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Does money = better chance for higher education?

Posted by shiite on Friday, July 23, 2010, In : school

So, somewhat randomly, I wanted to investigate the "diversity" of Purdue. I came across this website: http://www.purdue.edu/datadigest/pages/students/stu_int_country.htm , which lists the number of international students from each country. Not surprisingly, China (24.2% of all international students), India (22.9% of all international students), and "Republic of Korea" (13.9% of all international students) lead the way for international students' backgrounds. [If you're wondering, Taiwan (4...
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Apparently I'm done with college...

Posted by shiite on Saturday, May 8, 2010, In : school

I just had my final Final of college the other day and I'm not quite sure whether I'm sad or excited to be over and done with college. This semester went by so fast (!) and hopefully before I know it I'll be off in another continent, serving in the Peace Corps for 27 months. I am supposed to hear back by "early May" regarding my placement, so I'm hoping I'll hear back this week. Serving in the Peace Corps has been a "dream" of mine ever since I became "such-a-fuckin'-hipster" (some would say ...
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Llah y3awn, salaam 3laykum! I am serving as a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer in the Eastern High Atlas region of Morocco from March 2011 - May 2013, inshallah... Please subscribe by email below if you would like to follow along on the whirlwind of adventure, challenge and humor that awaits!