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Not Just Looking for Straight A Students
by admin / June 10th 2011 / No Comment
You might think that scholarships seek only students with perfect SAT scores and flawless GPAs. This is not true. Many scholarships including those awarded by Discover® Card are looking beyond grades and test scores. For the Discover Card Tribute Award® Scholarship, the judges look at many factors besides grades, and test scores are not even [...]
Tips How to Scholarship For Graduate Student
by admin / May 11th 2011 / No Comment
after a few years in the working universe, many graduates find them to just can’t advance any farther for their careers without having extra qualifications and credentials. degree is so accessible these days that a Bachelor’s diploma doesn’t always bring your prestige and opportunities it once did. This is usually particularly true in large technology [...]
True Essay Scholarship Mistakes
by admin / April 10th 2011 / No Comment
Laura DiFiore, the founder of FreSch! Free Scholarship Search, has seen many mistakes. Some have prompted her to separate essays into three piles: the good, the bad and the ugly. Those essays designated as the ugly are put into a box with a tombstone drawn on it.—Gen and Kelly
Why You Need a College Degree
by admin / February 9th 2011 / No Comment
A college degree can benefit an individual in many different ways. Some of these include higher income, greater knowledge, more potential and better job opportunities. Not all of these benefits resulting from a college degree may be immediately obvious. Obviously, one of the main reasons that people want to have a college degree is because [...]
Saybrook’s Quest for Iron Chef Glory
by admin / March 29th 2010 / No Comment
This post is a bit belated, as the Iron Chef competition happened back in February. In case you don’t know, Iron Chef is a supremely absurd cooking show in which competitors freak out and produce delectable, edible, “works of art”. Iron Chef Yale is similar, except instead of master chefs competing, you have people like [...]
DJ RJ’s Picks, Spring Break edition: Gorillaz, Hot Chip, Wale, Foals, and more!
by admin / March 11th 2010 / No Comment
Its spring break! That means 1: I have time to write a lengthy post, and 2: you should have time to listen to it all. Also, this week I’m starting a “guest pick” portion to the blog—you’ll get to get a sample of what my friends from my small hometown of Los Angeles like listening [...]
The Lost Post: Calah’s Summer Adventures in Spain
by admin / March 10th 2010 / No Comment
Here’s an old post by Calah about her summer adventures in Spain, which never got posted. I recently rediscovered it and I think it’d be a shame not to share it, so here goes. Enjoy. . Hola from… Spain? It´s so bizarre to think that I am living abroad for the summer, taking classes in [...]
Volunteer for the Census!
by admin / February 23rd 2010 / No Comment
Hey Saybrook! As you may have heard, every Yalie will be required to fill out a Census form during the first week in April. Each completed Census form will bring $9,000 to New Haven over the next ten years in the form of grants to AIDS treatment, homeless shelters, food stamps, school lunches, vocational training.
Sam Tsui Birthday Surprise
by admin / February 17th 2010 / No Comment
This weekend, Marty Keil ‘12 received a special birthday surprise from his idol, YouTube celebrity Sam Tsui. Afterward, Marty described the event with just three words: “Best. Birthday. Ever.” Fortunately for us, Chloe Zale JE ‘12 was there to capture his priceless reaction on film. Enjoy