"Frame My Future" Scholarship Contest 2009 Winner, Benjamin Hutto, provides tips to the 2010 Finalists
It's that time again! April 5th through May 5th (10 am Eastern Time) is the voting period for our "Frame My Future" Scholarship Contest Finalists! This means our Finalists are spreading the word about their entry to try and earn the most votes!
We announced our 24 Finalists for the 2010 scholarship on April 5th, and now it's up to the public to vote on their favorite to decide our five Scholarshi ...
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It's the end of our second annual "Frame My Future" Scholarship Contest, and compared to last year's 3,300 entries, we had over 9,000 creative submissions!
Similar to last year, a panel of judges worked to narrow down to a collection of 54 entries - representing the top .6% of all entries! Then we had a company wide vote to select our 24 Finalists. Remember Lauren's blog from last year about the company voting and selecting 24 Finalists for the "Frame My Future" Scholarship Contest 2009? Well i ...
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It's the beginning of February, and we have about a month and a half left for the "Frame My Future" Scholarship Contest 2010 entry period. It's been a great entry period so far, with over 3,850 entries to date. Students have been very creative for their chance to win one of five $1,000 scholarships, plus a possible donation to their 2010-2011 attended college or university.
Entries are coming in from all across the country, from st ...
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From Minnesota State University Bookstore
And Colorado State University Bookstore at Fort Collins
As most of us from across the country know, (from what I hear, maybe not San Diego), it's been an extremely cold and/or snowy winter to this point. From the Northeast, the Mid-Atlantic, the Midwest, the West, and surprisingly, even in states in the South, winter weather has been off the wall!
A place that's been especially arctic-like is in Min ...
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Create Holiday Wishlists
We came across this really cool site last week called Polyvore, allowing you to combine items to create your own room décor vignettes, clothing outfits for any fashion style, wedding collections, and more. It's a free, easy-to-use web-based application for mixing and matching images from anywhere on the web. You put your items together in a set, and each one links to where the item can be purchased online. That means it's perfect for putting together your h ...
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November is National Scholarship Month, and although squeezing more work into your already frantic schedule may not seem like the best cause for celebration, free money for college certainly is. So how can you celebrate National Scholarship Month?
If you haven't yet begun finding and applying for scholarships, now is the time. While it's commonly recommended that students start searching for scholarships their junior year of high school, November is a great time to begin regardless of your grade le ...
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He was sitting at an outdoor café in Europe with his tour group, wearing a cap that said, "World War II Veteran, Served with Pride," and a customer in the restaurant leaned down and put his hand on his shoulder and simply said, "Thank you."
"You know what they're referring to," recalled Herbert Rosenberg of Trumbull, CT. "It really got to you. It touched me."
Herb, and his grandson, Jordan, who recently graduated from Skidmore University and has a great interest in history, went toget ...
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So, you have artwork, or a diploma, a photo or a document that you want to frame and protect from airborne pollutants. The type of "glazing" you choose for your picture frame glass will depend on your budget, the items you are framing, and where you are hanging your pieces. Do you want a glossy shine so that something in the art stands out? Or maybe you’ll choose one that doesn't easily reflect light for a more muted look.
There are a nu ...
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The best advice I can give any parent of a college-bound teen is to start the scholarship process EARLY. Don't wait until senior year and scramble around trying to find scholarships. You and your teen will have enough on your plate at this point in the process. Start requesting applications during freshman year for scholarships you hope to apply for in later years. Pay special attention to the kind of questions that are asked of you down the road. What can you do now to help effectively answer those questio ...
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Do parents need advice on getting used to their sons and/or daughters being away at college? Some parents need no period of adjusting at all - "I never had any trouble adjusting, less work for me at home, nice and quiet too." - Susan, son, Eric goes to UConn
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I sometimes feel just like Susan. Other times, not so much.&nbs ...
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