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Summer of 2011 marks the end of summer semester Pell Grants

SALT LAKE CITY – Completing college coursework during the summertime has become increasingly popular as more and more students try to either register for classes they find difficult to get into during traditional fall/spring semesters or even get a jump on bringing their graduation day just a little bit closer. Students who rely on financial aid were able to...

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UtahFutures offers scores of new career and college prep tools

Now even more resources with new Learning Express Library partnership SALT LAKE CITY – When preparing for college you could spend $62 on test prep books for the SAT and ACT, $20 on a college guide book and $5 on a 12-pack of soda, or you could just relax and drink that soda while logging onto UtahFutures.org to receive...

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Study shows Utah women less likely to graduate college

(Storee Powell, Cache Valley Daily) -- While most women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints believe they should attend college, graduating from college is not ranked among their highest priorities, according to the latest findings of a study called the Utah Women and Education Project (UWEP). Raising a family was ranked as the highest priority for future...

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Get real on scholarships

(Michelle Singletary, The Washington Post) -- As the parent of a soon-to-be college student, I’m privy to a lot of conversations other parents have about their child’s chances of getting significant scholarship or grant money.

I have one word to describe many of these conversations: delusional. It’s delusion that soothes many parents who know they haven’t saved...

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