Tag: scholarships

March 16, 2025 Off

Beyond Debt: Smart Strategies for Funding Your Advanced Degree

By The Admiral Staff

Pursuing a graduate degree can significantly increase earning potential, but it often comes with substantial debt. The article outlines seven strategies to minimize student loan debt while earning an advanced degree: seeking employer tuition assistance, applying for federal and state grants and scholarships (including specific programs like TEACH and Pell), exploring institutional scholarships and fellowships, securing a graduate assistantship (teaching, research, or administrative), investigating professional organization funding, utilizing federal student loans cautiously, and considering private loans only after graduation for potential refinancing.

January 18, 2023 Off

Beyond Right Privilege: Finding Strength and Support for Left-Handers

By The Admiral Staff

The article discusses the challenges faced by left-handed individuals, drawing from the author’s personal experiences growing up with a left-handed mother. It highlights the existence of the Left-Handers Club and its website, LeftHandedChildren.org, which provides resources for parents, teachers, and left-handed children. The club also offers products to address common inconveniences and a scholarship for left-handed students attending college in Pennsylvania, along with a free “Backwards Calendar” designed to prevent