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Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Celebrates 25 Years of Empowering Exceptional Students
25th Anniversary

Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Celebrates 25 Years of Empowering Exceptional Students

LANSDOWNE, VIRGINIA (OCTOBER 30, 2025) – The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation proudly marks its 25th anniversary, celebrating a legacy of advancing educational excellence and opportunity for high-achieving students with fin...

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Why High-Achieving Community College Students Should Consider Highly Selective Colleges
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Why High-Achieving Community College Students Should Consider Highly Selective Colleges

As a high-achieving community college student with financial need, you’ve got some decisions to make. You’ve proven your academic potential. Now, it’s time to take the next big step: transferring to a four-year instit...

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Charting Her Path with Support from the Cooke Scholar Community: Mazzi Moore Reflects on Her First Semester at MIT
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Charting Her Path with Support from the Cooke…

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How To Choose Your Transfer College
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How To Choose Your Transfer College

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Cooke Alum William Tarpeh Awarded 2025 MacArthur Fellowship
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Cooke Alum William Tarpeh Awarded 2025 MacArthur Fellowship

 

Cooke Scholar Alum William Tarpeh has been announced as a 2025 MacArthur Fellow. The MacArthur Fellowship, also referred to as a “genius grant,” is a prestigious award of $800,000 presented to “extraordi...

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Understanding College Decision Types: What They Mean for You
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Understanding College Decision Types: What They Mean for…

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How to Build Your College List
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How to Build Your College List

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90 Community College Students Awarded Transfer Scholarships to Attend Four-Year Institutions
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90 Community College Students Awarded Transfer Scholarships to…

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