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Being a First-Generation College Student Made Me a Feminist

BestColleges

They offered me a generous academic scholarship. I made the dean's list for the first time and remained on the dean's list until I graduated in 2008. Though I began my undergraduate career studying psychology, I ended up graduating as a creative writing major with a minor in women and gender studies (WGS).

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Is There an HBCU in New York?

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Predominantly Black Institutions in New York PBIs were incorporated into the Higher Education Act in 2008. These reps provide scholarship information and other college resources you may find useful. Degree-seekers can also apply for scholarships and awards administered by the NAACP.

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Medical Schools in New York: How to Get In (2024)

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

IS) Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell 8 (68 [tie]) Hempstead MD 2008 $64,215 IS $64,215 OOS 3.86 NYMC emphasizes a humanistic, inclusive approach, which is reflected both in students’ early exposure to community-based primary care and in the school’s history of admitting women and racial minorities as far back as the 1860s.

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The Conrad Challenge: Inspiring Innovative Solutions for Global Challenges

AdmissionSight

Founded in 2008 by Nancy Conrad, the widow of Apollo 12 astronaut Pete Conrad, the challenge aims to carry forward his legacy of innovation and exploration by fostering the next generation of problem solvers and leaders. To foster the next generation of world-changing young entrepreneurs, the Conrad Foundation was established in 2008.

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MIT, Diamonds in the Rough, and the Testing Culture Wars

The Thoughtful College Search

Test score cutoffs for institutional scholarship consideration or for National Merit Scholarship eligibility (even though the College Board is a National Merit partner) are inappropriate uses of testing. Consider test scores in context. Then there is the impact of test preparation.

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The One Thing We Can Be Certain Of Is Continued Uncertainty

Admissions Village

It’s worth noting that nine states - California (1996), Washington (1998), Florida (1999), Michigan (2006), Nebraska (2008), Arizona (2010), New Hampshire (2012), Oklahoma (2012), and Idaho (2020) – already had bans on affirmative action in place. There is a lot of uncertainty about what will happen to race-based scholarships.

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Where Did Pete Buttigieg Go to College?

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After graduating from Harvard, Buttigieg attended the University of Oxford on a Rhodes scholarship, pursuing a bachelor's degree in philosophy, politics, and economics. After this, he headed to Oxford University to study philosophy, politics, and economics on the Rhodes scholarship. In 2009, Buttigieg enlisted in the U.S.