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8 Ways to Completely Screw Up an Interview
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By: Contributor

carrieaimelire can't tell you how to get a job, but she can tell you how NOT to get one. It's less helpful, but

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category: guides | jobs | scholarships | funny things | how to | interviews | getting a job | college acceptance | interview tips | getting into college

Auntie SparkNotes: A Sick Mind
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By: kat_rosenfield

Dear Auntie,
I have a pretty serious dilemma. I'm about to be a senior in high school, and for the past 5 years I've been dealing
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category: auntie sparknotes | college applications | scholarships | application essays | secrets | mental illness | mental health

Off to University: A Sparkler's New College Series!
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By: Contributor

LadyM is back with a brand-new series about her college adventures! GET EXCITED.—Sparkitors

Hello Sparklers, and welcome to Megann: The Sequel. You might ...

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category: canada | college | family | scholarships | tuition | university | summer reading | new beginnings | leaving for college

Uh, Anyone Know How to Do Laundry in College?
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By: Contributor

Faye's off to college! And she's almost done blogging the ultimate college prep guide, THE NAKED ROOMMATE. —Sparkitors

There’s a kind of phenomenon that ...

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category: college | School | money | scholarships | laundry | freshmen 15 | panic | blogging the naked roommate

Auntie SparkNotes: Future You Can Handle Everything
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By: kat_rosenfield

Dear Auntie,
I'm going to be a senior in high school this year. I'm an overachiever, and I always work my butt off to ace every
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category: parents | auntie sparknotes | college applications | debt | scholarships | tuition

Forget Halloween and Apply for Scholarships
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By: Brandon

Scholarships, scholarship, scholarships!

Scholarships are basically the spoiled children of the financial aid family. They get all the attention, everyone likes them best, and they have ...

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category: financial aid | scholarships

Starting the Scholarship Search
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By: Brandon

A Sparkler asks:

Hi! I am a senior living in Wisconsin. I am just starting to apply to colleges and I don't even know

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category: financial aid | scholarships | scholarship engines

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