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This Week 7’s (12.14 – 12.31) Affirmation: Mindfulness – I will reach for mindfulness each day.
Date – 12.26.17
B-Book 44: Do the Work by Steven Pressfield
The key message in this book: Often we stop dead in our tracks …

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For the poor in the Ivy League, a full ride isn’t always what they imagined

Submitted by on May 17, 2016 – 12:31 pm No Comment

Money pressures lead many to scrimp on textbooks, meals and other expenses.

To reach the Ivy League after growing up poor seems like hitting the jackpot. Students get a world-class education from schools that promise to meet full financial needs without making them take out loans. But the reality of a full ride isn’t always what they had dreamed it would be.

Source: For the poor in the Ivy League, a full ride isn’t always what …
My Comments: Really troubling. No one should go hungry at these rich schools.

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