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Real Life College Student Blog: King Arthur, Advanced Placement, Concurrent Enrollment and YOU

In the movie Monty Python’s Holy Grail, King Arthur of the Britons is charged with taking a sacred journey to recover one of the most revered relics of all time. He travels to distant lands, forms a band of some of the greatest knights of his era, and withstands wave after wave of ruthless taunting by the French. True to typical blogging form, I will now explain, through a vague and overextended metaphor, how an awesome parody of an Anglican myth relates to your college experience.

READ · May 18 · 2 Comments

Tags: Advanced Placement, Advanced Placement Classes, AP, AP Classes, AP Courses, CE, CE Classes, CE Courses, College Board, Concurrent Enrollment, Concurrent Enrollment Classes, Real Life College, Real Life College Student Blog, UHEAA, USHE, Utah, Utah Futures, Utah Higher Education Assistance Authority, Utah System of Higher Education, UtahFutures, Weber State University, Zach Stickney, Zachary Stickney

What if I Don’t Qualify for Federal Student Aid?

So, you (or your child) got accepted into your first and second college choices. Great! Two college to choose from! Everything seemed to be falling into place. That is, until you found out, that based on the information filled out on your FAFSA, you don’t qualify for Federal Student Aid to help you cover the cost of your higher education at either school. At this point, you may be asking yourself, “How can I ever afford a college education without Federal Student Aid?” Do you give up and consider other long term and career options? Definitely not.

READ · May 02

Tags: FAFSA, Fastweb, Federal Student Aid, Financial Aid, how to pay for college, I don't qualify for federal student aid, I don't qualify for student loans, School-Based Student Aid, Student loans, UtahFutures

2011′s Hot College Majors

Headed to college this upcoming new year without a clue as to what you want to major in? Don’t stress yourself out too much because it’s the same situation for “80% of college-bound students” according to Dr. Fritz Grupe, founder of MyMajors.com. I know that I definitely had no idea what to major in when I first applied and even when I arrived at college! To help you get out of the “undecided” category and into a major course of study that will leave you in a good position after getting your degree, here are some of the “hot” majors expected to be biggies in 2011 from WalletPop.com and the National Association of Colleges and Employers’ Job Outlook 2011 (172 employers were surveyed to learn the kind of majors they were looking to hire).

READ · Dec 30 · 1 Comment

Tags: 2011 Hot College Majors, College, College Major, Major, UHEAA, Utah, UtahFutures

One year old and growing strong!

UtahFutures.org celebrates one-year anniversary with 324,000 users SALT LAKE CITY – Utah’s free website for education and career planning, UtahFutures.org, is celebrating its one-year anniversary by soliciting success stories from its 324,000 portfolio holders. Any Utah resident can set up a portfolio and/or browse UtahFutures.org free of charge. Since its October 2009 launch, some 324,000 portfolios have been organized. ...

READ · Dec 14

Tags: anniversary, Career Planning, celebrates, Futures, Jobs for the Future, one, one year, one year anniversary, Utah, Utah Futures, UtahFutures, UtahFutures.org

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Posts tagged ‘UtahFutures’

Real Life College Student Blog: King Arthur, Advanced Placement, Concurrent Enrollment and YOU

What if I Don’t Qualify for Federal Student Aid?

2011′s Hot College Majors

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