goodwill spinning around her hometown of Grantham: picking up trash along the road with her...
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Common App sense: Handle your college applications like a pro
If you’re applying to college this year, chances are you’re using the Common App, a single college application that allows you to apply to...
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Scholarship will support a dream of helping and healing
Every child has to learn the difficult act of sharing. Abigail Ndung’u learned it more thoroughly than many. The daughter of Kenyan immigrants,...
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Scholarship recipient aims to be everyone’s favorite dentist
Olivia Annunziata Blaisdell couldn’t quite believe it when her friends told her they hated going to the dentist. She was a stranger to needles...
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So you didn’t go back to school: Now what?
Back-to-school season is a big deal in our culture. Who hasn’t stood on their front steps grinning for the camera in their first-day-of-school...