Posted in Education | October 10, 2023
Written by Susan Shiroma, Business Librarian, Central Library
Scholarships provide access to education, resources, and valuable networks for inspirational people who need financial support with college expenses. Finding one or more scholarships to fund your education is a…
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Posted in Teens | October 26, 2022
One of the most daunting aspects of applying to college is the sheer number of essays you have to write.
What do I mean? Say you’re applying to 8-10 schools. Each has anywhere from 1-5 or more supplemental essays. Quick math tells us that’s between 8-50 college essay prompts to…
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Posted in Teens | November 10, 2021
For the next in our College Readiness series, Amber Peters, aka Mizz P, a college and career strategist and workshop leader, shares information on finding college scholarships.
She suggests starting your scholarship quest with search engines like Fastweb.com and Scholarships.…
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Posted in Teens | October 13, 2021
As we continue our fall College Readiness series, Dr. P – Dominque Padurano, Ph.D, founder and president of Crimson Coaching – offers some tips on writing a great college application essay and why the essay matters so much. Dr. P writes:
“For decades each fall, millions of…
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Posted in General | September 15, 2021
Queens Public Library’s College Readiness program provides workshops and webinars to help teens and their parents made decisions as they prepare for applying for college. As the school year begins, teens may be thinking about their future beyond high school. In this blog post,…
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