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NerdScholar’s Favorite Entrepreneurship Degree Programs

May 9, 2013

According to the Kauffman Foundation, two-thirds of colleges and universities in the US now offer a course in entrepreneurship. Despite the growth in popularity, entrepreneurship as a field is still considered “mostly on the fringes of [...]

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Students Would Save Up To $2,300 Under President Obama’s Proposed Student Loan Reform

April 23, 2013

Summary: On July 1st 2013, legislation set to keep subsidized Stafford student loan rates at 3.4% is set to expire, reverting rates back to the original rate of 6.8%.  President Obama’s proposed 2014 budget would tie [...]

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NerdScholar Launches FAFSA Guide For Dependency Overrides and Special Circumstances

April 15, 2013

Just in time for those looking to make the June 30 FAFSA federal deadline, NerdScholar has launched a FAFSA Guide for students with special family circumstances and dependency overrides. Although nontraditional families are becoming the [...]

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Financial Literacy Events on Campus – NerdScholar’s Favorites

April 1, 2013

April is National Financial Literacy Month, and many universities across the nation are celebrating it with on-campus events, resources, and workshops.   Financial literacy critically affects students, who are at an important juncture of their lives [...]

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Equal Pay for Women: Women Still Trailing Behind Despite Higher Education

March 26, 2013

NerdScholar compared the top ten best jobs for equal pay and ten worst jobs for equal pay. Between the two groups, the jobs with the worst pay were where women earned 66 cents for every dollar [...]

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JOIN TWITTER TOWN HALL ON FINANCIAL AID, WIN $1,000 NerdScholar Scholarship!

March 20, 2013

NerdScholar and the Advise TX College Advising Corps (a partner program of the National College Advising Corps), host twitter town hall to talk about scholarships, college decisions, financial aid and award a $1,000 scholarship! Have [...]

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March Madness: The Value of NCAA Basketball Scholarships

March 14, 2013

March Madness officially begins next week, and between all the excitement and suspense, victories and defeats, you can expect to see one thing: inspiring commercials, courtesy of the NCAA, celebrating the “student-athlete.” Even if the [...]

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Where did Tech Leaders Go to College?

February 28, 2013

Were today’s Tech Titans always computer nerds? Where did they go to college and what did they study? Earlier this week, Code.org, a non-profit dedicated to expanding computer programming education, launched a short video featuring [...]

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What is my FAFSA Student Aid Report and EFC?

February 27, 2013

You’re almost there. You’ve submitted college applications and the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Now you’re waiting to hear from admissions committees, thinking about graduation, and starting to make plans for your last [...]

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Tax Prep Advice for Students

February 21, 2013

TurboTax and H&R Block have advertisements everywhere this time of year, and that means one thing: tax season is here. But what does this mean if you’re a student? Do you have to file taxes? [...]

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