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New Tax Credit for College Parents
Boulder based Universityparent.com has recently published a great article, titled New Tax Credit Available for College Parents , which describes a new tax credit available to parents with children in college. The Article In addition to providing great...
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29 Jan 2010 8:41 PM
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Ryan Krug
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Write a Great Scholarship Essay
Hello mindfish users. I wanted to pass on some valuable insights about writing a great scholarship essay. The article is called 5 Tips for Your Scholarship Essays , and it has been provided by Elizabeth Kraus of myUsearch.com . MyUsearch.com is a great...
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21 Jan 2010 12:36 PM
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Ryan Krug
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Why don’t good grades always translate into good test scores?
Much of the resentment toward the SAT stems from the frustration that people feel when they don’t achieve scores commensurate with their grades. I believe there are two primary reasons for this disconnect. First, students don’t read enough...
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7 Jan 2010 1:30 PM
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Ryan Krug
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No one is born a good or bad test taker…. It takes practice like everything else!
I often hear people label themselves as either a “good test taker” or a “bad test taker.” While I will acknowledge that certain people react better under test conditions, I would ask that people stop using the “bad test taker”...
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7 Jan 2010 1:23 PM
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Ryan Krug
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Wake Up Admissions Officials!
I would like to take a moment and ask why colleges continue to undervalue the writing portion of the SAT. Before the SAT format change in 2005, the writing portion of the SAT was given as the SAT II Writing Test. Oddly enough, it was one of only a few...
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5 Jan 2010 2:43 PM
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Ryan Krug
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