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Scholarships For Students With PTSD

By College Raptor StaffLast updated on December 22, 2022
PTSD can be a debilitating condition, affecting individuals in many different ways. Recognizing this, many organizations and colleges also offer scholarships to students with PTSD. Ultimately, these organizations and colleges want to help them overcome their financial constraints and rebuild their lives. These organizations have scholarships for students with PTSD to help them achieve their …
It's a myth that students who pick practical majors get a job immediately after college.
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Myths About “Practical Majors”

By College Raptor StaffLast updated on December 22, 2022
It’s a long-standing myth that students who choose ‘practical majors’ such as business, finance, engineering, accounting, or biology, have a better chance of snagging a job immediately after they graduate. At first thought, it seems very plausible but on second thought, there are a lot of flaws to this reasoning. Hire Rates While certain STEM …
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Pros And Cons Of Being A Tutor

By College Raptor StaffLast updated on December 22, 2022
Becoming a tutor is a great way to earn some extra part time cash as a college student. In addition to being a satisfying part time job, it can be lucrative and offers considerable flexibility. You could tutor fellow college students, local high schoolers, or even middle schoolers too. But along with the positives, there …
Robotics is one of the new majors in college!
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5 More New and Emerging College Majors

By College Raptor StaffLast updated on December 22, 2022
Social Media, Nanotechnology, Game Design / Development / Programming / Writing, Computer Security and Popular Culture Studies made it to our first post about new and emerging college majors. Here are 5 more that are new and emerging college majors that hold tremendous potential. Data Science Data scientists extract insights from large data sets and use …
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Scholarships for Girl Scouts

By College Raptor StaffLast updated on March 3, 2025
Many colleges and universities across the United States go out of their way to offer scholarships specifically to Girl Scout Gold Award winners. Are you a Girl Scout? More specifically, did you earn the Girl Scout Gold Award for a special achievement? Then you should use this opportunity to get free money towards your college …
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3 Special Tours You Can Request on College Visits

By College Raptor StaffLast updated on December 22, 2022
During a typical college visit, a tour guide takes the group of visiting students and their families around the campus and shows them the various facilities that the college offers. These tours are generally held on fixed dates and the tour guide is usually a faculty member or a current undergrad student. In addition to …

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