Every month, eNotes will select some of the best scholarships around and post them on our blog. Check out this month's cherry-picked scholarships! When you are ready to apply, check out our tips on How to Write a Scholarship Essay. Find even more scholarships and resources here. John Lennon Scholarship Amount:$5,000-$10,00 Eligibility: Ages 17-25, major must be…
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Five Shakespeare Lines You’ll Want to (Surprisingly) Avoid This Valentine’s Day
Dusting off your Shakespeare for Valentine’s Day sounds like a great idea. The Bard’s famous words are tried and tested — they’ve been working for four hundred years. But are you sure you know what they mean? And are you sure that’s what you want to say? 1. "O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?"…
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5 Greek Love Myths and How to Apply Them to Reality
Though the Ancient Greeks didn’t celebrate Valentine’s Day, their myths are full of romance. Take a leaf out of their book this February 14th (or maybe don’t). 1. Apollo and Daphne: Don’t chase — it’ll work out better for everyone. Virtuous maiden Daphne was wandering around in the wilderness when the sun god Apollo showed…
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Celiac University: Tips for Eating Gluten-Free on Campus
Living a gluten-free life is tough enough - no fluffy, flaky pastries, no thick pizza crusts, and definitely no sandwiches. But being gluten-free (or having any other dietary restrictions) on a university campus can be a whole new level of tough. When all of your friends are hungry from studying at 1:00 am and want…
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8 Ridiculous College Classes (…that we’d totally take!)
*BEEP* *BEEP* *BEEEEEEEEP* Ah... the charming chime of your 6am alarm clock, making sure you are on your way to first period, or your 7:30am chem class (what were you thinking in scheduling that!?). Perhaps your mornings would be a little less grouchy if you were on your way to study the science of Hogwarts…
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7 Wintery Novels To Cozy Up To
eNoters! We are so close to springtime! Birds, bees, apple trees, and sunscreen. It’s almost in our reach. But when the sun comes back, we lose our (completely viable) excuse to stay in after school/work... with our fuzzy slippers & snowflake jammies, bingeing on Netflix or absorbed in a book all night. Let’s be clear: coming…
January’s Study Tip: How to Beat the Winter Quarter Blues
Winter is the cruelest of quarters. One day you're making merry and ringing in the new year, the next you're expected to have read all of your coursework and to bounce back to student life with the youth and agility of, well, a student... If you feel the winter quarter sads, try these quick tips…
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Dispatches from an eNotes Roaming Correspondent: New Adventures and Dream Jobs
When I graduated from the University of Washington, I immediately started my dream career. Was it a position of prestige and wealth, you ask? Am I rolling in Franklins? Am I some rockstar, mogul, or entrepreneur? Have I launched my humanities degree into some lucrative business venture or position of power? Nope, none of that—after…
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