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Monday, March 25, 2013

New Scholarships!



This $500.00 scholarship is for students between 18-25. Deadline: Sept. 30, 2013.

The following link from Nora Hinsley provides info on many types of scholarships:
http://ccctransfer.org/resources/scholarship-links

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Thursday, March 14, 2013

GPA Questions Answered

by Kelli Turpin

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This blog post is in response to an anonymous comment on the blog a few days ago regarding GPA.  I’ve edited the questions a bit and answered them a little more fully than the commenter probably thought I would. 
Let’s start at the beginning.  GPA stands for Grade Point Average.   Your GPA tells anyone looking at your transcript how good your grades are.  (You’ll notice I didn’t say “how good a student/person/employee you are.  Your grades are a direct reflection of how well you absorb and remember specific information, not necessarily how much you know and definitely not how smart you are.) 
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