tuition

Activism is crucial during cuts
Students should contact their governor and legislature for change
http://www.dailyevergreen.com/story/28412
Derrick Skaug
The Daily Evergreen
Published: 04/08/2009  Read More »

Gregoire forgets her voters
The governor’s surcharge is in contradiction to Obama’s offsets

Derrick Skaug
The Daily Evergreen
Published: 04/03/2009
http://www.dailyevergreen.com/story/28279  Read More »

For some reason, it feels like the world is against me.
But not just me, everyone my age trying to make something of their lives.

There are possibly the single most ridiculously incompetent people attending my school, and only a small portion are the brains that can get into a top rated college on a full ride scholarship.  Read More »

I decided to post this article in the spirit of the upcoming Blogging for Progress competition, in which an influx of students eager to come up with money for college join the site. As one of those students, I can relate and have taken some proactive and successful steps towards funding my education.  Read More »

This last week, The student government held a protest at my school. The board was voting on a 6% tuition raise. It was a huge deal; signs, shirts, speakers. I was proud of my classmates, because it was well organized, effective, peaceful, and an important issue. While we didn't win, they did decide to lower the increase from 6 to 3.7%, which made a good bit of difference.  Read More »

I cried today.

I haven’t done that in a long time – cried.

All I want is for senior year to be over, and for college to begin. But, that might not happen – at least not the way I planed it to happen.

I’m waiting on a miracle.

My miracle -- $12,000.  Read More »

I'm a new blogger so please be gentle with me.  Read More »

Don't write off those Ivy League schools as an option for you just yet...you might be waving away the best opportunity of your life! You say there's no way you'd get in? No way to pay for it? Well think again!!  Read More »