//Some angular code
			var body = {
				username: this.username,
				password: this.password,
				firstName: this.firstName,
				lastName: this.lastName,
				uid: this.uid,
				gradYear: this.gradYear,
				phoneNumber: this.phoneNumber,
				email: this.email,
			}
			console.log(body);
			$http({
				method: 'POST',
				url: '/api/register',
				headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'},
				data: JSON.stringify(body)
			}).then(...


Server receives:
req.body: {'{"username":"....' : ''}