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College Students and Christmas Break Jobs

Christmas break will be here before you know it. Some colleges finish the semester up by the first week of Dec., beginning a five-week break before classes resume in mid-Jan.

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College Freshmen: How to Make the Most of Your First Year

Few students register for college with the intent to fail or drop out. Unfortunately, by the end of your freshman year, one in three of your first-year classmates will quit according to US News and World Reports.

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Making Friends and Your College Experience

Chances are you do an excellent job of “friending” people on Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites. And that is easy to do: you simply “like” someone or send a friend request, and you may gain a new contact almost instantaneously.

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4 Summer Tips For Rising College Freshmen

College-bound freshmen are about to embark on one of the most important transitions of their lives. They’ll be going from required secondary learning to their higher, but optional education.

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Semester Over: Now Sell Your Textbooks

The semester has come to an end and you are left with a stack of textbooks, mostly ones that you will never use again.

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Graduation Garden Party Etiquette Guide

>Choosing the wrong attire can be a shame when you’re attending an event to mark the end to your college career.

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What to Take and What to Leave: How to Prepare for University

Tweet You might bring too many of your belongings with you or too few, and you want to avoid either, really. In order to prevent any unnecessary stress and make

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7 Summer Job Ideas For College Students

Tweet The first two plans will come easy, but the last one — making money — may prove challenging. Especially if you need to make serious money over the summer

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Senior Year and Then Off to College

Tweet Quite easily, missing a deadline can happen, but in doing so you can suffer the consequences. The following is an overview of the schedule you can follow in you

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Debt Savvy: College Students and Credit Cards

It is a fact that most college students have a credit card.

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Money Matters and Your Personal Finances

How you manage your personal finances can have a huge bearing on the way you live your life, with debt-free individuals having more choices and freedom than people buried underneath a mountain of debt.

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How to Balance Work and Your College Education

Tweet This educational approach, of course, takes longer than attending college full-time. But, it often gives students that must work the opportunity to further themselves in a very competitive job