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Career Planning

Career Choice: Urban Planner

Years of carefully planning has enabled some towns to become major cities, the joint handiwork of city administrators and urban planners who put their ideas on a blueprint, formalizing final

NCAA Football

LSU, Alabama 1-2 in BCS Poll

As expected, LSU and Alabama are the two top teams in the very first BCS poll released this week. The two SEC schools are followed by a pair of Big

Book Reviews

Book Review: Panicked Student’s Guide

Choosing a College Major. Get it right and you can lay the foundation for career success and happiness. College Majors Choosing a college major isn’t that easy for some students,

Career Planning

Career Choice: Training and Development Specialist

These professionals design and conduct training sessions based on training requirements, in a bid to help people improve their performance. Specialists use a variety of printed and visual aids, and

Academics

Your GPA and College Admissions Requirements

Most schools use a 4.0 grad scale with a 4 representing an “A,” a 3 a “B” and so on. The higher the GPA, the better the student’s chances of

Collegiate Sports NCAA Football

College Football Continues to be Overshadowed by Change

The 2011 college football season will go down as one that has been overshadowed by change. And, not change that has taken place on the gridiron. Just this past week,

Career Planning

Career Choice: Special Education Teacher

If you enjoy working with special needs people, particularly children, you may find a career as a special education teacher to be rewarding. Most classes are very small with some

Career Planning

Career Choice: Actuary

Actuaries analyze statistical data including information desired by insurance companies: mortality, accident, disability and retirement rates that are calculated, assigned a risk and a forecast made for future liability. Some

Career Planning

Career Choice: Meeting Planner

Although a college degree isn’t always necessary to work as a meeting planner, the skills of an experienced administrator are required. More than three quarters of meeting planners have at

Collegiate Sports NCAA Football

College Football Week 6: Half Way Done

The college football season is approaching the half way mark for some teams, as the sixth week of the season begins tonight. Many teams have already taken their byes, while

Career Planning

Career Choice: Chef

Chefs receive training on the job, but many choose to attend a culinary arts program at a community or technical college. Some schools offer four-year degrees in food science while

Career Planning

Career Choice: Web Developer

That leaves approximately half with a bachelor’s degree, raising an important question for the reader: should I bother with college? That answer is no, if you don’t mind possible limitations