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Book Review: Community College Companion
“Everything You Wanted to Know About Succeeding in a Two-Year School” Two-year schools, sometimes called junior colleges, technical schools and most commonly community colleges, are an important part of the
Book Review: Debt-Free U
Tackling the college cost conundrum A UMass senior believes families are needlessly taking on too much debt in hopes of giving their adult children a head start in life. Zac
Off to College: 5 Cool Online Tools
By Lior Levin College life sure is a world of its own, or at least that’s what I have discovered. Like most every other college student, I would use “working
Off to College: As Expectations Reign (or Rain?)
By Bill White My son moves into his dorm at the University of Illinois on the 17th of this month – and so begins his freshman year of college. I
Off to College: Cheap Textbooks!
We’ve been discussing various “off to college” matters this week here on SayCampusLife and are continuing with that theme today. Monday was about vehicle prep, Tuesday we discussed dorm room
Off to College: Vehicle Prep
Get your ride ready to hit the road You’ve been shopping for dorm items and academic supplies for the fall semester…that’s a good thing. Hopefully, you found many bargains and
5 Tips for Fire Safety in Your College Dorm
By Chris Curry Whether you have a craving for a midnight snack to stay alert for finals or whether you just want to get away from the tasteless choices of
Book Review: The Dorm Room Diet
Include me with those skeptics who usually dismiss most diet claims as faddish or too good to be true. Personally, I haven’t had to resort to dieting to lose weight,
First Year Seminars Aid Freshmen Students
Student retention programs are on the rise. Colleges and universities are doing what they can to retain their students, especially first year students who oftentimes drop out of school before
5 Tips for Saving on College Textbooks
By Howard Brady More than eating dinner at the dorm cafeteria, more than trying to hoof it 5 miles across campus in the 10 minutes between classes, and more than
