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		<title>Europe’s Top Colleges</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:27:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are thinking about getting an education in Europe you will likely be making a wise decision. Europe is considered to have some of the best colleges in the world. Rich with history, culture, and plenty of great places to visit, the continent offers many wonderful places to get a university education.
Some of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Balancing Books and Babies</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 03:27:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you have been thinking about earning a degree, but have kids and are not sure you can pull it off, give it a second thought! With a little bit of planning and a lot of will, you can earn a degree, even with kids at home.
What does it take to earn a degree while [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Choosing a College and Getting Accepted*: Admissions Requirements</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jun 2010 03:58:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Deciding whether or not to apply to a college or university depends largely on the whether or not you meet the admissions requirements, and whether or not you can submit your application documents by the school’s deadline.
After you’ve established your wish list of schools, it’s important to closely examine each of their admissions requirements and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Choosing a College and Getting Accepted*: The Gist</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 17:55:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When we think of earning an undergraduate or graduate degree, we often assume that the best school for us should be defined by how Times Higher Education, Academic Ranking of World Universities, or U.S. News and World Report rank North American colleges and universities. Sure, schools with world-renowned reputations can open many doors for their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Building and Maintaining Good Credit in the USA</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 01:33:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most important keys to good financial management is building and maintaining a good credit rating. Credit ratings are determined by credit agencies using a person&#8217;s previous payment history on things such as credit cards, car payments, and mortgage or rent payments.
One of the trickiest things about establishing a solid credit rating is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Your 5-minute guide to college costs</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 08:49:20 +0000</pubDate>
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Paying for college? It might feel like there&#8217;s a vacuum hooked up to your bank account. But these two dozen tips can ease some of the pocketbook pain.
Before you do anything else, apply for financial aid. Even if you think your family earns too much to qualify, send in the forms. Then try these tips:

Look [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Avoid Scholarship Scams</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 03:02:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s a story that college admissions officers have heard too often. Iregi Macharia*, a secondary school student from Kenya, received an official-looking email from a man who promised to find him a full scholarship to UCLA, for a modest fee. The man said that he had been given Iregi’s name by one of his teachers, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009 AfDB’s Young Professionals Program (YPP) &#8211; Deadline February 28th</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 05:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
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Thanks to my good friend Rachel for this reminder.  I hope some of you are able to take advantage before Feb. 28.
The African Development Bank is the continent&#8217;s leading development finance institution and a key development partner of its 53 Regional Member Countries. It is also a leader and partner in major sub-regional and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UK Student VISA</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:30:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You’ve been accepted by a UK university…what now? Now, you need to arrange for your UK student visa. The UK Student Visa is called an INF 5.  You will apply for the INF 5 at a British mission overseas – usually, the British embassy in your home country in Africa. In most areas, you can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interested in a University in the UK?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 05:19:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If it is your desire to study in the UK, you’re probably wondering how to achieve it.Here are a few tips from the experts. We spoke with officials from the international student office at several universities, and here’s there advice. Before you apply to a program, here are some questions to consider.
Am I qualified for [...]]]></description>
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