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53 Legacy Student Scholarships or One More Reason to Consider Your Parents’ Alma Mater

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

There are a few perks to applying to the same college as your parents: you can break out their old college sweatshirt for that cool vintage look, you might have special consideration given to your college application, and you might even be able to qualify for a special legacy student scholarship!

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The only “catch” is that you usually need to be a new incoming freshman and new student – but most colleges don’t seem to care if you are an in-state or out of state student as long as you fit their legacy student requirements. Legacy status could mean that your parent, step-parent, grandparent, great-great grandparent, or even your aunt or uncle graduated from your prospective college: each award is different!

Some, like the award at Purdue University, require a legacy student college hopeful to describe how their grandparent’s Purdue University experience influenced their decision to apply to Purdue while others just require you to put a “check” in the alumni box on your college application!

Many will take a look at your standardized test scores and also your community involvement. Of course, your GPA is usually a factor: some even weigh the number of family members that attended the school in relation to other applicants. In case it hasn’t sunk in quite yet: even legacy scholarships are competitive!

We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: there really are scholarships to fit any student! From the more unusual college scholarships to academic merit scholarships to scholarships based on your interests or community involvement, your scholarship search can make for an affordable college experience after all no matter where you go — all you have to do is find them!

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Purdue University’s Bug Bowl: Creepy, Crawly Fun!

Tuesday, April 6th, 2010

Those college cafeteria horror stories must be true, just take a look at what’s on the menu at Purdue University: teriyaki meal worms, caterpillar crunch, and, for those with a sweet tooth — chocolate covered crickets on a stick and chocolate chirpy cookies. We’re only kidding – it’s all part of the fun at the Bug Bowl, a part of Purdue University’s annual Spring Fest.

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Colleges and universities usually have their own fun and unique traditions – and we have to say that the Bug Bowl is definitely original to Purdue! It all started twenty years ago in Dr. Tom Turpin’s Entomology 105 class. We went straight to the source. Dr. Turpin shared, “It was supposed to be an opportunity to see how fast cockroaches could run. A twist of fate intervened.”

“A radio guy came into my office to get the latest corn rootworm insecticide recommendations (I am a corn entomologist) and spied the marked cockroaches and asked what was going on. He went back to the radio station and announced that they were having cockroach races at Purdue tonight and invited the listeners to drop in. So to our surprise some 150 community members showed up.”

A year later it turned into a community friendly event with an “official” racetrack, the RoachHill Downs, and names for the racing cockroaches like “Fluttering Antennae” and “Seattle Sewer.” Insect displays, honey tasting, the caterpillar canter (a six legged race – how fun is that!), and insects as food demonstrations rounded out the event – and lured in 1300 people.

The Purdue Bug Bowl joined with the Department of Horticulture’s Hort Show and has since incorporated many other college departments, merging into what is now known as Spring Fest! Today, the Bug Bowl draws in 30,000 people – and has a host of activities: cricket spitting, robotic beetle battles, an insect petting zoo (haven’t you always wanted to hold an anthropod?), The Insect Follies, and street puppets.

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If insects are your “thing,” The Bug Bowl at Spring Fest sounds like a good time – and a great way — to check out Purdue University’s Entomology program, one of the few colleges that even offer an Entomology degree — and possibly grab something squirming yummy to snack on.

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Zombies Overtake College Campus

Thursday, April 1st, 2010

College isn’t all fun and games…except when it is! The arrival of Spring on many college campuses isn’t just about the dreaded final exam and Spring Break – it also means Zombies! Yes, we mean zombies: brain eating, fast moving, zombies – and Nerf gun carrying, bandana-wearing human counterparts.

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Humans versus Zombies or Zombies versus Humans, has one simple goal – outlast your opponent! Zombies have a specified pre-determined life span – it could be an hour, 48 hours, or an entire week, depending on your college. They can be as simple – infect as many human players as possible – or as complex, (plots, missions, scavenger hunts) as game organizers decide!

Zombies turn humans into zombies by tagging them – humans, however, can defend themselves: marshmallow guns, balled up socks, or Nerf guns, which stun a zombie for an agreed upon length of time (usually 15 minutes) before it’s back to the chase! If Zombies don’t tag a player within the agreed upon time…they die (again). Whichever side ends up with the most players…wins!

Does that sound fun or what? It all started at Goucher College in 2005 and now – it’s everywhere! Ithaca College plays twice a semester, Purdue University, Penn State University also play a great game. There’s also Dakota State University and Bowling Green State University…seriously, this game is played across the country! Check out this SUNY Geneseo article from the student newspaper, The Lamron, or the University of Missouri’s Maneater about previous Zombies versus Humans games!

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Thanks to Facebook and Twitter – it’s easier than ever to find and discover a game! A University of Florida student set up a Gators Humans versus Zombies Facebook Page, there’s also the Zombie Defense Corp at the University of Central Florida and the University of Georgia Facebook Page. The University of Washington had over 550 people who confirmed their attendance to yesterday’s game via Facebook. Or you could get your zombie fill by checking out Gus on Twitter, a man trapped in the middle of a Zombie Apocalypse (really, now we’ve seen everything!).

When all else fails – keep tabs on the bulletin board at your college for upcoming events. There might be a gaming or social club at your college of choice that is responsible for organizing large scale events – so be on the lookout and find out how you can get involved. Spring or Fall – colleges are playing and, thanks to social media, you might be able to find out easier than ever.

Have you played Zombies versus Humans? Do you know of other colleges or universities who play or are getting ready to begin a new game? Do you have any tips for new players? Share them in the comments section below!

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Don’t Want to Sacrifice Quality for Cost? Eight More Inexpensive Public Universities

Tuesday, March 16th, 2010

Need more inexpensive college choices? We’ve got a few more to get you started. Of course, there are plenty more colleges with great financial aid packages and/or inexpensive tuition – but it’s a great place to start. Need more help? Use My College Guide’s handy-dandy college search form and find the college you’ve been hoping for!

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University of North Carolina Wilmington – Community oriented. A student body of 12,000 students, bachelor’s degree-seeking UNCW Seahawks can choose among 52 majors. When not hitting the books, join other UNCW community oriented students, all 4,700 of them who volunteered over 51,000 hours of service! Save some room for the 200+ student groups and events!

Indianapolis University Purdue University Indianapolis – There’s more than corn in Indiana! At IUPUI you’ve got over 10,000 class choices – and more than 200 programs awarded from either Purdue University or Indiana University. IUPUI’s 29,000 students can choose from unique degrees, like motorsports engineering, while enjoying downtown Indianapolis – and the Indy 500.

State University of New York Plattsburgh – Great day in the morning. Be close to the outdoors – and just an hour away from vacation hot-spots like Montreal, Canada and Lake Placid, Vermont! SUNY Plattsburg majors range from Expeditionary Studies (think rock and ice climbing to sea kayaking) to Foreign Languages and Literature or Military Studies.

Mississippi State University – More cowbell! The state’s largest university, MSU bulldogs enjoy a 14:1 student to faculty ratio – which means you have a chance to really get to know your professors. Just don’t be late to class, there’s no excuse — not with the 400+ clocks in The Cullis & Gladys Wade Clock Museum in the Welcome Center lobby!

Texas State University – Everything’s bigger in Texas. At least, that’s true for the large TSU student body: over 30,000 students call the 457 acre San Marcos campus “home.” There aren’t only a lot of students – there are also a lot of undergraduate degrees to choose from: 101 of them, in fact! Great news for those undecided major types!

Arizona State University – Affordable? You bet – ASU offers almost half a billion dollars in financial aid each year! What began on a twenty acre cow pasture turned teacher’s college now spans the Phoenix, Arizona area with four college campuses. Arizona State University holds more than 52,000 students!

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Oregon State University – Clean energy using treadmills? OSU students are all about “going green” – check out the Powered by Orange video series. We’re talking renewable energy, local food, and innovation. The 400 acre Oregon State University is one of only two universities in the country to hold land, sea, space, and sun grant titles (which means lots of research funding dollars flow in).

University of Central Florida – Everyday is a vacation! Okay, maybe not but with 1,400 acres making up UCF’s main campus in sunny Orlando, Florida, it might feel like it is. Check out the 225 degree programs and more than 350 student clubs and organizations — the $4.4 million of academic scholarships for new students is just a fun little bonus.

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53 Legacy Student Scholarships or One More Reason to Consider Your Parents’ Alma Mater

Purdue University’s Bug Bowl: Creepy, Crawly Fun!

Zombies Overtake College Campus

Don’t Want to Sacrifice Quality for Cost? Eight More Inexpensive Public Universities

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