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College is expensive, and tuition rates are rising year by year. Lots of students turn to academic or sports-based scholarships to help cover the cost, and over the past few years, some students are even getting scholarships through online gaming. It’s no surprise that the rapidly growing videogame space is making its way into academic

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Chances are up to know you’ve only interviewed for service or retail industry jobs that you’ve gotten right on the spot. Or your mom used some pretty sketchy nepotism to secure you that receptionist gig one summer — shhh, no one has to know. But now it’s onto the real world — making connections, interviewing

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Liberal arts is a common college major, but it sounds majorly confusing to many people. It isn’t very specific as most majors are, so plenty of incoming freshmen choose to lean towards liberal arts when they are not sure which direction they want to take career-wise. Many feel it will be a stepping stone and

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By Rachel Hall If you have kids or are planning to have kids, it’s likely that generations above you or even your peers have mentioned the looming “college fund” that we are supposed to have for our children, both born and unborn. And yes, if you come from a family with immense wealth, then perhaps

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College is a pretty stressful time — different from high school, but still hard to deal with. They’re basically your first steps to living by yourself. From being tempted to order in every night and textbooks that cost way more than they should, college can also be a money blackhole. If you don’t have a

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Graduation season is upon us and young adults have spent their formative years learning, growing, and striving to reach their dreams. The world is at their fingertips and opportunity awaits. There will be struggles and triumphs, valleys and peaks, and lots of time spent in-between. Graduation, while the end of one era, is the start

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I’ve always wanted to be independent from my parents ever since high school. I admit I got a late start, but I’m slowly transitioning from college to an apartment where I take care of myself. It can be scary though — what does “utilities” even entail — especially for someone like me who needs to

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A major thing I regret from my childhood is not asking my parents more about my college fund. They were secretive people — never liked to discuss finances with their children. But when I got to college, it turns out they didn’t have enough. Not only did I feel betrayed, but also insecure about my

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I recently had the pleasure to interview the Founder and CEO of Ignite Mind and Body Supplements, University of Massachusetts Amherst college senior (yes, you read that right), Jake Bernstein, who hails from Long Island, NY. Ignite Power Packs are tasty chocolate powder supplements that provide a constant flow of steady energy, aid with focus

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Students are using their financial loans for more than class courses and books

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