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Letter from a Flinn

October 10, 2012

  Scholar Jeannie Wilkening reassures us that radioactive spiders aren't necessary to become a Flinn.     Dear Flinn Applicants, My name is Jeannie Wilkening and I am a freshman Flinn Scholar majoring in Chemical Engineering. Just one year ago,…


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Free advice! Writing application essays

August 28, 2012

We say this over and over again for a reason: The essays on the Flinn Scholarship application are well worth every second you spend on them. There's nowhere else in the application that you can do more to show reviewers…


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On the Road 2012: Day Twenty Two

June 17, 2012

Each summer an entire class of Flinn Scholars engages in a group study-travel seminar. This year’s seminar, held in Hungary and western Romania, runs from late in May to mid-June. Here’s a day-by-day account. Olivia Marie Valencia (’11) Sunday, the…


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On the Road 2012: Day Twenty One

June 16, 2012

Each summer an entire class of Flinn Scholars engages in a group study-travel seminar. This year’s seminar, held in Hungary and western Romania, runs from late in May to mid-June. Here’s a day-by-day account. Amy Umaretiya (’11) Today started with…


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On the Road 2012: Day Twenty

June 15, 2012

Each summer an entire class of Flinn Scholars engages in a group study-travel seminar. This year’s seminar, held in Hungary and western Romania, runs from late in May to mid-June. Here’s a day-by-day account. Paul Thomson (’11) You know, it's…


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On the Road 2012: Day Nineteen

June 14, 2012

Each summer an entire class of Flinn Scholars engages in a group study-travel seminar. This year’s seminar, held in Hungary and western Romania, runs from late in May to mid-June. Here’s a day-by-day account. Nick Synodis (’11) As I write…


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On the Road 2012: Day Eighteen

June 13, 2012

Each summer an entire class of Flinn Scholars engages in a group study-travel seminar. This year’s seminar, held in Hungary and western Romania, runs from late in May to mid-June. Here’s a day-by-day account. Katherine Richard (’11) June 13th began…


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