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Your Guide to the Presidential Scholarship

By College Raptor StaffPublished on May 7, 2025
Key Takeaway Receiving the Presidential Scholarship is considered one of the highest honors a high school senior can earn. This scholarship recognizes up to 161 students across the nation who have demonstrated excellence in academics, arts, or career and technical education (CTE). Students can apply for the Presidential Scholarship by invitation only. Eligible students will …
careers & internships

Your Guide to Summer 2026 Internships by Industry

By College Raptor StaffLast updated on December 11, 2025
It’s not too early! Now is the perfect time to start researching internships for summer. A summer internship can help you fine-tune career paths, build on-the-job skills, expand your network, and even land a full-time job after graduation. You may be looking forward to working a full 40 hours a week. Perhaps you want to …
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What Qualities Define Your Success?

By College Raptor StaffLast updated on April 21, 2025
Key Takeaways Success isn’t always defined by an achievement but by the traits you consistently develop. Qualities like resilience, curiosity, integrity, persistence, empathy, self-discipline, passion, optimism, responsibility, and confidence tend to be shared by successful individuals. Whether you’re in school or pursuing your dream career, you can start setting yourself up for success by developing …
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20 Best MFA Creative Writing Programs

By College Raptor StaffLast updated on April 3, 2025
Key Takeaways Earning a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing Program will allow you to develop your skills, receive feedback, deepen your knowledge, build a community, and even gain teaching experience. There are four types of MFA programs you’ll come across when researching schools: fully funded (meaning you don’t pay anything), full-time (where you’ll …
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25+ Must-Read Books for Today’s Teens

By College Raptor StaffLast updated on January 27, 2026
The seven years you experience as a teenager are among the most fundamental, challenging, and important years of a human’s life. As a teenager, new experiences are popping up around every corner. While parents and guardians would love to guide their teens through this time in their lives and steer them through each challenge they …
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majors & industries

What To Know About Receiving an Early Childhood Education Degree

By College Raptor StaffPublished on March 28, 2025
Key Takeaways Early childhood educators focus on the emotional, cognitive, and social development of children under the age of eight. Early childhood educators often work as preschool teachers, kindergarten teachers, university professors, curriculum developers, or in administrative roles. To earn a degree in early childhood education, you’ll need to attend a two-year or four-year college. …

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