Archive for the 'Education Funding News' Category

Speaking at 4 months, bachelor’s at 10 years, Doctor by 17: Amazing Child Prodigies

Friday, December 21st, 2007

Alia Sabur is a well known American child prodigy. Born in February of 1989, Alia was one of the youngest people to ever enter college. She attended SUNY Stony Brook at 10 years old, and graduated summa-cum-laude at age 14. She had also received a black belt in Tae Kwon Do at the young age [...]

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Gift Guide for College Students: Broke Student Gift Giving Ideas

Friday, December 21st, 2007

Holidays can be stressful times for broke college students that feel the pressure of giving gifts to a long list of friends and family.  However, there are so many thoughtful ways to show someone how much you appreciate them without dropping a ton of cash.  Here’s a few gift ideas for the broke college student.
 
Scrapbook [...]

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Gift Guide for College Students: Top 5 Gifts for Any College Student

Friday, December 21st, 2007

Having a tough time coming up with great gift ideas for the college student in your life? Here are some great ‘college student approved’ gift ideas that make the perfect gift for any student!
 
The Deluxe Mini Fridge with Digital Thermostat
Having a stockpile of caffeinated drinks on hand is essential for the busy college student. Highly [...]

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Gift Guide for College Students: 5 Creative Gifts for Arts and Design Majors

Wednesday, December 19th, 2007

If you’ve been stumped about what to get your artistic-type college student for the holidays, here are a 5 great gift ideas that are sure to be well-received by the creative and artistic college student on your list:
 
The Artist’s Way Book and Workbook
Artists are rare and unique individuals living in a world of critics and [...]

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Gift Guide for College Students: Top 5 Gifts for Business Majors

Wednesday, December 19th, 2007

 
Getting Things DoneThe Book that started a revolution… Groupies of David Allen’s book ‘Getting Things Done’ have even given his style of productivity an acronym, GTD. GTD is everywhere – from blogs to boardrooms. If your business major college student doesn’t have a copy, this is certainly a gift that will be well [...]

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Gift Guide for College Students: 5 Greatest Geek Gifts

Wednesday, December 19th, 2007

Forget the socks and underwear, today’s tech-savvy college students want gifts that fit their lifestyle and look cool.
 
The “No, I Will Not Fix Your Computer” T-Shirt
It
seems that relatives feel that one of the many benefits of students
coming home for the holidays is a chance to fix up all of the things
that have gone wrong with [...]

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A Little Known Way to Pay for Graduate School

Wednesday, December 19th, 2007

Did you know that in July of 2006 PLUS (Parent Loan for Undergraduate Students) loans, became available to graduate students to pay for their education?  Many people don’t!  In the past, there were limited choices for funding graduate school.  If grad students didn’t qualify for the full amount to pay for their education with Federal [...]

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