One of the most dreaded parts of applying to colleges and universities are the supplemental essays. As an Eagle or Life Scout, you might be wondering how best to write about your Scouting...

The Environmental Science merit badge will teach you how to conserve humanity's most precious resource -- our own planet! To earn this Eagle-required badge, you'll need to learn a plethora of...

Scouting has a long and rich history in America. Millions of kids, teens, and young adults join every year to have fun and learn useful skills along the way. In fact, I was one of them! Parents...

It's a (literal!) badge of honor to succeed in earning an extremely difficult merit badge. When I was a scout, I often wondered, "what's the hardest merit badge out there?" No need to wonder any...

The hard work, dedication, and service that it takes to become an Eagle Scout are not without their advantages. Scholarships might seem hard to come by, but there are many more scholarship...

Earning merit badges and then proudly wearing them on my merit badge sash was one of the highlights of my Scouting journey! However, sewing a patch onto a uniform or merit badge sash can be...