Congratulations high schoolers! Another school year is over and summer has just begun! While we're certain that you're all out to have a good time and unwind, the summer is also an opportune time to start thinking about next steps, and it's likely that a good number of your summer vacations revolve around touring college campuses.…
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eNotes Student of Change: Emily Thomas, The Social Media Do-Gooder
"At 24 years old having 61,000 followers on Twitter, people always ask me if there’s something profound I did to make that happen and my answer is always no. I just showed people that I cared." - Emily Thomas In our new blog series, we're interviewing students and recent graduates who have taken their studies…
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The High Cost of College
How to decide whether a four-year degree is right for you. In a post from May last year we pondered the question, should everyone go to college? And what might still be surprising to some, the answer was a resounding no. As eNotes editor and college professor Jamie described it then, I believe anyone who wants…
“Mediocris Scholaris”: The Average Student Scholarship Contest
Whether you're preparing to attend college or you're already there, you'll probably have figured out by now that applying for scholarships to fulfill that expensive education is almost as difficult and as time consuming as attaining the degree itself. With the massive amount of competition out there, you might feel you have about the same…
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