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NerdScholar’s Favorite University Veteran Support Programs

May 22, 2013

About 250,000 men and women leave the military each year after honorably serving our country and face the challenging task of transitioning from the war-zone into civilian life. Many take advantage of the G.I. Bill, [...]

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Earth Day 2013

April 22, 2013

Earth Day is a day marked to celebrate all the health and wellness of our planet.  Each year our ecosystem provides us with thousands tons of raw materials, vegetables and resources for us to survive.  [...]

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Equal Pay Day: 10 Powerful Women Lessons from Leslie Knope

April 2, 2013

Parks and Rec’s Leslie Knope knows a thing or two about being a woman trailblazer. She is a public figure, has role models, ambitions, and picks her career over men. And most importantly, she is [...]

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The Best April Fool’s Day Pranks

April 1, 2013

Sweet Tooth Switcheroo This is the perfect prank to play on your friend with a sweet tooth.  The prankster needs to purchase the supplies to make caramel apples, but instead of apples, purchase onions.  Once [...]

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College Rivalry Pranks to Remember on April Fool’s Day

April 1, 2013

College rivalries give pranks so much more meaning. Students display their ingenuity and creativity as they represent their schools–from stealing cannons to fooling the fans of a rival team to say they suck. On this [...]

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March Madness Party Ideas

March 25, 2013

Spring is finally here, and of course March Madness comes along with it every year! If you’re a basketball fanatic, perhaps you want to throw a party to enjoy the games with the gang. But [...]

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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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Cheap Ideas for Spring Break

March 4, 2013

This article was written by Nishita Shetty for NerdScholar. Spring break can be the ideal time to get away from a hectic college semester—and hey, everyone deserves a break. Enjoying your spring holidays don’t need [...]

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March Madness: Top College Rivalries

February 25, 2013

March Madness is right around the corner. With it comes Selection Sunday, bracket contests, Cinderella upsets, and the Final Four. But it doesn’t always produce the best rivalry matchups, and that got us thinking:  what [...]

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Where Should You Move After Graduation?

February 25, 2013

Class of 2013, the world is your oyster!  That oyster is large and intimidating, however, and between the job applications, form-letter rejections and the prospect of living more than ten minutes away from your friends, [...]

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