Tag: scholarships
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Palo Alto College Speech Department offers unique scholarship opportunity
By Delilah Perez Pulse Staff Reporter Most scholarships require a written essay that explains your reasoning for why you deserve someone else’s money to attend college. Palo Alto College’s Speech Department is giving students a chance to apply for scholarships by speaking, not writing. 2018 is the second year that the PAC Speech Competition will…
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PAC wins prestigious National Science Foundation grant
By Ryan Ojeda Pulse Staff Reporter Prestige, pride and inspiration will be the sensations of the students who acquire the National Science Foundation grant that Palo Alto College obtained called the S-STEM. The S-STEM, otherwise known as the Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, is a $650,000 program provided by the NSF that aids…
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Financial Aid and Scholarship tips for students
By Rodolfo Ryan Ojeda III Pulse Staff Reporter College is expensive, and everyone knows that. Not everyone has the money lying around to pay for college, so getting the funds for college through financial aid and scholarships is a necessity. Kathy Esquivel, a sophomore Nursing major at Palo Alto College, said, “You must be up…
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Scholarships expand students’ college funds
By M. Victoria Moreno Pulse staff reporter Free money is flying out the window every semester, and students are just passing it by, missing out on multiple scholarship opportunities. Plenty of resources are available for students paying their way through college, whether from local scholarships for $200 to global corporate scholarships offering $20,000 and more.…
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Scholarships benefit students at Palo Alto College
By Carla Salazar Pulse staff reporter Palo Alto College has approximately 8,000 students. Of these, 300 received scholarships for Spring 2014. Palo Alto College has a scholarship program that is available for any college student to apply. Going online onto the website, you will find an application to fill out, which offers more than 30 different…
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Students take action to reduce college debt
By Marcie Arriola Pulse staff reporter With the cost of college tuition rising, accumulating debt seems inevitable. However, the situation is not hopeless. With some planning, it is possible to minimize student debt. According to a report from the Institute for College Access & Success’ Project on Student Debt, the average debt for a student…
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Financial Aid changes affect students
By Diana Castro, Pulse staff writer Choosing a major is crucial if you want to graduate on time and if you want to save money. If you don’t have a major chosen, don’t worry. Not everyone knows when he or she starts college, but don’t wait too long as the new rules for Financial Aid…
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