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4 Ways to Make Your Scholarship Essay Stand Out
Tweet Share on Facebook January 31, 2013 CommentIt's not easy to separate your scholarship application from the crowd. After all, even if you fit the criteria to a "T," you're still likely to be one of a number of applicants with similar grades, goals, activities, and aspirations.
That's where a great application essay comes in. The essay is your best chance to make the case for why you should receive the scholarship; it helps the scholarship provider learn about the person behind the application, and gives them a much more detailed look at your school and home life.
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Explore Scholarships for Hispanic Students
Tweet Share on Facebook January 24, 2013 CommentMore than 50 million people in the United States identify as Hispanic, making the growing Latino population by far the largest minority group in the country. Though there are continued cultural, economic, and societal barriers to educational success, students of Hispanic descent have recently made significant gains.
Graduation rates among Latino students jumped 10 percentage points between 2006 and 2010, according to the National Center for Education Statistics, and the number of Latinos enrolled in postsecondary education has grown from 2.9 percent in 1972 to 16.5 percent in 2011, based on Pew Research Center analysis.
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These Distance-Learning Scholarships Bring Your Online Degree Closer
Tweet Share on Facebook January 17, 2013 CommentEvery year, an increasing number of students pursue some or all of their college education online.
Whether it's at online-only schools or through distance-learning programs from traditional colleges, these Web-based programs offer a wide array of options and a ton of flexibility—especially for part-time, returning, and nontraditional students.
If they're from properly accredited institutions, online credits can help you earn your general requirements faster, and if you're looking for a mid-career change, you can pursue a new degree during one or two nights a week. Fortunately, the increasing presence of online degrees also means an increase in scholarships geared specifically toward online students.
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Scholarships for Animal Lovers Abound
Tweet Share on Facebook January 10, 2013 CommentIf you, like Dr. Doolittle, have always loved to "talk to the animals," and you want to turn that love for animals into a lifelong career, your heart may be set on becoming a veterinarian. Of course, going to vet school takes a lot of hard work and determination, not to mention a lot of money. The last thing you want while you're cramming for a test on the endocrine systems of birds is to worry about how you're going to pay for the next several years of school.
Thankfully, scholarships for aspiring veterinarians can help offset the cost of vet school, so you can worry about getting Fido back on his feet again—and not your mounting student loan debt.
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5 Simple Steps to Get Organized for Scholarship Season
Tweet Share on Facebook January 3, 2013 CommentThe day after Christmas, stores suddenly have row upon row of storage solutions, organizers, and cleaning products displayed—and they're probably on sale to boot. That's because January is a great time to get organized. A new year is a fresh start, so why not take this opportunity to put a little organization around your scholarship research?
