Kahn Academy: Free World Class Education

So school's in session, and you are probably running really hard trying to keep up with your assignments, and its so important to stay several steps ahead.   If you feel you may need some help, like a tutor, consider logging into the Kahn Academy site where you will have access to many tutorials.   Kahn Academy was founded by Sal Kahn with both MIT and Harvard

Student Loan Debt Hampering Your Start Up Business Desires?

So, you graduated college, haven't been able to find a job, you have a few ideas to start a business, but at the back of your mind you are probably thinking that there is no way you can make your student loan payments and undergo the uncertainty of a start-up, well consider the income-based repayment (IBR) programs that exist for federal student loans.   Under this program graduates with lower incomes or families are required to make loan repayments on a sliding scale.  See what your repayment amount might be with this IBR calculator.   Learn more about the program here.   Read Sean Greene's piece on Student Start-Up Plans.

Xerox Technical Minority Scholarship 2012-2013 - deadline 9/30/2012

If you can act fast you may consider applying for the Xerox Technical Minority Scholarship, the deadline is September 30th, 2012 and in addition to personal information, information from your institution is required:

• Cumulative GPA
• Estimated cost for tuition, books, and other tuition-related expenses for the 2012-2013 school year
• Name and amount of scholarships and grants that the student is receiving or anticipates receiving for the 2012-2013 school year.
• Total of scholarship and or grants for the school year
• Tuition balance for the school year taking into consideration any scholarship and grant funds.
• Name and address of the school official to which the scholarship check should be mailed.  PO Boxes will not be accepted.
• Your full-time enrollment must be verified, and the application must be stamped and sealed by your institution.

You can find the application form here.  Please read the instructions carefully.  Good luck.

To read more about Xerox Student Careers, visit their website here.