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Career Planning

Advance Your Career “SPOTLIGHT”

Tweet Go Back to School … and try something entirely new Things can change as you get older. You can lose your job, be downgraded in a company takeover, or completely

Campus News

University of Phoenix Owners Must Pay Damages

Tweet No sooner had I posted the article yesterday about the University of Phoenix, did I see a news story stating that the owner of the school, the Apollo Group Inc. had fraudulently misled investors. A federal court ordered the group to repay shareholders about $280 million in

Campus News

Is the University of Phoenix a Rip Off?

Tweet With more than 400,000 actively enrolled students, the State University of New York is the nation’s largest university system, beating out California State University by a few thousand students.

FAFSA Form Tips Finance

Filing Your FAFSA Form

Tweet So What’s This Talk about the FAFSA Form We reviewed the key elements of the FAFSA form in our previous posting.  Briefly, the FAFSA form is a U.S. Department

Campus News College Budgeting Education Tips Finance

What Are The Best Values In Higher Education?

Tweet College costs continue to surge, rising at a pace that is at least twice the rate of inflation. At some private universities the cost of tuition, room, board, books

Collegiate Sports NCAA Football

A Playoff System For Major College Football?

Tweet The bowl games are over (all 32 of them) ending what some have called the most turbulent year in memory. Starting with Michigan’s stunning loss to Appalachian State and

Campus News

College Newspapers: A Dying Breed?

Tweet Today’s students prefer to read what they want online.  Way back during the days when I attended college, the student newspaper was a hot mover. Everyone knew where they

Career Planning

Leaving School When The Offer Is Too Good To Stay

Tweet When you began college, did you fully expect to finish school with at least a bachelor’s degree? Lots of students pursue higher education expecting to complete what they started,

Campus News

Illinois Students Attend School Virtually

Tweet Not every student has to get up early in the morning, throw on a pair of jeans, stop by Dunkin Donuts for a cup of joe and a sausage

Advanced Education Career Planning

Advance Your Career “SPOTLIGHT”

Tweet The Health Field Is Growing . . . may be time to get your nursing or health administration degree. Some of the biggest career opportunities are in nursing and

Career Planning

Career Prep: Obtaining Strong References

Tweet This is one in an ongoing series of articles to help college seniors prepare themselves for their careers. Previously, we took a look at the components of building a

Personal Advice

Studying Abroad Can Give You An Important Edge

Tweet This article is one of a series of articles appearing on SayCampusLife from time to time discussing studying abroad. Attending and finishing college can open doors for you, doors