07/05: One Determined Student
Monday's Washington Post features an inspiring story about Ashley White, a recent graduate of Howard University in Washington, D.C. As a middle schooler, Ashley competed in the National Spelling Bee and was featured in the documentary Spellbound. By 18, though, Ashley had gone through a number of foster homes and found herself living in a homeless shelter with her newborn daughter.
The Post ran a story on Ashley in 2004; in an amazing display of community support, readers offered her financial support, jobs and mentoring. With their help, and through a series of part-time jobs of her own, Ashley was able to attend Howard, where she just graduated magna cum laude. In addition, one of those part-time jobs, at a nonprofit advocacy and support group for teen parents in the D.C. area, will now be full-time, as Ashley prepares to attend graduate school.
For more on Ashley White's remarkable story, you can visit her Web site; we at Scholarship America salute her efforts, and those of her community.
The Post ran a story on Ashley in 2004; in an amazing display of community support, readers offered her financial support, jobs and mentoring. With their help, and through a series of part-time jobs of her own, Ashley was able to attend Howard, where she just graduated magna cum laude. In addition, one of those part-time jobs, at a nonprofit advocacy and support group for teen parents in the D.C. area, will now be full-time, as Ashley prepares to attend graduate school.
For more on Ashley White's remarkable story, you can visit her Web site; we at Scholarship America salute her efforts, and those of her community.
There's been a lot of talk, lately, about the rising cost of tuition for college students and the seemingly insurmountable debt that more and more college graduates are facing. (Thankfully, Scholarship America is helping to offset the cost of tuition by making available a wide variety of scholarships through community-based Dollars for Scholars chapters and Scholarship America's national scholarship programs, so students can graduate with fewer loans rather than more.) It turns out that this year's upcoming college graduates, who may be worried about being bogged down by large student loan payments, can worry a little less. CNN.com has recently reported that 2008 college graduates can look forward to entry-level salaries that are 4 percent higher than last year's alumni, according to a recent study by the National Association of Colleges and Employers. It gets even better - hiring those who are fresh-out-of-college is predicted to increase by 8 percent.
Salary increases vary according to the discipline - those with liberal arts degrees may see increases as high as 9 percent! Check out the article to learn more and to see where your degree fits in. (We should also note that these are national averages so salaries for your discipline will vary according to what region you live in.)
Salary increases vary according to the discipline - those with liberal arts degrees may see increases as high as 9 percent! Check out the article to learn more and to see where your degree fits in. (We should also note that these are national averages so salaries for your discipline will vary according to what region you live in.)
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