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It wasn't easy. I remember that. I was the third kid with two more behind me. Neither of my folks went to college, but we all worked together and found a mix of Pell grants, part time jobs, tuition discounts, and student loans. Financial literacy is a theme I present to the students. .
Today it is quite common to see business schools collaborate with non profit organizations like StringWizards. The trend in college recruiting is to accept digital attachments and with less emphasis on GPA or SAT numbers as the premier predictor for student success. The button below will take you to one such video in the making. It should open in a new window. When it finishes use your browser to come back.