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Vanderbilt Merit Awards

Aug. 11, 2010—In the past year I stumbled across a news story which reported that many American high school students expected scholarships to cover part or most of their college costs.  As a counselor, I find this mentality alarming!  While some students will receive smaller denomination scholarships from individual institutions and/or community organizations, only a fraction of...

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Service Work at Vanderbilt

Feb. 16, 2010—During high school I was president of a service organization. As a RA in college I was required to coordinate monthly service projects that the women on my floor would find engaging. Service work was a fairly regular part of life. However, when I started graduate studies I found myself repeatedly finding reasons why I...

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Greetings from the Office of Student Financial Aid and Undergraduate Scholarships

Dec. 10, 2009—I hope this entry finds you having a great holiday season! I just wanted to provide a brief update regarding processing for both merit and need-based financial assistance. Please remember, visit our financial aid website should you have any questions regarding financial assistance at Vanderbilt.  Also, you may send questions via e-mail to finaid@vanderbilt.edu. Ingram...

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Late Afternoon Scholarship Update: 2009 Ingram Scholars Announced

Feb. 20, 2009—More merit-based scholarship news out of Vanderbilt. Late this afternoon, the Ingram Scholarship Program announced the 19 newest Ingram Scholars for the incoming class of 2009.

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