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How one Utah resident skipped college, took on a high-stakes student loan, and succeeded

How one Utah resident skipped college, took on a high-stakes student loan, and succeeded

When John Isom turned down an opportunity to go to the University of Utah to study computer science and take on an income-share agreement (ISA) to finance the education, he was aware of the risks. “I created a mock budget… and saw how much debt I was going to have to take on,” Isom said in an interview with Yahoo Finance. “Even with a little bit of a scholarship, it honestly didn’t do much — it’s still wildly expensive. You have no choice but to take out a federal student… Source link

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Opening arguments to begin in high-stakes criminal trial

Opening arguments to begin in high-stakes criminal trial

Opening statements are set to begin today in a long-delayed and anticipated criminal fraud trial against Elizabeth Holmes, a Stanford University dropout whose blood-testing company, Theranos, propelled her to become the world’s youngest female self-made billionaire. Holmes, now 37, launched the Silicon Valley startup in 2003 at just 19 years old, with a vision to overhaul diagnostic health care. Over more than a decade, the entrepreneur sold investors on the idea of developing an analyzer,… Source link

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1-win Giants, Eagles slated for strangely high-stakes game on Yahoo Sports app

1-win Giants, Eagles slated for strangely high-stakes game on Yahoo Sports app

GlobeNewswire Worldwide Bio Based Construction Polymers Industry to 2026 – Featuring PolyOne, BASF and Teijin Plastics Among Others Dublin, Oct. 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The “Bio Based Construction Polymers Market, Size, Share, Outlook and COVID-19 Strategies, Global Forecasts from 2019 to 2026” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. As the Bio Based Construction Polymers industry shifts, the report presents the emerging market trends, factors driving the Bio Based… Source link

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