Posts From Matthew C. Keegan
5 Used Cars For Under $5,000
“Affordable” and “used car” are words rarely uttered together, given the inflated prices of all vehicles in recent years. Then there is a matter of reliability, what tends to fade after many years of driving.
Free Community College for Tennessee Students?
A handful of states provide free community college to some students with the provision that they graduate from high school with high grades. In Tennessee, high school students regardless of grade point average may be admitted to the Volunteer State’s community colleges for free if a proposal from Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam gains approval and becomes law.
University of Michigan: New Vehicle Emissions Down 21 Percent
Buying a new car offers a number of important benefits for consumers including the latest technologies, improved fuel efficiency, and better crashworthiness.
How to Survive a Boring Class
You really didn’t think that every class you’re required to take in college would be a walk in the park, did you? Maybe among your chosen electives you thought you’d pick the winners, but every college requires students to take classes that they aren’t particularly fond of be that Microeconomics, Introduction to Polynesian History, or Visual Calculus.
Should You Consider a Gap Year?
Finishing high school and then heading straight to college has been the practice of millions of Americans for decades. It is a rite of passage usually taken for granted, especially among professional career aspiring young adults.
Time Management: Homework and Employment
It is almost a given that if you’re a college student, you’ll be working too. Probably not full-time, maybe part-time, but most certainly at least some of the time. If you’re fortunate, your employer doesn’t require much of your time during the week, with the weekends when you’re putting in your most work time.
Career Choice: Statisticians
If you enjoy parsing data, then pursuing a career as a statistician might be to your liking. Your strong interest in math or statistical theory can lead to a position where you collect, organize, and interpret numerical data, summarizing your findings into information that people find usable as well as useful.
9 Ways to Save Money in College
College is expensive and those costs may keep you from academic pursuits. In many fields a degree is required, but attaining the higher education dream may seem beyond your reach.
12 Career Tips for College Students
College provides plenty of knowledge, access to the brightest minds in academia, and contact with people that can last a lifetime. One area where it is weak is in career preparation, especially how to practically apply what you learn.
Career Choice: Vision Rehabilitation Therapists
Individuals with sight problems face many challenges with even the simplest daily tasks difficult to accomplish. Aiding them in this endeavor are vision rehabilitation therapists, individuals who train patients to manage their homes, communicate, and use a computer.
Long-Term Goals for Community College Students
With a semester or two of community college under your belt, you’ve established a pace that will eventually lead to an associate degree. That degree may be your final higher education goal or it could be a steppingstone to bigger and better things, namely a bachelor’s degree.
Short-Term Goals for Community College Students
As you begin your community college experience, you may find that the campus environment has some similarities to high school, with some stark differences too.
