Scholarship Media

I’m not particularly tech-savvy, but I do spend a lot of time on the internet. I think everyone does, these days. But it freaks me out a little bit that I’m always on the internet and always giving out my personal information--my name, my credit card information, etc. I don’t like that when other people use my computer, my browser suggests the sites I visit. And I worry about hackers and viruses and other dangers getting into my computer and into my files. How can I be safer on the internet?

When I look at the richest people in the country, I see one thing that they all have in common: they make a lot of money off of their investments. I’m a big believer in hard work, don’t get me wrong, but it seems to me that the best way to get really rich is to invest wisely.

When I’m home on break or a long weekend and working on stuff for school, my family seems impressed by how much we do online these days. My parents are a bit older, and while they’re good with computers, they say they didn’t do nearly so much on them in college as we do now. And my grandfather, a retired college professor, is totally blown away.

Where the heck did Bitcoin come from? I had never heard of it, and then suddenly it was everywhere. I read about it going through the roof and then crashing down again--and then going back up again, of course. It seems really exciting, and I don’t want to miss the boat on some huge investment opportunity, but I am a little concerned that I don’t understand it well enough to invest wisely. Can the experts tell me a little bit about how Bitcoin works, and whether or not it’s a good idea to invest in it right now?

I have a girlfriend here at school that I really love. She’s amazing in so many ways. She’s nearly flawless--but she’s not completely flawless.

I’m planning a trip with some friends, and I think it’s kind of amazing how much it can be done (or even has to be done) online. I grew up with the internet, of course, but I have to think that this must be weird to people like my parents, who must remember calling to make reservations and stuff. I’m curious about this change and what it has really meant to travel and the tourism industry. What can the experts tell me about the way travel and tech have become intertwined?

My grandmother passed away a few days ago. She had been on the fringe with a terminal illness for months. The best we could do was ease her pain and spend as much time with her as possible. That she was able to enjoy the holidays with us by her side was truly a gift and a blessing.

I’m a native Californian whose childhood international travels took me to some of the farthest corners of the world. My dad has been an environmentalist and geological researcher most of his life. That career choice rubbed off on me and now I’m the studying environmental science myself. As a freshman, I don’t have too much academic experience under my belt yet, but I definitely know more than your average young adult, given how much exposure to the sciences I had growing up.

I’ve been in and out of doctors’ offices a lot lately, thanks to some ongoing health issues that I won’t go into. I’ve been really frustrated with the results I’ve been seeing, and I’ve pointed out to one of my doctors that I really don’t feel he’s been helping. He came back at me with some criticism of my diet and lifestyle, as if me being sick was my fault (I know some diseases can be caused by bad habits, but my condition is not one of them). I’m upset with the relationship I have with my doctor right now, and I’m even thinking about suing. Where is the line when it comes to malpractice? If I am not getting better, isn’t my doctor responsible?