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There are ways to win scholarships, even if you speak Klingon or have so-so grades. The secret is to find scholarships that are right for you, then prepare and apply. With more than 50 million people using his Fastweb scholarship-matching site over the past 15 years, creator Mark Kantrowitz seems...

Whether your dream is to study philosophy or medicine, there are several liberal arts colleges where students have gone from Aristotle or lab research to some of the highest salaries in the U.S. The top 10 liberal arts colleges with the best-paid graduates are Harvey Mudd College, Colgate...

"Earn your keep" isn't a new saying, but working on an organic farm in exchange for food, travel and lodging is a modern way to do it--and gain experience in the bargain. World-Wide Opportunities for Organic Farming invites volunteers to work for one-half day in return for fresh produce and...

A college student with a large bank account might be rare, but checking accounts built specifically for students aren't uncommon. Certain student checking accounts protect the college-bound from monthly maintenance fees and over-draft charges when they begin their financial careers. Bank of...

More than 175,000 known victims of scholarship fraud exist in the U.S. -- and the Federal Trade Commission wants to stop students today before they fall victim, too. Since 1996, there have been eight federally recognized scholarship scam cases in the U.S., totaling a whopping $22 million....

Students have only a day left to file for free financial aid and the Department of Education warns students of potential scams as the time to file draws closer. Midnight June 30 (Central Daylight Time) marks the deadline to file a FAFSA, or free application for federal student aid. But the...

The Oregon attorney general's office shut down a charity that claimed to help veterans, but instead pocketed most of the money it raised, leaving behind only "meager assets, which include little more than some t-shirts, bandanas and a weed [whacker]." The four people who ran the charity, No...

Arizona Credit Union West customers, be warned: Ignore those bizarre text messages saying your account has unusual activity or has been suspended -- it's a phishing scam by text. Attorney General Terry Goddard alerted consumers Tuesday not to fall for a scam that targets Verizon, Sprint and...

The Washington state attorney general's office settled with a Pacific Northwest window company it says marketed questionable products and used aggressive tactics to make sales to reluctant buyers. Harley Exteriors of Bothell, Wash., near Seattle, advertised and sold energy-efficient windows the...

A casino-style telemarketing operation run by nine men out of a Canoga-Park, Calif. boiler room is charged with stealing $2.3 million from desperate homeowners seeking home loan modifications to prevent foreclosure. Four of nine men being accused of running the illegal business are in custody,...