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    OSU top choice for Portland’s high achieving students

    Posted June 4th, 2009 by Blake

    Included in the feature on the front of today’s Oregonian – “Top grads have the brains but lack the bucks” — are some extraordinary statistics, uncovered by the Oregonian in its survey of”456 valedictorians and straight-A seniors at 97 metro-area public and private high schools”:
    Top college choices
    Oregon State (50)
    University of Oregon (37)
    University of Washington (22)
    George [...]

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    Rodgers Brothers to Keynote Kaleidoscope

    Posted April 16th, 2009 by Blake

    James and Jacquizz Rodgers are scheduled to open the annual Kaleidoscope of Colleges and Cultures (KCC) on Saturday, April 18th with a keynote address.
    KCC is an annual event designed to assist students, especially those in underrepresented groups including first-generation and low-income, to better understand what college, college academics and the college search process is all [...]

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    College of Liberal Arts Scholarship applications are online

    Posted February 3rd, 2009 by Blake

    I was notified that CLA now has their scholarship page online and the applications available.
    http://oregonstate.edu/cla/student_opp/scholarships
    The deadline for all applications is 5:00 p.m. Friday, April 3, 2009.
    The scholarship committee would appreciate your assistance in getting the word about the scholarships. I would be happy to answer any questions you may have.
    Thank you.
    Kathy Fultz
    Academic Advisor
    College of Liberal [...]

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    Engineering Scholarship Application now available

    Posted December 3rd, 2008 by Blake

    From the College of Engineering at OSU:
    The College of Engineering scholarship application for the 2009-2010 academic year is now available at: https://secure.engr.oregonstate.edu/scholarship/

    You are eligible to apply if you are either: (1) a current OSU COE student OR (2) a transfer student applying for Fall, 2009 professional school program admission.
    We highly encourage all current students [...]

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    International Baccalaureate conversation

    Posted October 21st, 2008 by Blake

    I came across this interesting op-ed at the Washington Post. The gist of the opinion is that most schools around the U.S. have not given IB the same consideration as the more long-standing AP exam for advanced credit while in high school.
    Jay Matthews from the Washington Post:
    American education has a tattered reputation in many [...]

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    Bridge to Success Program Covering More Students Than Anticipated

    Posted September 19th, 2008 by James

    Great news from the Gazette Times this morning. OSU’s Bridge to Success Program is covering more students than anticipated at inception.

    More students are taking advantage of Oregon State University’s “Bridge to Success” program than its creators expected. Announced last spring to begin with this fall’s term, the program was expected to cover [...]

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    Beware of Financial Aid Scams

    Posted September 16th, 2008 by James

    We try to avoid re purposing material here at the Admissions Blog. Today, we’ll make an exception for an excellent post on AdmissionsAdvice.com about Financial Aid, or more specifically, scholarship scams.

    You’re worried about paying for college, and the letter that just arrived in your mailbox sounds like an answer to those worries. It’s inviting [...]

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    Application Deadline Question–Follow Up

    Posted September 9th, 2008 by James

    We received a good question from Lisa in the comment section of our post regarding the Application for fall 2009 at OSU:
    OSU’s regular application deadline is listed as Sept. 1st on collegeboard.com and I suspect that it may be a type-o. My daughter is looking into OSU for Fall 2009. Can you [...]

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    Applying for Scholarships With OSU Colleges

    Posted September 4th, 2008 by James

    So…
    You applied for admission and completed the scholarship app. Now, you might be wondering if there are other ways for you to apply for scholarships at OSU. Thanks to our fearless web guru, Dan Crouch, here’s a list of links to scholarship applications by college.

    Ag Science
    Business
    Education
    Engineering: (For Women [...]

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    OSU alums give $1.4 million to student scholarships

    Posted August 7th, 2008 by James

    Hello, dear readers!
    Checking in with a quick story about Jim and Judith Atwood Youde who recently pledged $1.4 million dollars to support student scholarships.
    From oregonlive.com:

    CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Two graduates of Oregon State University have committed $1.4 million to the school, most for scholarships for students in business and agricultural science.
    The money [...]

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