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Cash-Strapped at Christmas: A Plan

Tweet With Christmas looming, a number of students may be wondering how to buy gifts for their parents, siblings and other loved ones with barely two nickels available to rub

Study Tips

How to Create a Functional Study Space in a Dorm Room

Tweet Professors do not care about whether or not a student has an easy time studying, and in many cases, they likely do not even know the students name. It’s

Personal Advice

How to Stay Organized While at University

Tweet These students were not necessarily unable to grasp the educational challenges of a post-secondary education, instead a lack of organization and discipline may have played a large part in

Study Tips

Use 6 Ways to Eliminate Distractions While Writing a Paper

Tweet There is no parent to nag you until the project is complete, and previous teachers who monitored your every step are no longer looking over your shoulder. It is

Campus Cars

Hey, Dad! Where is the Spare Tire?

Tweet Instead, to save weight, the manufacturer has outfitted her car with run flat tires and an emergency kit with tire sealant. As if you didn’t have enough to worry

Campus Cars

How to Find a Used Car Deal for a College Student

Tweet A number of colleges and universities disallow freshman students from having a car on campus, as limited parking is a big concern. If you are allowed to have a

Student Health

4 Vaccines Every Student Should Get, Even the Uninsured and Underinsured

Tweet The fact that you’re in a college setting actually makes you more at risk of contracting various diseases and viruses—after all, you’re surrounded by thousands of potentially sick students

Personal Advice

Emergency Tips for College Students

Tweet When a disaster does come up, we can hope that everything falls into place or, in the case of a pending event such as a late-season hurricane or a

Personal Advice

Decisions, Decisions: How to Update Your College Habits

Tweet In fact, there are several specific habits that you need to change as you begin the next chapter of your life. Injecting some new habits into your every day

Study Tips

How to Write a Winning College Term Paper

Tweet Your paper must be in-depth, cite the appropriate sources, offer your insight and be plagiarism-free. These days, with so much information easily available online, the plagiarism part must be

Personal Advice

Phone Interview Tips for College-Bound Students

Tweet Either way, you need to be prepared for your interview and although you won’t see the person interviewing you, you should comport yourself as if you were in the

Personal Advice

12 Foundational Tips for College Freshmen

Tweet You can and will succeed at college if you want to. How is college working out for you? If you’re new to the college scene, that is you’re a