Thursday, October 25, 2012
Our panel of experts are waiting in the comments to offer advice to help high school students and parents prepare for college.
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Monday, October 22, 2012
Patch is looking for experts who can share their advice to help high school students and parents prepare for college.
We want to find the answers to all your questions about preparing for college this week, but we need a little help. In the latest edition of "Ask the Patch Pro" we need local experts who can answer readers' questions and offer advice about preparing for the ACTs, applying for loans or scholarships and any otherinformation college-bound students and parents may have. If you consider yourself an expert and can answer these questions and more, let us know two ways. One: You can leave a comment on this post. Two: You can send an email to jordan.lanham@patch.com. We need experts to answer questions on Thursday, Oct. 25. Curious as to what we are looking for? Take a look at some of our previous Patch Pro posts: So what do you say, who wants to…
Friday, August 24, 2012
The St. Louis Sports Commission's Young Professionals Group recently awarded $7,500 in scholarships to three local students.
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Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Courtnie Henson has garnered five scholarships to assist her in attending Spelman College in the fall.
Courtnie Henson, a 2011 graduate of Marquette High School, was an active member of her high school community and is involved in the arts. She is also a community volunteer who recruited her peers and developed a mentoring project for youth in need. Her work in the community was honored with a $2,000 AXA Achievements Community Scholarship. The award was presented at reception at AXA Advisors’ St. Louis Branch June 8. AXA Advisors is a subsidiary of Equitable Life Insurance and provides more than $1.3 million in scholarships annually. In addition to the Achievements Community Scholarship, Henson received scholarships from Education Research of America, Charter Communications, Alpha Kappa Alpha and an award from student council. “College is …
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Jeff Buckman
2:47 pm on Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Depending on the type of degree you want to pursue, most local four-year colleges have online classes or a School of Professional Studies (for those non-traditional students). I second Ms. Abellard's statement about community college. It's a great way to get the basic courses completed at a great price. Financial aid (loans) are available, but you would need to file the FAFSA to see which one(s) … more ›